Swimmer's Daily

  • This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Janet shares with brio, emotion, and great storytelling how as a top female Olympic winner she discovered the true meaning of winning. More than an outside validation, winning is self defined.
    Janet says: The only way we will become the champions we are capable of being is to personally define what winning means.

  • Four-time Olympic champion Janet Evans was named vice chairman and director of athlete relations for Los Angeles 2024, the committee bidding to host the 2024 Olympic Games.

    The Fullerton native and El Dorado High graduate will head the LA 2024 athletes’ commission working with other Olympians and Paralympians to gather their input into Los Angeles bid to host a third Olympic Games.

    “As a native Southern Californian and passionate supporter of bringing the Games back to the U.S. for the first time in 28 years, I’m honored to join this team and will do everything I can to help LA’s bid,” Evans said.

    “As an Olympian and former athlete who has competed at three Olympic Games I know how important it is that everything is in place to allow athletes to compete at their best. I remember sitting in the stands as a young fan at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum in 1984 and those athletes truly inspired my athletic pursuits. I am delighted to be working on a bid that is driven by a passion to provide the athletes of the world with the perfect stage for another inspirational show at LA 2024.”

    Read The Orange County Register

  • Following a study conducted by British company Kantar Media, FINA is pleased to announce that the 16th edition of the FINA World Championships held in Kazan (RUS) from July 24-August 9, 2015, one of the biggest sports events on the planet, cumulated a record aggregated global TV viewership of 6.8 billion (total cumulative audience – 6,840,601,835).

    This official figure represents a 2.3 billion increase since the last edition of the FINA World Championships, held in Barcelona in 2013, where the audience was 4.5 billion. Moreover, two years ago, there was a total of 5,156 hours of dedicated coverage, while Kazan 2015 generated 5,728 hours.

    The cumulative audience is based on six platforms: Live Audience, Delayed, Repeat, Highlights, News and Sports Magazine content.

    Read FINA

  • In episode #4 of MySwim.TV, we tackle the mystery around why you should drink water during practice, when is a good time to drink Gatorade and should you drink soda at swim meets.

    Courtesy of MySwim.TV on YouTube

  • Thought it may be interesting to share what type of swimming equipment I use!

    Courtesy of Calvyn Justus on YouTube

    https://youtu.be/wWnxOdXEFs8

  • They joined a swimming team with the hope of improving their physical and mental abilities. Little did they know they’d become World Champions. Coach Paloma Torres has changed the lives of girls with Down Syndrome through her synchronized swim team called “Special Sirens.” She’s this week’s Game Changer on “Americas Now.”

    Courtesy of CCTV America

  • Rescued pup 696 can float from birth, but he still needs to learn to dive and glide in the water. So Aquarium caregivers take on a new role: swim coach!

    Courtesy of Monterey Bay Aquarium

  • Swim is an original loop pedal composition by Jess Vaira featuring Rhythm is a Dancer by Snap.