Swimmer's Daily

  • The biggest domestic diving competition, the British Diving Championships, are coming to Ponds Forge, Sheffield in June (10th – 12th).

  • The Synchronised Swimming team of Russia won all Olympic gold since 2000 and of course, they’ll try to continue this success during the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio this year. Find out more interesting facts about Anastasia Davydova, Natalia Ischenko and their teammates.

  • He’s the most decorated Olympian of all time, but do you remember Michael Phelps before he became a swimming legend? We rewind 16 years to Sydney to look back on his first outing on the Olympic stage.

  • World Champion Swimmer Adam Peaty shares his journey to Rio 2010.

  • Swim London 2016 was set up as legacy project for the London 2016 European Aquatics Championships and offers those living in boroughs close to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park who are currently unable to swim, an exciting opportunity to take part in subsidised local swimming courses.

    https://youtu.be/nTL6lWAJbiE

  • As we get ready for Rio 2016, we look back at how the Youth Olympic Games prepared Chad Le Clos to become an Olympic champion at London 2012.

  • Meet the talented synchronised swimmer Ona Carbonell, captain of the Spanish national team. She gives us an insight into just how much skill, commitment and passion it takes to become a master in her sport, in and out of the water.

  • Spectators at the Xixiajou Wildlife Park in China were horrified to watch a 3,300 pound walrus killing two people. The first was a tourist, a man from Liaoning in Northeast China, who was visiting the park and lost his footing, falling into the walrus pool. While hugging the man, the walrus inadvertently pulled him underwater, drowning him. The trainer of the walrus jumped into the water to try to save the visitor while he was still flailing and fighting for his life, but the monstrous animal wrapped its arms around both men and plunged them deep underwater, leaving the two men dead. According to Fox News, officials at the zoo told local media they initially thought the walrus was just demonstrating his usual playful behavior with his longtime trainer, engaging in a hug, so they didn’t think he was in any danger. Sadly, however, not only was the tourist dead, but the trainer lost his life as well.

    Read Inquisitr

    https://youtu.be/eytayxEi-Ws

  • The tragic death of a Taiwanese supermodel left the modeling and diving community wondering whether human error is to blame and whether diving is really safe for those with asthma.

    According to reports, Olivia Ku was taking part in a mermaid-themed shoot near Hengchun Township in Taiwan’s Pingtung County when she allegedly drowned.

    Taipei Times reported that she was already unconscious when members of Coast Patrol Corp 6-3 pulled her out of the water at 3:26 p.m., May 17.

    Despite the efforts to resuscitate her, doctors failed and she was declared dead.

    The Taiwanese community was further baffled knowing that Ku is an amateur diver. She regularly volunteered to help clean the seabeds along Pingtung. With three years of diving experience, Ku should have had no problem handling her breathing.

    Although further investigation is yet to be conducted, it has been suggested that the 25-year-old model was asked to remove her breathing apparatus for aesthetic purposes of the shoot, which has triggered an asthma attack.

    Read Nature World News