Swimmer's Daily

  • Guest post by Laurie Smith

    After watching the Olympics this is a question that occurred to me – it’s not something that most people think about it. Personally, I had never given it much thought and chances are that you haven’t either until now.

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  • The three American Olympic swimmers – Jimmy Feigen, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger – involved with Ryan Lochte in the infamous gunpoint altercation in Rio De Janeiro last month have been suspended from the U.S. national team for four months, the U.S. Olympic Committee announced Thursday.

    The USOC also announced details of Lochte’s previously reported 10-month suspension for his role in creating an international incident when he gave an exaggerated recounting of what happened to the four during a night out in Rio at the conclusion of last month’s Olympic swimming competition.

    During their suspensions, all four swimmers:

    • Will not receive their monthly stipend from USA Swimming or the USOC.
    • Will not have support or access to USOC training centers or other facilities.
    • Will not be allowed to join the 2016 Team USA for its upcoming White House visit.
    • Will not be allowed to attend USA Swimming’s annual Golden Goggles event.

    In addition, Lochte, whose 10-month suspension will have him miss the 2017 national championships, making him ineligible for the world championships, will forfeit his gold-medal bonus from the 2016 Rio Games and has to perform 20 hours of community service. Bentz has to perform 10 hours of community service for breaking USA Swimming’s Olympic Village curfew for athletes under 21.

    Read Yahoo! Sports

  • With 12 Paralympic titles, USA’s S8 Swimmer Jessica Long has more gold medals than any other woman competing in Rio. We first met her nine years ago, when she was just 15.

  • Follow Joseph’s journey after Olympics when he returns home to sunny Singapore.

    Find out how he inspired and continues to inspire fellow Singaporeans through his visit to his alma mater, Anglo-Chinese School, the Team Singapore Victory Parade and the various meet-and-greets with supporters and budding athletes.

  • Apple announces its Series 2 watch, which it says is “swim-proof.”

  • From 2014, FINA provides scholarships for Athletes and Youth Athletes. At its latest meeting in Cancun, Mexico on March 1-2, 2014, the FINA Bureau approved the new programme, etching an important milestone for the development of Aquatics worldwide. The programme will be implemented over the 2014-2017.

  • Courtesy of Team USA on YouTube

    https://youtu.be/aSQZ8DktxAg

  • Sporting officials have handed down a 10-month suspension to swimmer Ryan Lochte over his claims of being robbed in Brazil, which he later admitted were exaggerated, according to several media outlets.

    TMZ and USA Today cited unnamed sources close to the investigation who said that a 10-month suspension from events was handed down by the International Olympic Committee, the United States Olympic Committee and USA Swimming.

    USOC and USA Swimming couldn’t confirm the suspension to CBS News Wednesday night.

    A source told USA Today that Lochte’s suspension is longer than that of the other three U.S. swimmers he was with at the gas station that night.

    Lochte will also be banned from the 2017 world championship meet, which will be held in Budapest next July, USA Today reports.

    Read CBS News

    https://youtu.be/V8V70loqWok

  • Olympic gold medalist Anthony Ervin joins our ‘We Need To Talk’ analysts to discuss his experience competing in the Rio Olympics, how Michael Phelps impacted the U.S.A. swim team behind the scenes, and much more.

    https://youtu.be/_M-L2HRZto4