Swimmer's Daily

  • In Florida, it’s probably a good idea to thoroughly check all corners of your swimming pool before diving in — you never know when a massive alligator may be waiting for you at the bottom.

    That’s a warning the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office is spreading after getting a call Monday from a woman cleaning a family’s pool in Venice. At the bottom of the chlorine-filled pool sat a 7-to-8-foot female gator.

    “Clearly this was a chlorine-filled pool, which is a reminder to people, especially Floridians, that they could be in just about any body of water,” Kaitlyn Perez, public information officer for the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, told CBS News. “Nothing surprises us anymore.”

  • New Zealand’s best swimmer Lauren Boyle will miss next month’s FINA World Swimming Championships due to hip surgery.

    The 29-year-old withdrew from the competition, which starts in Budapest on July 20, on Thursday, after opting to get much-needed surgery on her hip, which has troubled her since before last year’s Rio Olympics.

    The 2015 World Championship double medallist returned to training in Auckland early in 2017, but made the decision to have the surgery late last month after consulting with medical experts.

    That decision was made to give her the best chance of improving on her all-time Commonwealth Games medal haul of four at next year’s event on the Gold Coast.

    Read stuff.co.nz

  • Jose De La Jara of the Costa Mesa Aquatic Club shares some unconventional marketing ideas to get the most bang for your marketing dollar in your local area.

  • Strengthen your core muscles by joining Olympic bronze medal winning swimmer Gabriele Detti from Italy as he demonstrates some planking exercises that are good for swimming.

  • While Michael Phelps may not be doing much training on his own right now, the most decorated swimmer of all time announced today that he and his son, Boomer, along with his wife, Nicole, are #Trainingfor2032 together along with babies around the world who enjoy fun and safe water play with Huggies Little Swimmers®.

    In today’s press conference, Phelps discussed the importance of parents and babies engaging in safe water play. In addition to being fun and great exercise, it can also positively impact a baby’s development. “Training” will mean something different for all babies — from running through sprinklers in the backyard to a day at the beach. As long are they’re safely having fun, they’re doing it right!

    “Some of the best memories of my life have been in the water – and none more special than the days I spend swimming with Boomer,” says Phelps. “I’m not teaching Boomer to master the butterfly just yet, but #Trainingfor2032 includes safe water play that helps build comfort and confidence in the water. I’m partnering with Huggies Little Swimmers because I want to all babies to be the best swimmers they can be.”

    Read PR Newswire

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  • It’s not just the Baths themselves which are legendary, though – some of its swimmers went on to become household names.

    John Besford had the notable claim of having caused Adolf Hitler to have a tantrum.

    “John attended the closest primary school to Victoria Baths – Plymouth Grove School. He was a very accomplished swimmer and trained and competed at Victoria Baths,” says Wright.

    This Olympic Swimmer angered then Chancellor of Germany Adolf Hitler when he won the 100 metre backstroke title at the 1934 European Championship in Magdeburg.

    The story goes that Hitler had assumed that German swimmer, Ernst Kuppers, would win, and had commissioned a magnificent trophy. The trophy was made of bronze, shaped like an eagle, and weighed over 50 kilograms.

    When Hitler discovered that Kuppers had not won the race, he stormed out of the stadium and refused to give Besford the trophy.

    Read iNews

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  • A 10-year-old boy managed to walk away with a few scratches Saturday after he was thrown from a slide at Dublin’s newly opened, $43 million water park, The Wave, according to the East Bay Times.

    The Emerald Plunge, a three-story slide with an 80-degree angle drop, had only been running for 90 minutes prior to the incident.

    A video from the East Bay Times shows the 10-year-old’s feet leave the water ride, then his back scrapes along its edge before he lands on the concrete next to the slide. In a matter of a few seconds he’s standing up as lifeguards run to help.

    The boy’s parents chose not to have police or fire officials show up. Their son only appeared to have a scratched shoulder that was treated with first aid.

    See FOX40

  • A 2-year-old boy died after crawling through the doggie door at his North Carolina home and falling into a backyard swimming pool.

    WTVD reported that Jacob Hoagland got outside through a doggie door Thursday morning and fell into an above-ground pool that was attached to the Hope Mills house by a deck.

    Authorities said the child’s father was doing CPR when deputies arrived. Deputies then started doing CPR until EMS arrived.

    The child was rushed to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

    “When you own a swimming pool, you need to take every precaution that you can,” said Sergeant Sean Swain with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, according to WTVD. “The county says you have to have a 48-inch fence. If you have doors exiting out to the swimming pool, you need to have alarms on them.”

    The Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Social Services are investigating. No charges have been filed.

    Read FOX8