Swimmer's Daily

  • Olympic Gold Medalist Roland Schoeman has developed one of the fastest dolphin kicks in the world. The dolphin kick has become so important in the sport of swimming, now being used in all four strokes, that it is commonly referred to as the ‘fifth stroke’. In this video series on #thefifthstroke, Gary Hall Sr has Roland demonstrate several ways to improve the dolphin kick. In part I of this Race Club Swimisode series, find out what Coach Gary Hall has up his sleeve to get Roland to work both the up and down kick in Butterfly.

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  • A group of fishermen off the California coast caught their close encounter with a hammerhead shark on video after they baited the predator close and then jumped in the water to swim with it.

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  • Cobra scull – Basic Freestyle drill with 2014 Swedish 800 and 1500 free champion Laura Lajunen and swim coach Lee Williams. Courtesy of Ã…ngaloppet in collaboration with SK Neptun

    1. Great starting drill
    2. Introduce the feel for the water
    3. The pressure on the hands
    4. Opening up the arms from streamline

    Ã…ngaloppet looks pretty awesome

  • Age is catching up with Egre now. After years of marching in the infantry and scaling mountains in the ski patrol, the avid tennis player’s body is breaking down.

    “I have end-stage kidney disease plus a lot of other morbidities. I lost my right shoulder, pretty much my left shoulder. I lost my right foot, my right knee is gone. I have CAD, artery disease,” he said.

    All of those ailments are speeding up the clock. Doctors told him in order to stay alive he needs to stay active and one of the only activities a person with his limitations can do is swim.

    Luckily for him, swimming was his childhood hobby.

    “Swimming is my life. It keeps me going. Without swimming, I probably would not be alive today,” he said. “When they take away my swimming, I’m going to a wheelchair and that will be the end. I won’t be around much longer.”

    See wtsp.com

  • International Swimming Hall of Fame Gold Medallion recipient, Adolph Kiefer is recognized for his swimming and contributions to swimming as a business man and philanthropist.

  • Egypt on Tuesday announced it was boycotting December’s world short-course swimming championships in protest against hosts Qatar, the Egyptian swimming federation president told AFP.

    “The decision was taken due to the political position of Qatar vis-s-vis Egypt since the revolution of June 30, 2013,” federation head Yasser Idriss explained.

    Mass demonstrations led to the ousting of Egypt’s Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in July last year.

    Relations between Egypt and Qatar soured after Morsi’s ouster, as Cairo criticised Doha’s backing for the former head of the state’s Muslim Brotherhood.

    Over 1,400 pro-Morsi supporters have been killed and 15,000 detained since he was deposed.

    Idriss said that the Egyptian swimming federation was prepared to accept any punishment for its decision not to compete in the championships scheduled from December 3 to 7.

    Read Yahoo! News

  • By AIPS Young Reporter Zarif Rasul

  • Don’t put an age limit on your dreams. Watch as 12x Olympic medalist Dara Torres explains how Tommie Copper compression apparel has helped her stay active even after years of competitive swimming.

    http://youtu.be/oTaaGpjr6rE

  • Indoor navigation is tricky enough but try doing it in a swimming pool! Joe tells us how he’s developed technology that could give you instant feedback on your swimming.