Swimmer's Daily

  • Photographer Benjamin Von Wong wanted to find a way to make sharks seem more accessible, and to raise awareness about the plight of the animals, which are killed in the tens of millions each year for their fins—used to make shark fin soup. So he came up with an ambitious plan: to photograph a model underwater in a flowing white dress with the threatened animals.

    “Some photographers take photos of models in dresses,” writes Australian freediver (and model) Amber Bourke, in a Facebook post. “Others decide that the model should be a freediver and she should be tied to the bottom of an underwater cave.” Surrounded by sharks.

    See Newsweek

  • Hungary, Montenegro advance, clash for Rio in semis

    Montenegro ousted Italy, Hungary downed Montenegro, both by three goals – the winners will clash for Rio in the semis. Another penalty shootout occurred in the lower half, the Dutch managed to beat Georgia and maintain their chance to go for the Olympic qualifiers. On the last day of the prelims among the women, Italy beat Spain and secured the top spot in Group B, while the host Serbs fought in vain against France, they missed the quarters.

    1 WAGENAAR Eelco NED red cap LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Men GEO – NED Georgia (White) Vs Netherlands (Blue) Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day10 19-01-2016 Photo G. Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
    7 DI MARIO Tania ITA LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Women ITA – ESP Italy (White) Vs Spain (Blue) Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day10 19-01-2016 Photo G. Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
    Team Montenegro MNE LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Men ITA – MNE Italy (White) Vs Montenegro (Blue) Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day10 19-01-2016 Photo G. Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
    LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Croatia CRO (White) Vs Germany GER (Blue) Women 7 BRNAS Anamaria CRO Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day10 19-01-2016 Photo P. Mesiano/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
    LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 France FRA (White) Vs Serbia SRB (Blue) Women 12 DAULE Audrey SRB Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day10 19-01-2016 Photo P. Mesiano/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
    LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Hungary HUN (White) Vs Croatia CRO (Blue) Men 6 HOSNYANSZKY Norbert HUN Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day10 19-01-2016 Photo P. Mesiano/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
    LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Turkey TUR (White) Vs France FRA (Blue) Men 10 LAVERSANNE Manuel FRA Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day10 19-01-2016 Photo P. Mesiano/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia

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  • A three minute film about a swimming pool.

    Our approach was to look at swimming is a sensory experience, so we spoke to Hannah Russell, who lives with visual impairment, to inform our film.

  • Produced by: simonkr.com. Shot with Phantom Flex, Red Epic, Sony FS7, RC Heli, Cinedeck recorder, GMF camera dolly, crane, Arri, Dedolight and Kino Flo lightning system.

    SimonKr is one of the leading stock footage production companies in the industry with more than 20.000 active video files in portfolio, distributed through Istockvideo and Gettyimages. Portfolio includes themes from everyday lifestyle, business concepts, wildlife, world-wide travel footage and mostly human emotions. You can check portfolio here: simonkr.com/portfolio

  • This advertisement was filmed in Paris and directed by Wendy Morgan.

    The music is an original composition by Atom, a member of C2C, as part of his new project ‘Parrad.’

  • Swimming is not only a full-body workout, it can be a relaxing, stress relieving exercise. Aqua Sphere swimwear, goggles, and accessories are designed for comfort and quality so you can focus on your swim.

  • See the video trailor of our Swim and Sail Holiday Trip in Southern Turkey. We operate week long ALL INCLUSIVE gulet sea trips (liveaboard) in Turkey. Our website for more info: strel-swimming.com

    https://vimeo.com/151196411

  • Help Haiti rebuild in one of the best ways possible: Experience undiscovered adventures in Haiti and tell everyone about it!
    In 2016, swimmers can participate at three levels: 1) the Full 7.7 km (4.8 mile) swim from Kyona Beach on the Côte des Arcadins to the beautiful Iles des Arcadins., 2) Half swim, starting halfway from the finish (3.8 km), or 3) the fun 1 km swim to finish on the island. Swimmers are supported by local fishermen who accompany each swimmer the entire length of the swim. Volunteers from SwimTrek help ensure that the event is safe and fun.