Swimmer's Daily

  • These curios humpback whales were very interested in this boat during a tour in the Bay of Fundy, North Carolina.

    Via Mashable

  • Yesterday at the World Cup meet in Berlin, Vladimir Morozov (RUS) bettered his own World record, clocking 50.30 in the 100m Individual Medley where his record from the Paris-Chartres leg was 50.60.

  • Disgraced Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte is joining the “Dancing With the Stars” cast, ABC television announced on Tuesday, as the gold medalist said he thought reaction to his tale about being held up at a Rio de Janeiro gas station had been blown out of proportion.

    Lochte, 32, was dropped by four of his major sponsors after admitting he “overexaggerated” a tale about being robbed and held at gunpoint with three other swimmers after a party during the Rio Olympics. Brazilian authorities say the group destroyed a bathroom and urinated in public, and have recommended that Lochte be charged with falsely reporting a crime.

    The swimmer, who was also vilified in the media over the incident, did not say whether he planned to return to Brazil to face the charges.

    “I think it’s everyone blowing this way out of proportion. I think that’s what happened,” Lochte told ABC television’s “Good Morning America” on Tuesday, when asked whether he had embarrassed the United States with his actions.

    “Like I said, I did lie about that one part,” said Lochte, referring to his claim that a gun was held to his head. “I take full responsibility. I’m human. I made a mistake. A very big mistake.”

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  • Michael Phelps empathized withRyan Lochte in a new interview Monday and said he hopes his U.S. Olympic swimming teammate will learn and “grow” from the international spectacle he sparked after telling an “overexaggerated” tale about being robbed in Rio.

    Phelps, the most decorated Olympic competitor with 28 medals, told the Today show that he has experienced similar backlash as Lochte, who has been mired in controversy since Brazilian authorities say he made up a story about being robbed at gunpoint after vandalizing a gas station.

    “It’s always hard to see a friend and competitor go through a hard time like this. I know what it feels like and I’ve been through it before,” Phelps said. “Hopefully, he can come out of this a better person. I’ve reached out to him a couple of times. I think he understands a lot and he will be able to grow from this.”

    Read TIME and see Today

  • South Korea’s national swimming team manager has resigned as an investigation takes place into the alleged installation of hidden cameras to take pictures of female athletes.

    Ahn Jong-Taek said that, as manager, he felt responsible for the “shameful” incident.

    Police plan to question a member of South Korea’s Rio Olympics team, according to Yonhap news agency.

    A former swimmer has already admitted his involvement in the 2013 incident.

    Read BBC

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  • Here are the top 14 most craziest pools in the world that you need to go swimming in from one in a waterfall to the deepest pool ever!

    https://youtu.be/1glVgpLEZ5A

  • We caught up with Ferne McCann after her second Great Swim and first ever #GreatScottishSwim to hear her top tips on open water swimming.

  • It looks like Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte may be given the opportunity to repair his tarnished reputation.

    According to a USA TODAY report, the athlete is slated to appear on Dancing with the Stars. While negotiations for the deal started before the Rio gas station incident during this year’s Games, his appearance on the show may give him just the chance he needs to win over the American public. Or should he view his stint on the reality TV program as punishment? Late-night comic Seth Meyers has his own take.

    https://youtu.be/DMm6cilShhk

  • Brock Turner is scheduled to be getting out of jail this week, three months early.Turner was sentenced to 6 months, following a conviction of three counts of sexual assault on the Stanford University campus.

    Recently released documents from the case show that Turner admitted tolaughing out loud when confronted by bystanders, mid-rape.

    “I noticed that he was smiling. So I said, ‘Why are you smiling? Stop smiling,’” testified Peter Jonsson, one of two Stanford grad students who approached Turner and intervened while he was on top of an unconscious woman outside of a frat house.

    In court papers, Turner doesn’t deny giggling as he lifted his prone body off of his victim.

    “I was laughing at the situation of how ridiculous it was,” he testified, according to the documents.

    Read BoingBoing

    https://youtu.be/NXTZbpSHP0A