Swimmer's Daily

  • An East Bay high school football player is paralyzed after a swim accident the day before his graduation. Cate Cauguiran talked to his family now hoping for any signs of recovery.

    See CBS SFBayArea

  • This is the moment a diver narrowly misses being impaled by a swordfish in the deep sea off the coast of Brazil.

    Frightening underwater footage shows the menacing fish charging at the scuba diver before piercing through his equipment, and narrowly missing his body.

    The video shows the 1.5 metre fish thrashing about in attempt to free itself.

    See 7 News

    https://youtu.be/5VnEPNV9Ajs

  • Plymouth Leander Swimming’s Ruta Meilutyte is the 2012 Olympic gold medalist in the 100 breaststroke, representing Lithuania. She is an amazing swimmer with an incredible story to tell. We chatted with Ruta before the 2016 Plymouth Leander National Qualifiers at the Plymouth Life Centre.

  • In California, efforts are underway to remove a judge from the bench after he sentenced a former Stanford University swimmer to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. More with Carter Evans.

    https://youtu.be/qkg1DjXSsQk

  • The Good Samaritan who rescued two teens from a Texas dam has now been identified as a Marine veteran who was awarded two Purple Hearts.

    Retired Master Sgt. Rodney Buentello, 42, was at Bandera City Park Wednesday with his wife and two children when he saw the two teens trapped in a strong undertow in a dam.

    The dam was still swollen from recent rain and flooding, which took the lives of nine U.S. soldiers stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, last week.

    The perilous situation started when the girl tried to walk across the dam, but was swept away by the strong undertow. A male teen then jumped in to help, but also got caught in the rushing water.

    Buentello was able to get both teens out, but first responders could not get to the scene in time to rescue him and he drowned.

    Read Fox News Insider

    https://youtu.be/A8BQrU3qYUY

    https://youtu.be/8n3FYHxQnKw

  • The stars of HBO’s ‘Girls’ are outraged about the six-month sentence given to Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner. Turner, once an Olympic swimming hopeful, was convicted of sexually assaulting a woman. HBO’s ‘Girls’ stars Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke and Zosia Mamet came together for a PSA where they praise the victim in the Stanford case and discuss the harsh reality of sexual assault. The four women said “What if we chose to turn towards those in need instead of away? To listen. To support. You have a choice to make things better … And while it’s just the four of us here right now, we hope to represent the solidarity and support all survivors should be able to find.”

    https://youtu.be/3tQBIufgsQQ

    https://youtu.be/slXkMoao7IU

  • Guest post by Lizzy Bullock / AquaGear Swim Shop

    Aquatic exercise is one of the oldest methods of fitness and rehabilitation, used for healing purposes as early as 2400 B.C., according to “Hydrotherapy.” Even the most recognized man in the history of medicine, Hippocrates, noted water’s remedial effect on a range of maladies from joint pain to muscle spasms. Though traditional treatments were typically passive, involving sitting in and drinking the water, 20th-century physicians embraced the use of underwater exercise as a more potent form of healing and strength-building. And, as the twenty-first century begins, doctors and therapists worldwide have accepted the exercise and restorative benefits of water like pain relief, cardiovascular conditioning, weight loss, and post-injury rehab. If you’re not sure if aquatic exercise is right for your unique physiology or condition, this article is for you.

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  • Mother of Brock Turner, who was sentenced to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman, told the judge in a letter that jail would be a “death sentence” for him.

  • For the Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty, the thing that he initially feared is what shaped his career. Being around water for 35 hours a week for intense training, he surely seems to have surpassed his fear superbly.

    As someone who loves to push himself, he admits that his journey to where he is now has been phenomenally hard and there have been times when he’s thought of quitting. However, with his recent gold win at the European Swimming Championships, he has definitely proven how much his hard work and dedication has paid off.

    See Goggleblog