Swimmer's Daily

  • Swimming With Seals is a short documentary profiling wild swimmer Gill as she swims with seals near her home on the Isle of Skye, and deeply connects with nature. The poetic film details her introduction to wild swimming and the sensations and emotions of this sunset swim filmed in May. Comprised of conversational dialogue and images of the deep blue scenery, this film is part of the WILDER series (wilderdocs.com), profiling people with a strong interaction with nature. Our aim is to inspire you to explore your local environment, and rediscover your more wild life.

  • https://vimeo.com/136812670

  • This film was produced by The Reporters’ Academy, a media production company run by young people, tasked with the mission of telling the stories of Oceania’s swimmers at the World Championships in Kazan. The Reporters’ Academy is integrated into the world of media, education and employment, dedicated to changing the lives of young people across Oceania and the UK.

  • If you’re looking to cool off from the hot weather, you need to know what waters are safe to swim in, which ones you should stay away from.

  • A group of boys from Beaconsfield Heights pool boys perform a synchronized swimming routine Wednesday, August 15, 2015 at the pool in the Beaconsfield area of Montreal. Their coach, Chris Callard, always wanted to do synchronized swimming when he was younger, but was told it was only for girls.

  • Seven years after declaring independence from Serbia, Kosovo has competed in the World Swimming Championships for the first time in Russia.

    Despite not recognising the country’s passports, Russian authorities made an exception for this event.

    The country has never previously participated in swimming at a World Championships or Olympic Games.

    In February, Kosovo officially joined swimming’s World governing body FINA.

    The team is hoping its debut in this year’s World Championships in Kazan will inspire other young Kosovans.

    Al Jazeera’s Avni Ahmetaj reports from Pristina.

  • A glass “sky pool” is planned to be suspended between apartment blocks in London’s new Nine Elms quarter, close to Battersea Power Station.

    The 25-metre-long pool will link two blocks of apartments that form part of the 2,000-home Embassy Gardens development by London architects HAL, now in its second stage.

    At five metres wide and three metres deep, the pool will allow residents to swim between the two buildings while enjoying views of London through the pool’s completely transparent 20-centimetre glass casing.

    Intended to resemble an aquarium, the pool was designed by architecture firm Arup Associates with specialist advice from structural design engineers Eckersley O’ Callaghan and aquarium designers Reynolds.

    The residential blocks, developed by the Ballymore Group, will also feature a rooftop bar, spa and orangery. An additional bridge forms a second link, allowing residents and visitors to walk between the buildings as well as paddle.

    See for instance dezeen.com

  • Charlotte Samuels, of Ridgewood, is preparing to swim 20 miles from Long Island to the Jersey Shore. This should be no problem after what she accomplished last summer, swimming the 28-mile Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, the 20-mile Catalina Channel.

  • Your personal fitness tracker, now with lap counting technology.

    Swimmers, now it’s your time to Shine.

    https://youtu.be/be30GagUvrY