Swimmer's Daily

  • 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

    Photo by theglobalpanorama

  • 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

  • This is the gigantic Cockroach pool float manufactured by Kangaroo (it was made in a pouch!) and available on Amazon for $30. Or you can buy one from me for $20, but I’ll never actually send it. I’ll swear up and down I did, but I did not, I lied. Also, what’s that look that lady is giving me? Does she want me to rub suntan lotion on her back? Or does she want me to do a cannonball and splash her as much as I can? “Probably just stop staring.” You think the binoculars are too much?

    Read Geekologie

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  • The familiar smell of chlorinated water. The feeling of cool air against unclothed skin. The cacophony of laughter, splashes and sharp intakes of breath. And, the nervous feeling in the pit of your stomach as you take the plunge.

    The swimming pool is usually a place where the water makes you feel free and safe. Indeed, for a great deal of us, the act of going to a swimming pool is something that involves little thought or anxiety.

    But, what if the thought of going swimming filled you with fear? If the very idea of entering a changing room prevented you from exercising?

    This fear of what should be a safe public space is something that transgender and gender non-conforming people live with every day of their lives.

    One group of people is taking the fear out of swimming with the Transgender And Gender-Nonconforming Swimming group (TAGS).

    Read Mashable

    https://youtu.be/UfDlUqOfG2U

  • Jimmy Fallon pulled out the topical Olympics humor with an oddly placed Ryan Lochte impression during Sunday’s MTV Music Awards.

    Fallon took the stage donning Lochte’s chlorine-bleached hair and a faux silver medal and presented the award for Video of the Year.

    See Mashable

    Phelps was there