Swimmer's Daily

  • Former Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies is urging humans and pets to be vigilant against ticks and flea bites.

    She made the plea at the Devon County Show,

    In the video, Sharron and the Tickbuster team of experts tell you how you can keep your entire family, even if you’re a pet owner or not, happy and healthy in the great outdoors.

    Sharron Davies urging you to make sure your animals are in tip top shape before the summer kicks in and also how help to keep your family safe from parasites.

    See Mid Devon Star

  • “She’s a mystery,” says Dave Marsh, coach of the U.S. Olympic women’s team. “I’ve experienced the passion and depth with which Katie trains and races. I’ve gone back and tried to figure out what causes it, because she doesn’t fit the model. She has a wonderful family, has everything, really, that she wants; she’s a beautiful person with seemingly no dark sides. But she has this energy stirring in her, not just at meets but at practice.

    “What is she pursuing? Her personal best, but she’s doing it with fury. Where’s the fury coming from? We don’t know, but the stove is running hot.”

    Read Sports Illustrated

  • A former Stanford athlete’s light sentencing Thursday following his conviction for sexually assaulting a woman as she lay unconscious behind a dumpster has set the internet alight with fury.

    The judge justified the ruling by saying, “a prison sentence would have a severe impact on him.”

    Judge Aaron Pesky cited Brock Allen Turner’s age — 20 — and lack of criminal record when handing down the sentence. Turner was convicted of three counts of sexual assault in March, after he was discovered “thrusting” on top of an unconscious woman outside of a frat party in January 2015. Turner and the woman were discovered by two passing cyclists, who held him until the police arrived.

    Turner’s victim, now 23, spoke to the court — and her attacker — in a long, passionate plea for sentencing that would set an example on how sexual assaults on U.S. campuses are handled.

    “He has done irreversible damage to me and my family during the trial and we have sat silently, listening to him shape the evening. But in the end, his unsupported statements and his attorney’s twisted logic fooled no one. The truth won, the truth spoke for itself,” she read (see her full statement, provided by the Palo Alto District Attorney).

    “This is not a story of another drunk college hook­up with poor decision making. Assault is not an accident.”

    Read Mashable

    https://youtu.be/KNv-etrik7M

    https://youtu.be/uK7k1YS6DVc

  • The owl loves the dog so he goes where the dog goes! Watch him hitch a ride as they enjoy a nice swim in the water. This is definitely one of the most unique friendships we’ve ever seen!

  • FreeDom is what we feel underwater, but also is FREEdiving in DOMinican Republic. Place where I filmed this movie and make one of the most memorable thing in my life. I was freedive through the 100 meters underwater caves of karst lakes Dudu.

  • For the first time, a team of refugee athletes will compete under the Olympic flag.

    Since the modern Olympics began in 1896, over 200 national teams have vied for glory at the Summer and Winter Games. Now, for the first time, a team of refugees will compete as well.

    The International Olympic Committee today announced the selection of 10 refugees who will compete this August in Rio de Janeiro, forming the first-ever Refugee Olympic Athletes team. They include two Syrian swimmers, two judokas from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a marathoner from Ethiopia and five middle-distance runners from South Sudan.

    “Their participation in the Olympics is a tribute to the courage and perseverance of all refugees in overcoming adversity and building a better future for themselves and their families,” said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi. “UNHCR stands with them and with all refugees.”

    The initiative comes at a time when more people than ever – 59.5 million at last count – are being forced to flee their homes to escape conflict and persecution. The squad representing them in Rio hopes to give the world a glimpse of their resilience and untapped talent.

    Read UNHCR

  • ASU Swim & Dive Coach Bob Bowman talks about his experience coaching Olympian swimmer Michael Phelps and the lessons he’s learned over the years on how we can all become champions in our own lives.

  • Swimmer’s ear is a common condition that affects both children and adults. Dr. Jane Emanuel​, Board Certified Otolaryngologist at the Boys Town Ear, Nose & Throat Institute, explains some of the symptoms of swimmer’s ear, how it is treated, how long it lasts and how to prevent it.

  • Police are searching for a man who went missing who disappeared after becoming separated from his boat while swimming.

    https://youtu.be/8mNmUAe2dzc