Swimmer's Daily

  • Australian pop star Cody Simpson relives the epic showdown between Australia and the U.S. in the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay at Sydney 2000, the race that had the teams anchored by Ian Thorpe and Gary Hall Jr. facing each other surround by an amazing atmosphere.

  • If you live at the pool in the summer or love to hit the beach year-round, you probably want your doggie BFF to be able to accompany you to your favorite haunts. We’re not saying that means you shouldn’t adopt one of these breeds — but just know that there are certain dog breeds that aren’t going to be very helpful when it comes to, say, training for an Olympic 50-meter freestyle swimming event.

    Read sheknows

  • State wildlife officials have identified three individuals who they say threw the skinned carcass of a pregnant deer into the swimming pool at Temple Hills Country Club.

    The doe, wrapped in a plastic bag at the bottom of the pool, was found by employees of the country club at approximately 9:20 a.m. Tuesday.

    Some of the meat from the carcass had been removed.

    Read The Tennessean

  • Don’t miss out the 17th FINA World Championships in Budapest and Balatonfüred from July 14th to 30th, 2017 where Olympic and Worlds Medallists like Chad Le Clos, Katinka Hosszu or Alia Atkinson will go straight to the final!

  • Olympic gold medallist Kyle Chalmers has made the decision to withdraw from the 2017 FINA World Championships team and will by-pass Budapest to focus on his long-term swimming career.

    The break will enable Chalmers and his medical team to further explore his heart condition, known as Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT), without the added responsibility of having to be in peak form and ready to compete for Australia in July. […]

    “I have been swimming with an ongoing heart condition known as Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) and have increasingly begun to suffer from an abnormally fast heart rhythm during training and competitions, which now requires surgery. I have had a surgery in the past, and unfortunately, it did not work. Whilst the timing for this follow up is not ideal, the symptoms have reached a point where I must act to ensure I am in peak physical condition for next year’s Commonwealth Games trials and hopefully the Commonwealth Games.”

    Read Swimming Australia

  • It’s important children know how to swim, and kids as young as a few months old can start learning.

  • CBS Miami’s Joan Murray reports.

  • Olympic gold medallist Inge de Bruijn has stripped completely naked in a bid to find a boyfriend on a Dutch reality TV show.

    The 43-year-old former swimmer is due to appear on Adam seeks Eve on a remote tropical island.

    The four-time gold medal winner is taking part in a VIP spin-off of the show which has been running for six seasons.

    Part of the program involved spending time with a number of non-famous men on a tropical island to try and establish a connection with one of them.

    Still images from the show, which is being aired on the Dutch channel RTL5, show Ms de Bruijn and a number of her potential suitors, completely naked.

    See news.com.au

    https://youtu.be/LebE4625dl8

    Update (and warning, nakedness)

    https://youtu.be/ZN-NkzEUY7M

    https://youtu.be/ZMqKKwjwDOo

    The decision (with clothes on)

    https://youtu.be/xQEYYyKoRNk

  • Swimming can be quite a challenge if you can’t see where you’re going. ‘Buddy for the Blind’ is an IBM Benelux project setup to help Jesper and Joey swim independently and freely. (more…)