Swimmer's Daily

  • The web’s most popular swim shop is unveiling the web’s most popular tech suit review this week. On Tuesday, March 8, SwimOutlet.com publishes its 2016 Tech Suit Review, written and compiled by two-time gold medalist Mark Gangloff and Olympic Trials and NCAA finalist Julie Stupp. The review has become SwimOutlet.com’s most popular product category guide and is the go-to destination for customers and swim fans around the world to read independent opinions and reviews about racing suits from all brands each year.

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    “We are proud of what our 2016 Tech Suit Review has become in just a few short years: an educated and opinionated guide by two elite swimmers and suit experts about the best tech suits launched on the market each year,” said Rob Penner, VP, Sports Marketing at SwimOutlet.com.

    In their fourth year of writing reviews of the world’s best technical racing suits, Gangloff andStupp have now tested over 30 suits from dozens of brands around the world. Their reviews include briefings from the product teams in January and multiple wear tests in pools throughout February.

    The highlights from the 2016 Tech Suit Review include:

    • The global debut and sneak preview of the Arena Carbon Ultra, more than two months before the suit is available in the U.S. market.
    • Newcomers A3 Performance and Funky Trunks/Funkita reviewed for the first timein the SwimOutlet.com Tech Suit Review
    • A Tech Suit Review Giveaway contest in which fans can share the tech suit review for a chance to win a FINIS Onyx tech suit (through March 31, 2016)
    • Review of the Jaked JKeel, available in the U.S. only at SwimOutlet.com and highly select retailers.
    • For the first time ever, the 2016 Tech Suit Review will be featured on the SwimOutlet.com home page for the month of March, linking back to the comprehensive review.

    ​The suits reviewed in 2016 include the Arena Carbon, FINIS Onyx, A3 Performance Legend, Funky Trunks/Funkita Apex Stealth, Jaked JKeel and FINIS Fuse.

    Read the 2016 Tech Suit Review

    Read the 2016 Tech Suit Technology Guide

  • The “Damn Daniel” video has completely taken over the Internet this week, making its star Daniel Lara a viral sensation. Lara even appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show with the video’s co-creator Josh Holz and was gifted a lifetime supply of Vans. But, it looks like the California high schooler isn’t taking advantage of every opportunity coming his way thanks to his newfound fame. A friend of his told Hollywood Life that Lara has turned down an offer from a modeling agency, so that he can pursue his college swimming scholarship. He goes on to say that the teen has remained incredibly modest, despite the video being shared over 400,000 times.

    https://youtu.be/BA04YI5tL2Q

    https://youtu.be/wfN60IxdbB4

  • Mitch Larkin had as good of a year as any swimmer in 2015 winning double gold at the World Championships and breaking the short course world record in the 200 backstroke.

  • https://youtu.be/Z1hd9m79Ts4

  • Perhaps this is why I am so driven color and push on the way that I do. I’ve been swimming my whole life. I was on the varsity swim team all through High School. We had to be a rescue swimmer for the Navy.

    https://youtu.be/Uup_ON_F_-w

  • Under Armor released a new ad Tuesday, the latest in its “Rule Yourself” series, this one featuring Michael Phelps. The artful spot makes the point that the 30-year-old swimmer is sparing no element of training as he prepares for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro coming this summer.

    https://youtu.be/Xh9jAD1ofm4

    On Monday, Under Armour released a video that showed the reactions of Phelps and his fiancee, Nicole Johnson, as they were shown the new ad. First, Johnson grew teary-eyed at “knowing what he sacrificed” and seeing it portrayed on the screen, and then Phelps did the same.

    See Washington Post

    https://youtu.be/BQOTxRS7Pfk

  • Mexican Swimming Federation President Kiril Todorov has been indefinitely suspended from his position as a Board member of the Mexican Olympic Committee (COM) as a row over their participation at Rio 2016 intensifies.

    The national body was “temporarily suspended” by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) earlier this year after they “broke contractual obligations” by withdrawing last February as host of the 2017 FINA World Championships.

    They will be unable to compete under their own flag at Rio 2016 unless the ban is lifted in time.

    The Federation were also hit with a $5 million (£3.5 million/€4.5 million) fine, which they are currently refusing the pay amid an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

    This resulted in Todorov resigning from his position as as vice-president of the FINA Technical Committee last month.

    He has now accused the COM of a lack of solidarity in supporting his plight.

    (Todorov speaking about Waterpolo back in 2014)

  • Freediving trip in Bonaire with my dive buddy Clement.

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