Swimmer's Daily

  • Read channel3000

    A 55-year-old man drowned in Lake Camelot when he jumped in the water and tried to swim after his pontoon boat that was floating away from shore, police said.

    The Rome Police Department responded to the Lake Camelot Property Owner’s Association boat landing in the 300 block of Eighth Avenue for a report of a possible drowning around 9:50 a.m. Monday, according to a release.

    Officers found a man face down on the shore at the Salisbury Beach Club, officials said. The man’s neighbor and witness at the scene told police they had just pulled the man from Lake Camelot.

  • Read USA Today and see NBC

    Only 56% of adults who say they can swim can perform five critical water-safety skills that could save their lives, according to a new American Red Cross survey.

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  • Read Googleblog

    Good news for male swimmers. According to dating website, Victoria Milan, male swimmers score third highest in the hottest sports stars league table because of their fit bodies!

    In the survey of over 3,000 women, the body was ranked the number one attraction of sports stars, with 39% of women voting for a trim, toned and taut physique. […]

    1. Surfing 23.4%
    2. Football 16.2%
    3. Swimming 12.5%
    4. Baseball 8.9%
    5. Tennis 8.4%
    6. Motor Sport 7.3%
    7. Rugby 6.4%
    8. Basketball 6.3%
    9. Golf 6.1%
    10. Athletics 4.5%

  • joseph-michael-diazRead Alachua Today

    As the investigation of a High Springs Community School behavioral resource teacher for kindergarten through fourth grade and part-time swim coach continues, investigators have determined that seven young boys so far have fallen prey to sexual overtures by their coach. More victims have been rumored, but Gainesville Police Department (GPD) investigators will not substantiate a specific number until the investigation has been completed.

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  • See malaymailonline

    A Thai fisherman was rescued by a Malaysian oil rig worker following a seven-hour swim after falling off a boat early on Saturday morning.

    The man fell into the water around 130 kilometres off the coast of Kuala Terengganu in northern Malaysia.

    The victim, identified as Tok Saphon Samechit, 32, is believed to have fallen overboard at about 4am while relieving himself over the side of the boat

    The fisherman then swam for seven hours towards an oil rig after seeing the light in the distance.

  • Read The Charlotte Observer

    Tyler Clary has dreams of racing on the NASCAR circuit.

    However, before he drops the green flag in that sport, Clary has his sights set on other goals – a world championship and another gold medal.

    So even if he didn’t win in either of the two finals he swam in during the final day of the Charlotte Grand Prix, he said it’s all part of the process to prepare for the important stuff.

    “Winning at these meets is cool and everything, but it really doesn’t mean much,” said Clary, who recently began training with the SwimMAC program. “We’re looking ahead to the world championships and the Olympics (in 2016).”

  • Read The Times Of India

    A single zebrafish, exposed to alcohol, not only doubles its swim-speed among its “sober” peers, but also increases the speed of the whole group, a new study has found.

    New findings by researchers at the New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering are helping to unravel the complex interplay between alcohol and social behaviour and may lead to new therapies for mitigating the negative impacts of alcohol use and abuse.

    A team led by Maurizio Porfiri devised an original method that would allow for detailed tracking of a single, alcohol-exposed zebrafish amid a school of “sober” peers.

  • Read for instance news.com.au

    A father has been charged with child abuse after he chucked his two-year-old daughter into a swimming pool to teach her a lesson.

    Corey McCarthy’s actions were picked by a surveillance camera at the pool inPhoenix, Arizona, reported AZFamily.com.

    McCarthy reportedly told police that he threw his daughter Mia into the pool after she had dropped a five-month-old puppy dog in the pool and it drowned.

    He allegedly wanted to teach Mia a lesson about playing around in water.

  • Read The Local

    Sandra Völker raised €28,000 for her silver medal for the 100 metres freestyle from the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.

    The swimming champion’s two bronze medals from Atlanta were sold for €12,000 and €16,000 each, her swimsuit for €150 and a swimming lesson for €460.

    The 40-year-old said: “It’s a great outcome and naturally I’m relieved. It’s a weight off my shoulders.”

    Völker suffered from depression after her career ended and hit financial trouble over the purchase of a house. The former swimmer hit a low last year when she had to live off unemployment benefit Hartz IV for a few months.