Swimmer's Daily

  • Swimming in South Africa has come under the spotlight of late. With concerns over the lack of women qualifying for the Olympics and the talent pool getting shallower each year, the only real beacons of hope have been Olympic gold medallists Chad le Clos and Cameron van der Burgh. Both of whom, year-in and year-out, continue to produce results in the pool. CGTN’s Sias du Plessis caught up with one of them. Here he is now with 2012 London Olympic Games gold medallist Cameron van der Burgh in Cape Town.

  • Olympian Conor Dwyer spread some holiday cheer in Manhattan Beach with an insta-meet toy dry for special needs children.

    Conor Dwyer Hosts a Toy Drive for Special Needs Children

  • It’s no secret that swimming makes for one of the most effective workouts on the planet. It’s low-impact and high-reward, and it’s also a valuable skill to practice. Really, it checks all the boxes! That said, just like any other cardio activity, it can get somewhat monotonous if your goal is simply to hop in a pool and swim laps a few times a week for the sake of exercise. So here we’re going to consider a few specific ways to use the pool to accomplish your fitness goals and maybe drop a few pounds.

    Walk & Read

    It’s worth noting that you don’t actually need to “go swimming” to get an extremely effective workout in the water. Think of it this way: if people go for walks to get cardiovascular exercise, and we know that resistance improves the quality of a workout, wouldn’t it follow naturally that walking in the water can be good exercise? As it turns out that’s exactly the case. According to one fitness site, water-walking burns 563 calories per hour if you weigh about 155 pounds, and potentially up to about 700 calories per hour if you weight 200 pounds. That’s an extremely effective hour of exercise. And because it can get a little dull to simply pace back and forth in the water, we’re recommending you bring a book along with you and hold it in front of you while you pace. Alternatively, you could buy some Bluetooth headphones and keep your phone on the side of the pool pla
    ying a podcast or a playlist to keep you entertained while you walk.

    Swim To A Goal

    It may be that we as a population underestimate the impact of challenges and incentives on fitness. The idea of betting on yourself or challenging yourself to reach a certain milestone is gaining popularity, however. There are numerous apps and online programs that set up arrangements to this effect. A few years ago there was even a story about a betting firm getting involved in a major weight loss bet! A guy in England lost 100 pounds to win £5,000 – and was inspired to make his bet by another weight watching punter, so apparently it’s a thing. You might not be able to get that sweet a deal – but consider arranging some kind of small bet or challenge that you’ll be able to swim a certain distance or number of laps by a given date. This kind of specific goal and reward structure takes the monotony out of daily exercise and gives you a specific thing to strive
    for. You’ll be shocked how much more dedicated you become about your swimming.

    Try Water Polo

    Water polo is a sport many of us don’t think about unless the Summer Olympics are on television (during which time it’s actually a wildly entertaining sport to watch). But have you ever thought about actually playing? Playing Water polo means treading water, swimming quickly, absorbing physical contact from other players in the water, and generally working yourself out like crazy. There are numerous health benefits to playing water polo – most notably burning calories, getting a cardio workout, and exercising your entire body. If you’re interested in water-based workouts but you’re not into swimming laps, do some research to see if there are any recreational water polo opportunities in your area.

    Guest Post by David Schooner

  • The Honeymoon SPECIAL- How I knew Ali was the ONE + Other really cool stuff like fly boarding!

    https://youtu.be/_680GBQp0II

  • The 2016 US Olympic Swim Team. Omaha to Rio.

    Thanks to the athletes and staff of the Olympic Team and all of USA Swimming. What a journey.

    Shot equally with my iPhone, Missy’s GoPro, and an actual video camera.

  • Two-time Paralympic medalist Elizabeth Marks learned to swim three times: for the first time in 2012, after her injuries in 2014 and after her amputation in 2017. In this episode of My Focus presented by milk life, Marks discusses how the pool has enabled her — and others — to heal mentally, physically and emotionally.

  • A video that purportedly shows a diver’s terrifying encounter with a massive great white shark has gone viral.

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  • For San Francisco tourists, Aquatic Park Cove is one of the city’s most iconic areas, a popular spot to watch enormous sea lions and harbor seals frolicking in the water across from Ghirardelli Square.

    For locals – or those who can brave the brisk waters, in any case – the cove is known as one of the best places for an open-water swim, especially favoured by triathletes.

    But last week, the cove’s most prominent features clashed in a harrowing manner, when “aggressive” marine mammals attacked three swimmers in the span of about five days, officials said.

    The incidents prompted the National Park Service, which runs the cove, to temporarily ban swimming there over the weekend. On Friday, Park Service workers posted signs around the water that warned of the recent attacks: “Danger. Aquatic Park Cove Closed for Swimming Due to Multiple Marine Animal Bites.”

    Read the Independent