Swimmer's Daily

  • Shooting a music video in a swimming pool was an ambitious move for Nicola Madill, especially when she could barely swim a length, or breadth for that matter.

    Nevertheless, the Dundee songstress plans to make filming history in Scotland.

    In a collaboration with award-winning film makers Flyboy Creative, Nicola’s new video Mia will be shot entirely underwater depicting an extraordinary fantasy world.

    Due to release before Christmas this year, the video follows a struggle between a mermaid and Mia, the mermaid queen.

    Part of the video will be filmed in a swimming pool although the team are still scouting secret outdoor locations.

    Production safety will be led by underwater cinematography expert Lindsay Brown, founder of Stray Seal.

    So while Nicola is practicing her breast stroke before gearing up in mermaid regalia, she knows at least she’s in safe hands.

    “I told the production team I was an average swimmer,” admits Nicola. “But the truth is I could barely swim the breadth of a pool so I’m now training every day.

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  • On the ocean floor is a hidden secret – a young girl holding up the ceiling of water. An inventive sculpture, which measures five metres and weighs 60 tonnes, has been placed on the sea bed of the Bahamas. The artwork, which was built by British artist Jason deCaires Taylor, will be a new home for marine wildlife and stunning attraction underwater.

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    http://youtu.be/MMJV8UxMnvw

  • At first glance, six-time Olympic medalist and 2012 U.S. Olympic Swim Team co-captain, Brendan Hansen, and Tom Colicchio, head judge on the hit show Top Chef, don’t seem to have much in common. But did you know that Tom was a competitive swimmer as a child, just like Brendan?

    Meet Tom and Brendan in the following video — two real life champions who share their stories of dreams, hard work and the pursuit of excellence, in the pool and in life.

  • Dr. h. c Klaus Schormann of the International Union of Modern Pentathlon explains the evolution of the event on the Olympic stage. Dr. Shormann walks us through the event’s history, rules and scoring system along with outlining the developments made over the years to the sport of Modern Pentathlon at the Olympic Games.

  • Isklar Norseman Xtreme Triathlon is considered the ultimate triathlon on the planet, and the race that any hard core triathlete should do at least once.

    “The tears stream down my cheeks from my unblinking eyes. What makes me weep so? There is nothing saddening here. Perhaps it is liquefied brain.”
    ― Samuel Beckett

  • Miami-Dade County Public Schools introduced a swim program Friday to honor the legacy of a toddler who drowned last year.

    The program, called iSwim, is turning the tragedy of baby Kyan Quintana’s death into a life lesson for other children. It was launched Friday at Greenglade Elementary in Southwest Miami-Dade.

    M-DCPS Superintendent Alberto said iSwim is geared toward keeping South Florida kids safe in the water. “It’s an opportunity to teach all of the children in Miami-Dade how to swim,” he said.

    According to Carvalho, 19 kids in South Florida drowned in the last two years.

    “Eleven of those children were younger than 4 years of age,” Carvalho said.

    Kyan drowned in his family’s backyard pool before his second birthday last summer. Dr. Marta Perez, a school board member, initiated the swim program in his honor. “It’s a wonderful community opportunity to improve the lives of children,” Perez said.

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  • The Fazza Freediving champion, Branko Petrovic, has set a new Guinness World Record in Static Apnea also known as the longest breath hold under water on a single breath of air.

    The previous freediving world record was set in 2009 by Stephane Mifsude in France with a time of 11 minutes and 35 seconds.

    Branko Petrovic broke the Guinness World Record on October 7 in Dubai setting the new world record at 11 minutes and 54 seconds.

    Upon his attempt to break his own world record three days later at the SPEARO Extreme Sports Expo and in front of a large crowd of spectators, Branko surfaced at exactly 11 minutes and 35 seconds.

    The crowd reacted with shocked disbelief when on his expo attempt at Skydive Dubai he missed a new record by one second.

    “I tested the water earlier in the day and it was too hot, so I asked them to put some ice in the water. That was my mistake. I miscalculated that and then it was too cold,” said Petrovic.

    Just when the crowd thought Petrovic had failed in his bid, Guinness World Records judge Pravin Patel announced that the freediver had already set a new world record in Dubai three days before.

    “The new Guinness World Record for Static Apnea (holding your breath) is 11 minutes 54 seconds set by Branko Petrovic on October 7, under the supervision of the Guinness adjudicators.”

    Read Emirates 24/7

    (Petrovic at the Serbian Championships)

  • The FINA Order has been awarded to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on October 9, 2014 with the occasion of the international conference “Russia – A Sport Power” in Cheboksary (RUS). The highest FINA recognition was presented by the FINA President Dr. Julio C. Maglione.

    The FINA Order is granted to Head of States or individuals of high dignity, who have achieved remarkable merit in the world of Aquatics. In the case of President Vladimir Putin, FINA recognised his important support in the organisation of major FINA events in Russian soil, thus bringing additional development to the FINA disciplines and providing increased value to Aquatics within the Russian society and worldwide.

    “Russia is undoubtedly one of the most important and major powers in world sport. These achievements are only possible thanks to the active support from the Russian authorities to Aquatics. The personal involvement of President Putin in this area greatly contributes to strengthen the fraternity between nations, improve the lifestyle and education of the youth in Russia and promote a healthier society, in a spirit of peace and friendship”, considered the FINA President during the ceremony.

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