Swimmer's Daily

  • The coach of Mumbai’s state-level women’s swimming team was arrested on Monday for allegedly making a hoax call in an attempt to stop an Air India flight when he and his team of six girls failed to reach the Ranchi airport on time.

    By the time coach Narendra Achrekar made the call claiming there was a bomb on AI flight IC-810, the aircraft had already taken off and the team was left stranded at the Birsa Munda airport. […]

    “Achrekar made the hoax call to the Mumbai call centre… When it landed in the national capital, it was taxied to an isolation bay where Delhi authorities checked flight, passengers and baggage for explosives”, said Birsa Munda Airport director Raju Ragvendra Kumar, adding that the aircraft was eventually cleared but passengers had to face a significant delay.

    Airport officials said finding the hoax caller was easy since Achrekar and his team were the only passengers stranded at the airport. “Achrekar’s phone was tracked. The same number was also in the passenger database,” said Raju.

    Read Hindustan Times

    Photo by Aero Icarus

  • A short comedy and funny video about a professional swimmer, who swims in the streets of the Philippines. Featuring the improv comedians Maui Manalo and Miko Pepito of the Cardio Boys and Wow Mali. Shot in the streets of Marikina Philippines

    http://youtu.be/KBkVKS-A3O0

  • Budapest could fill in for Guadalajara, Mexico as a host for the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, Around the Rings is told by sources familiar with swimming.

    Following Guadalajara’s withdrawal this week, the International Swimming Federation faces an urgent need to find a venue for the event. Typically, FINA selects a host city at least four years in advance.

    Budapest is already slated to host the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in 2017 and the World Aquatics Championships in 2021.

    The Hungarian capital is also considering a bid for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.

    Organizers in Guadalajara withdrew from hosting the 2017 World Aquatics Championships this week, saying they could not afford the $100 million price tag.

    The money to host the 2017 World Aquatics Championships was to come from Mexican federal funds, according to Swim Magazine, but budget cuts and falling oil prices have left funds for the event depleted.

    Mexico now has to pay a $5 million penalty for the withdrawal, and had reportedly spent $9.5 million of the $100 million budget.

    Read Around The Rings

  • The Fremantle Sea Rescue Community TAB jet skis were out all day assisting people throughout the Rottnest Swim and here is what their GoPros filmed in the process!

  • See Channel V India on Facebook

    Post by Channel [v] India.

  • Learn how to improve butterfly technique with Olympic Gold Medalist and World Record Holder Roland Schoeman and Coach Gary Hall. Butterfly is a challenging swimming stroke because it requires tremendous upper body strength and a strong kick. In order to perform great butterfly technique a swimmer not only needs great conditioning but also perfect timing. Good swimming technique for fly also requires minimizing the frontal drag forces that are so overpowering to all swimmers.

    Courtesy of theraceclub on YouTube

  • Santa Clara is world famous for its swimming and synchronized swimming teams and for its spectacular water show productions.

    Courtesy of swimminghalloffame on YouTube

  • One of the most memorable events in swimming history occurred at the 1952 Olympic Games when the winner’s father jumped fully clothed into the pool to congratulate his son’s victory.

    Courtesy of swimminghalloffame on YouTube

  • Water Song is one of five different films from the same script. As part of Bombay Sapphire’s Imagination Series, Oscar winner Geoffrey Fletcher wrote a script stripped of any stage direction and asked people to imagine their film.

    Courtesy of BombaySapphire on YouTube