Swimmer's Daily

  • Read NBC Sports and original story on L’Equipe

    France’s Camille Muffat, a rival to U.S. stars Missy Franklin and Katie Ledecky, has abruptly retired due to a dispute with her coach, according to L’Equipe.

    “I have taken a big decision to stop swimming,” she said, according to L’Equipe, translated by Agence France-Presse. “[The disagreement with coach Fabrice Pellerin] will stay between us like many other things, good or bad, but I mention that because that was what started things off.”

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    Photo by Doha Stadium Plus, CC BY 2.0

    After years of dismissing speculation about his sexuality, Ian Thorpe has revealed he is gay.Thorpe made the admission in a tell-all interview with Sir Michael Parkinson, News Corp reports.

    The interview, which will air on Sunday night on Channel Ten, has been described by Sir Michael as one he had wanted to do for a long time.

    Read The Sydney Morning Herald

    http://youtu.be/cKeGH7FaAYA

    Here is the full interview

  • Sorry about this site being so dead these days. I’m on a family holiday to Lake Garda in Italy and back, which meant that there wasn’t time while driving, and then unfortunately bad internet here at the camp site. We will be back in Denmark late Saturday, though still on holiday. In the meantime, please enjoy this sloth we saw in Randers Regnskov in Denmark, that was way more active than me ! :-)

     

  • At the Swedish national championships, yesterday, Sarah Sjöström absolutely demolished the women’s 50 meter butterfly world record, clocking 24.43 seconds where Therese Alshammer’s world record from the Rome 2009 World Championships was 25.07 seconds. That is the 7th biggest improvement ever of a world record according to masterskapssidan.se. See the result list here.

  • A Cornell grandmother is making a difference one swimming lesson and one life jacket at a time. The Chippewa Valley community has banded together to help her cause, with a 4-year-old boy at the center of it all.

    At age 11 Greg Chojnacki is learning how to kick, scoop and dive for the first time. Greg’s mom, Sarah Chojnacki, says, “I’m not always going to be there. He’ll be with his friends and stuff and me knowing that he’ll actually be able to swim and take care of himself is very important to me.”

    See WQOW

    WQOW TV: Eau Claire, WI NEWS18 News, Weather, and Sports

  • With each stroke, Joseph Lopez hopes to learn.

    “It’s really special because they’re going to help you,” Lopez said. “They’re the best in the world.”

    Over the weekend, Olympic gold medalists Alyssa Anderson and Peter Vanderkaay gave the Galt Gators pointers.

    “It’s a lot of fun for us to see the impact we can make,” Vanderakaay said. “Just being around kids for a few hours and saying something that might stick with them for a long time is really cool.”

    Anderson started her swimming career in Granite Bay and wants to pay it forward to swimmers here in Northern California.

    “These clinics are just a great way to give back,” Anderson said.

    See CBS Sacramento

  • Following the drowning of 28-year-old Luis Robles of Springfield over the weekend, safety officials were warning residents to use caution when going swimming.

    On Monday, Five Mile Pond lifeguard Robert Carvalho said it was important for people to take at least one other person when swimming in case there is an emergency. He said water is fickle and every place is different. Swimming pools can be crowded, but the water is clear and any obstructions are easy to see.

    Carvalho pointed out, in ponds and rivers, objects can be hidden just beneath the surface that can cause problems for swimmers. Other potential problems for swimmers included high winds and river currents. Carvalho said even strong swimmers could get into trouble quickly, especially if they are not familiar with the water.

    See CBS3 Springfield

    CBS 3 Springfield – WSHM

  • Olympic swimmer Tyler Clary has a passion for going fast.

    In the 2012 London Olympics, he won swimming gold in the 200-meter backstroke, passing favorite Ryan Lochte and Japan’s Ryosuke Irie late in the race. His time of 1 minute, 53.41 seconds was the fastest in Olympic history.

    Tuesday, Clary will be trying to go fast in a totally different venue. He will race in the Summer Shootout series at Charlotte Motor Speedway, driving a Legends car, a 125-horsepower vehicle that can reach speeds of up to 100 mph.

    Read Charlotte Observer

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  • In the coming weeks and months, you might hear some well-meaning parents warn their children against swimming right after they eat.

    The idea is that swimming after eating can cause muscle cramps or a side stitch. The preventative measure, usually, is to wait 30 minutes after eating before getting in the water.

    It’s unclear where this originally came from, and it seems to be losing some currency in recent years. But in case you still believe in it, here’s the bottom line: there’sabsolutely no reason to believe that eating and swimming is particularly likely to cause cramps, stitches, or any other specific health problem.

    Read VOX

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