One in five Swedish children can’t swim. Which, in a land full of lakes and surrounded by sea, is one in five too many. So E.ON and the Swedish Swimming Federation have launched a VR-initiative to give kids the confidence they need to get into the water. Called The Power of Swimming, it’s a small but significant step towards a swim-savvy Sweden.
The project is aimed at young non-swimmers who need a little encouragement to take the plunge. The initiative aims to inspire young people to swim and to raise water-confidence all over the country this summer.
Watch the emotional film about the project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=jmoakreZRB0 Experience the VR movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=0YVOPPabC1M Better still, order your own swim VR goggles: https://www.eon.se/simma
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Live Timing and Streaming from the 2016 European Junior Swimming Championships
NOTICE. Live Streaming is running also from the prelims !
http://dai.ly/x4j1ow0
See ejsc2016.hu and LEN
The European Championship will be held from next Wednesday to next Sunday in the Gyarmati Dezső Sport Stadium. The heats will start at 9.30 a.m. whereas the finals will start at 17.30, the M4 Sport Channel is going to broadcast the finals live every day.
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UMass Swimmer Succeeds With Cystic Fibrosis
UMass swimmer Owen Wright has success in the pool while dealing with cystic fibrosis.
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Bradley Vincent to Rio
Introducing the Mauritian swimmer Bradley Vincent.
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This Wristband Can Repel Sharks While You’re Swimming
Sharkbanz deploys a small electrical field that deters sharks without harming them.
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Ocean Lava Montenegro 2016 – SWIM
EPIC slo-mo video from Ocean Lava Montenegro 2016. 1.9k swimming in one of the most beautiful bay in the world, Boka bay.
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Physical Activity Boosts Kids’ Brain Power And Academic Prowess
Exercise boosts kids’ and young people’s brain power and academic prowess, says a consensus statement on physical activity in schools and during leisure time, published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Time taken away from lessons for physical activity is time well spent and does not come at the cost of getting good grades, say the 24 signatories to the statement.
The Statement, which distils the best available evidence on the impact of physical activity on children and young people, was drawn up by a panel of international experts with a wide range of specialisms, from the UK, Scandinavia, and North America, in Copenhagen, Denmark, in April of this year.
It includes 21 separate statements on the four themes of fitness and health; intellectual performance; engagement, motivation and wellbeing; and social inclusion, and spans structured and unstructured forms of physical activity for 6 to 18 year olds in school and during leisure time.
It says that:
- Physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness are good for children’s and young people’s brain development and function as well as their intellect
- A session of physical activity before, during, and after school boosts academic prowess
- A single session of moderately energetic physical activity has immediate positive effects on brain function, intellect, and academic performance
- Mastery of basic movement boosts brain power and academic performance
- Time taken away from lessons in favour of physical activity does not come at the cost of getting good grades
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The Isles of Scilly swimrun: a new wild adventure
“It’s going to be incredible,†I overheard a local explaining. “They’re going to swim all the way to Tresco and back again.†Actually, it’s worse than that, I thought to myself, as I tried to walk off my pre-race nerves. We’d be alternating between swimming and running across six of the Isles of Scilly, off the southern tip of Cornwall. No stopping. No change of clothes. Just a wetsuit and a pair of trail shoes. Welcome to the sport of swimrun, invented by two Swedish adventurers with a penchant for drunken bets.
Read The Guardian and visit ÖTILLÖ
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Scottish National Swimming Championships 2016 – Day 4 Highlights
As the Scottish National Open Swimming Championships drew to a close, recap some of the highlights from the final session.