Swimmer's Daily

  • Mysteries of the Missing
    Dangerous riptides force even Olympic swimmers to turn back; could convicts have survived?

    Watch This Championship Swimmer Try To Swim To Safety From Alcatraz. Will He Make It?

  • Olympic medalists Allison Schmitt and Nathan Adrian are playing for $25K for the US Swimming Foundation!

    USA Swimmers go for GOLD! | Celebrity Family Feud

  • Israeli swimming champ Guy Barnea is crowdfunding for a movement to create discreet opportunities for people to swim naked. […]

    He explains: “After that photoshoot, we decided that this is just a fun experience that everyone should have the opportunity to enjoy. I’ve been a swimmer my whole life and I have to tell you — naked swimming is something else.”

    How can you help Barnea in his quest for discreet public freedom? You can join his Headstart fundraising campaign, of course! But don’t confuse this with a ploy to make a quick buck.

    “It’s important for me to emphasize: The goal of the project is not to make money, but to allow people to experience the most liberating and natural experience,” writes Barnea, who stripped down in 2015 for a Yedioth Ahronoth photo shoot of nude Israeli professional athletes.

    Barnea even gives a little incentive in the name of the cause. Gifts for joining the campaign include anything from a free shirt to an invitation to join Barnea and his friends on a private yacht. Donate a mere ₪500 ($142) and get a free swimming lesson with the Olympian himself — with swimsuits on, we presume.

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    The Key To Happiness: Naked Swimming

  • Orcas pass by during the semi-finals of the Lofoten Masters 2017 Surf Contest in Norway.

    Killer Whales, the unlikely competitors in Norway surf contest

  • Spend a day with Spanish two-time Olympic medallist Ona Carbonell as she moves between synchronised swimming, fashion and publishing worlds.

  • A Thai soldier is getting his 15 minutes of fame, thanks to his skillful and successful resuscitation of a little puppy that nearly drowned.

    According to local reports, the two-day-old puppy was discovered by a group of recruits in a garage by the barracks. A downpour had flooded the garage, and its mother could not reach it in time.

    The soldier, Weeraphon Sukudom, can be seen performing traditional CPR on the baby, including patting its back to force out some of the water, and even mouth-to-mouth at one point.

    See Mashable

  • Turkey refugee Abbas Karimi, 20, is preparing to head to the Para Swimming World Championships in Mexico City

    Armless swimmer prepares for World Championship

  • Hundreds of people swam across the Ohio River from Cincinnati to Newport Sunday morning.

    Swimmers cross Ohio River

    Caroline Keating discusses Great Ohio River Swim

  • With historically high September temperatures in the high eighties this weekend, many took advantage of summer’s stubborn hold on Central New York and sought out their favorite swimming spots.