Swimmer's Daily

  • Olympic Silver Medalist (100m Breaststroke), Cameron van der Burgh gives us his advice on how he prepares for a big competition!

  • As kids get ready to splash around in pools this summer, some parents may underestimate drowning risks, suggests a new national poll.

    While relatively few parents would allow their child to be unsupervised in a lake (16 percent) or the ocean (13 percent), more than a third (37 percent) would allow their child to be in a home, hotel or neighborhood pool without adult supervision, according to today’s report from the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health.

    The report -which is based on responses from 1,543 parents of children ages 6-18 – also found that a child’s likelihood of taking swim lessons and swimming independently differed based on the race and ethnicity of the parent reporting.

    “Many families enjoy spending time around a pool or lake in the summer, but parents should be cautious of keeping children safe around the water,” says poll co-director and Mott pediatrician Gary L. Freed, M.D., M.P.H.

    “Familiar places such as a backyard pool may provide a false sense of security, but we know that drowning can occur anywhere, often instantly and silently. We strongly advise parents to closely supervise kids at all times, even if they think their child is a good swimmer.”

    Read EurekAlert and University of Michigan

    A national poll finds that children’s water independence and likelihood of taking formal swim lessons differed based on their parent’s race and ethnicity. Image credit: C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health.

     

    Photo by Arto Brick

  • More than 300 million people around the world suffer from asthma, and around 250,000 people die from it each year. But why do people get asthma, and how can this disease be deadly? Christopher E. Gaw describes the main symptoms and treatments of asthma.

  • Greg Louganis, one of the all-time great Olympians, is famous for one strange, painful incident, but what happened to him next?

  • Thrilled swimmers splashed down in the baths’ iconic gala pool on Sunday to mark a major milestone in the Grade II-listed building’s continuing multi-million pound restoration.

    Some took to the water in fun-filled Victorian swimming dress.

    Others splashed around with inflatables to celebrate the occasion.

    The one-off event, the first time swimmers have taken to the pool in 24 years, came after members of the public were offered the chance to buy tickets to take part.

    Read Manchester Evening News

    https://youtu.be/S52txHmHu8k

  • The Kris Fade Show received a call from Taghrid who declared that she’d just learnt to swim aged 40 so they encouraged people to call up to get swimming lessons!

  • London 2012 bronze medallist Ryo Tateishi has announced his retirement from competitive swimming after competing at the Japanese National Championships.

    The 27-year-old posted a message to his Instagram account to confirm the news, before holding a final press conference.

    “The news has already passed, but this is the last time I swim at the Japanese championship,” Tateishi said.

    “When I gave up I thought about friends and parents who supported me from childhood.

    “Thank you very much for your company and everyone who cheered us for a long time.”

    Read Inside the Games

    https://youtu.be/JpqWeGyrGOM

  • Interviews with the Red Cross as Quebec flooding continues across different communities. If you need help Red Cross is there.

    https://youtu.be/BfFe0DBTaac

  • We believe everyone, everywhere has the right to swim, that’s why we’re launching Swim Generation, a global initiative to help reduce the number of accidental drownings worldwide.

    Stand Up for drowning prevention with Swim Generation.

    Find out more: http://bit.ly/SwimGeneration