Swimmer's Daily

  • A member of the Sherrills Ford-Terrell Fire and Rescue’s dive team was killed Monday afternoon as he and two other divers searched for a swimmer who had gone missing a day earlier.

    Authorities identified the diver as Bradley Long, 28. They haven’t said what led to the diver’s death or to the injury of the two other divers who had trouble in murky water between 50 and 80 feet deep. The injured divers surfaced on their own.

    Divers recovered the body of the swimmer, whose name was not released, according to Rick Davis, the Sherrills Ford-Terrell fire chief.

    See The Charlotte Observer

  • CNN legal analysts Danny Cevallos and Joey Jackson discuss the six month sentence handed out by a court to Brock Turner who was found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman on the Stanford University campus.

  • He’s claiming he never raped her, but was only hooking up with her.

  • At Brock Allen Turner’s sentencing, the woman he sexually assaulted read a letter to him about how severely the incident impacted her mental well-being. CNN’s Ashleigh Banfield reads excerpts of the letter aloud. Turner was sentenced to six months in jail.

    https://youtu.be/gTMZOP1AsGc

  • The 2016 Olympic Swim Trials begin in 20 days as we’ve mentioned right here in Omaha and a record crowd is expected. Omaha is ready for the big economic impact that comes with it. talking numbers with city officials today is our Erin Murray.

  • On a blazing day down at Hell’s Gate, 12,000 fans sailed over to Possum Kingdom Lake to witness a truly amazing start to the 2016 season, and bouyed by the great weather and spectacular entertainment they helped to create an unforgettable atmosphere.

  • Boost your snorkeling or diving adventures with the Bixpy Swim Jet. A 5 lbs (2.3kg) handheld water-jet propulsion system that generates enough thrust to easily jet you through water.

    https://youtu.be/UlW7tseHmBQ

  • Brock Turner’s father, Dan, has sparked outrage online after saying that his son should not have to go to prison for “20 minutes of action.” Brock Turner, a former swimmer at Stanford University, was convicted of three felonies for the sexual assault of an unconscious woman and was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment and probation. Dan wrote a letter in opposition of his son’s sentencing blaming it for his loss of appetite, only fueling more fire to the already controversial ruling. “Now he barely consumes any food and eats only to exist. These verdicts have broken and shattered him and our family in so many ways.” Turner is expected to spend only three months of his sentence because a judge felt the term length could have a “severe impact” on him. Elliot Hill and Margaret J. Howell take a closer look at Mr. Turner’s statement further on the Lip News.

    https://youtu.be/W362Bd1M7xc

  • The calendar says -60- days from Rio 2016… And, can you believe it, just -20- days until Omaha hosts the Olympic swim trials. today our Erin Murray shows us how signs are starting to pop up across the city.