Swimmer's Daily

  • Welsh gym enthusiast Carlton Williams has returned to take back his Guinness World Records title for the Most push ups in one hour (male).

    This record has proved to be one of the most hotly contested fitness records we monitor, with three challengers raising the bar since Carlton achieved a total of 2,220 back in 2015.

    Arriving at the Body Club Fitness Centre, in his home town of Margaret River in Western Australia, he had a tough mark of 2,392 push ups to beat.

    See Guinness World Record

  • Summer is the most popular time of the year for swimming lessons, but the determining the best age for a child to start can be a tough decision for parents.

    Tonight an 11 Listens answer to the age-old question parents face, “At what age should I sign my child up for swim lessons?”

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  • A man swimming off a popular clothing-optional beach in Florida on Sunday was bitten on both legs by a bull shark.

    Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Lt. Felipe Lay said the unidentified man was swimming in the afternoon off Haulover Beach when he was attacked, according to WPLG-TV. Haulover Beach is 9 miles north of Miami Beach.

    Miami-Dade Fire Fescue Ocean Rescue lifeguards said they became aware of a shark in the water and immediately alerted beachgoers to get out of the water. Officials said the shark was 4-to-5 feet long.

    See Fox News

  • The fastest Swimmers in the world will meet in Budapest in July 2017 – Katinka Hosszu, Chad Le Clos, Katie Ledecky, Daiya Seto and much more!

  • The clash of titans in water polo kicks off in Budapest from 16th to 29th of July! During the 14 days of competition, the best 16 men’s and women’s teams will compete for the gold medal.

  • More than 50 countries represented, 8 days of competition, over 400 of the world’s best athletes in action and a total of 9 events including Mixed Routines. Get ready for synchro and the most artistic athletes in the aquatic world at #FINABudapest2017!

  • Director of ECA2 spoke about the Opening Ceremony of the 17th FINA World Championships.

  • The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has no interest in helping the city of Rio de Janeiro clear a debt of roughly $35-40 million from last year’s Olympic games.

    Per the Associated Press (via Sports Illustrated), the organisation’s executive board made the decision after a meeting in Switzerland on Sunday. In a statement, the IOC pointed at the “record” $1.53 billion contributions that were already made.

    Per the report, host cities and countries are contractually obligated to pay Olympic debts. In the case of Rio, the nation of Brazil could struggle to help, with the country caught in a major recession.

    Read Bleacher Report

     

  • Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike will push for a law banning smoking in public places, to make the Japanese capital smoke-free ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics, media said, defying national politicians who failed to pass a similar law this spring.

    Tokyo risks being one of the unhealthiest cities to host the Olympics in years, but efforts for a national ban died in the face of opposition from pro-smoking politicians – many in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling party – as well as restaurateurs and Japan Tobacco, which is one-third government-owned and paid the state $700 million in dividends in 2015.

    Although passive smoking kills thousands of Japanese each year, the Health Ministry’s watered-down proposal – which would have allowed indoor smoking in smaller establishments with adequate ventilation – could not make it to a vote in parliament this spring.

    Koike, her hand strengthened by a sweeping victory over Abe’s party in weekend local elections, told the Nikkei Shimbun daily that a law banning indoor smoking could be submitted to the assembly, where her party and allies now have a strong majority, for a vote as soon as this autumn.

    “The country is slow, but we will carry out our duty as the host city,” the paper quoted Koike as saying.

    Read Reuters

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