Swimmer's Daily

  • NSWIS swimmer James Magnussen is off to Europe in a bid to be ready for the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in 2018.

  • Berlin police say a 20-year-old American tourist has drowned after trying to swim across a river in the heart of the German capital.

    Police spokeswoman Valeska Jakubowski says the man from Texas had jumped into the Spree river early Sunday with a 21-year-old friend.

    The older man managed to swim the short distance across the river but the Texan failed to reach the shore.

    Two passers-by, including a Danish lifeguard, tried unsuccessfully to save the man. He was recovered by firefighters but later died in hospital.

    Jakubowski said Monday that the deceased man is believed to have consumed alcohol and drugs before jumping into the river.

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    Photo by Pascal Volk

  • Five-time Olympic gold medalist Missy Franklin will miss next month’s swimming world championships in Budapest as she continues to recover from shoulder surgeries, the American told NBC on Monday.

    The 22-year-old had surgery on both of her shoulders in January due to bursitis and did not want to accelerate her training in order to make the July 14-30 world championships.

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  • French strike gold, second time after 2012

    Slight surprise on the first competition day: the French duo of Laura Marino and Matthieu Rosset won the opening event of the 2017 European Diving Championships in Kiev, Ukraine. With 372.40 points to their name, the French duo pushed host Ukraine to the second place. Viktoriya Kesar and Oleksandr Gorshkovozov, representing the host nation, captured the silver once again, with 366.55 points for their three respective dives, while a total of 366.10 points gave Nadezhda Bazhina and Viktor Minibaev (Russia) the bronze medal.

    (L to R) Ukraina Gorshkovozov-Kesar silver medal; France Marino-Rosset Gold medal; Russia Minibaev-Bazhina Bronze medal
    Team Event
    LEN European Diving Championships 2017
    Sport Center LIKO, Kiev UKR
    Jun 12 – 18, 2017
    Day00 11-06-2017
    Photo © Giorgio Scala/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto

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  • Race officials announced Sunday morning that the swim event would be canceled because of a small craft advisory and strong winds. John Ramos reports.

  • It can happen when a child gets sick several hours after being submerged in water, Don Champion reports

  • In this video, Coach Dominic takes you through the drills you will need to practice to improve your swim sighting for open water triathlons. This is a crucial part of the swim that can’t be overlooked! Make sure to practice in the pool, and then in the open water.

    https://youtu.be/THg1WdI6rgg

  • Chinese Olympic champion Sun Yang said he is ready to face the challenges after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced newly-added events for Tokyo 2020, including three swimming events: men’s 800 meters, women’s 1500m freestyle and mixed 4X100m medley relay.

    Sun, 1500m freestyle world record holder, who won three champions over 200, 400, 1500m from London and Rio Olympic Games and dominated 800m three times in a row at the FINA World Championships at 2011, 2013, 2015, said he has just set a new goal for Tokyo.

    “Opportunity is equal to every athlete. Though I am the three-time 800m world champion, all the glory belonged to the past. I am always setting my eyes to the future, for the worlds to be held next month in Budapest, and for Tokyo Olympic Games. Every athlete has the chance to win the event,” Sun said.

    “For me, my goal is upgraded that I am for sure hungry for the 800m gold medal in Tokyo. It is a wonderful feeling to establish the new record for China swimming. I will try my best to work hard and repeat that wonderful feeling in 2020,” said Sun, team captain of the Chinese national team.

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