Swimmer's Daily

  • Australia lost one title by 0.02sec (in the women’s 50m back) but captured another by 0.04sec (in the women’s 4x100m free) and still leads the medal count ahead of the USA. Day 5 saw three more nations earning their respective first titles: Italy, New Zealand and Ukraine – and two more World Junior Records bettered.

  • Tremendous individual efforts highlighted Day 4 in Singapore, at the 5th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships as versatility was the ruling word this evening. We could witness a couple of rare pairings of medal winning performances from outstanding young talents – and as a bonus, 5 more World Junior Records.

  • Spearguns operate on the same principles as hunting bows, so why shouldn’t you be able to use a Bowtech underwater?

    That’s exactly what the folks at Eastmans’ Hunting Journals decided to test in in their recent video.

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  • Whereas in diving, contestants are judged upon their ability to land as smoothly as possible in the water, in splash diving points are awarded for the size of the splash that is created on impact.

    But leading competitors say that it doesn’t hurt as much as it looks.

    “The pain is minimal,” said newly-crowned world champion Rainhard Riede from Bavaria, adding that the more often he jumps the less it hurts.

    “You get used to it,” said pre-competition favourite Lukas Eglseder.

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  • Sailor goes for a dip to get cooled off on a hot summer day in Tucson.

    https://youtu.be/t8loH7zKuYo

    She does much better in lesson 2.

    https://youtu.be/rq4tHGRl6hg

  • A Texas 14-year-old who contracted a rare brain-eating disease after swimming in a lake about 70 miles north of Houston has died, according to his family and local media.

    Michael Riley Jr., a junior Olympian and honor student, seemed to have contracted the disease after he went swimming Aug. 13 with his track team, his father, Mike Riley, told KTRK earlier this week.

    “It is with a heavy heart, that we let everyone know that Michael John Riley Jr. lost his battle on this earth but won a victory for his place in the arms of our Lord Jesus Christ,” the family said in a statement on their Facebook page late Saturday.

    See New York Post

    https://youtu.be/IZI-oQT8r-c

  • Train and compete with more heart than ever before with HRM Swim and HRM Tri, heart rate monitors designed to track underwater. Enhance your triathlon experience by pairing HRM-Tri and HRM-Swim with Forerunner 920XT for a much more unified approach to training and racing. The non-slip HRM-Swim is perfect for pool swimming with wall push-offs. On land, in open water and for racing, use HRM-Tri’s ultra-soft strap that’s as comfortable out of water as it is underwater. Both store and forward heart rate data to Forerunner 920XT.

  • Nearly every surfer has experienced the sensation: pinned to the ocean bottom, trying to swim for the surface, desperate for a few quick gasps of air to avoid what might happen if they don’t. It’s a scary moment and therefore, a tough time to stay composed — even the pros say so. According to Kurt Krack, who teaches a surf survival course around breath holding, composure is key. While on the North Shore, six Oakley surfers took part in Krack’s two-day course to better prepare themselves for the type of hold-downs and life-threatening situations that come with competitive surfing and freesurfing waves like Teahupoo, Pipeline, Jaws and many of the other heavy-water breaks around the world.

    https://youtu.be/3KqaJzesyzI

  • In 1968, when he was appointed to the Pinellas-Pasco circuit court bench, Beach was in his late 30s, smoking three packs a day, and couldn’t go up a flight of stairs without breathing hard. He quit cold turkey and went back to the sport he had enjoyed in high school, swimming. That led to his competition in masters swimming events.

    In addition to prolonging his life by improving his physical condition, swimming is good for him mentally, Beach says. “It’s gotten me through some personal problems in my life, like my divorce. I’ve made some of my best law decisions right there in the pool. I’ve got all this time by myself, nobody is interrupting me and I’ll be thinking about some case and decide, ‘That’s what I’m going to do.’ It’s a great influence, emotionally and physically.”

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    Photo by Lee Edwin Coursey