Swimmer's Daily

  • See myfoxdfw.com

    Synchronized swimming onstage by fifth grade boys – it’s an amusing sight that’s gone viral, shared online more than 130,000 times.

    No water is needed. The boys can kick, flutter and dive on cue onstage.

    Boys Grayson, Mason, Jack, Trent, Matthew and Drew are better known as the Porter Elementary synchronized swimmers.

    Mason’s mom came up with the idea for their school talent show last summer after watching a similar skit on YouTube, but they had to start from scratch.

    “They had no experience with what synchronized swimming was, so we had to show them…they had to understand it was a serious sport, and they couldn’t just get up here and act like goofballs,” said Mason’s mom, Jennifer Mallory.

  • joseph-michael-diazSee Gainesville.com and GTN News

    A teacher and part-time swim coach has been arrested on allegations that, over the course of several years, he sexually battered one boy he coached and coerced another into taking nude photographs and sexually explicit videos of himself.

    Gainesville police say it’s likely additional victims will be identified as their investigation continues.

    Joseph Michael Diaz, 31, of 3003 NW 30th Terrace, was arrested Friday at 1:15 p.m. — his second arrest within 24 hours in connection with the unfolding string of allegations. He is a behavioral resource teacher for kindergarten through fourth grade at High Springs Community School and was a part-time swim coach at Makos Aquatics Club of Gainesville.

    GTN – Gainesville Television Network

  • See wowktv.com

    Many kids plan on diving into the summer by taking a swim in the pool. But this year, many parents are saying not so fast.

    “I just don’t feel it’s safe,” said Miranda Dunlap, whose 5-year-old son loves going to the pool. “I know they say it is safe to drink, but I just don’t trust it.”

    Ever since the Freedom Industries chemical leak contaminated the drinking water for 300,000 WV American Water customers, families have been cautious about everything. Those previously nervous about cooking and bathing with tap water are now afraid of swimming in it.

    “They’re surrounded by water [when they swim],” said Dunlap. “It’s getting into every single pore, so it’s definitely more exposure.”

    WOWK 13 Charleston, Huntington WV News, Weather, Sports

  • brian-mcraeSee CBC News

    A Calgary firefighter was awarded the Medal of Bravery by the Governor General at a ceremony in Ottawa on Thursday for saving four people from drowning in the ocean.

    Brian McRae was in Veradero, Cuba, for a friend’s wedding three years ago when — twice in one day — he had to spring into action to save two separate pairs of swimmers after they got caught in dangerous rip tides.

  • raymond-rothRead Wantagh-Seaford Patch

    A Massapequa man who faked his own death to collect insurance money was ordered to spend up to seven years in prison, according to the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office.

    Raymond Roth, 49, was sentenced Thursday to spend between two and seven years in jail for concocting a plan to collect life insurance money by pretending to drown in Jones Beach.

  • See Swimming World

    Despite winning the 200 freestyle at the Arena Grand Prix in Mesa, Ariz., Ryan Lochte was not happy seeing “1:49” on the scoreboard next to his name, and voiced that disappointment in this video interview.

    Lochte also talked about changing up all four of his strokes, including his new straight-arm freestyle, and noted that he didn’t feel that he had put in the kind of training to handle the 200 free-200 back double in finals tonight.

  • christopher-huottRead Reach For The Wall

    A Maryland swim coach was arrested on child abuse and sex offense charges Thursday morning after a former student accused him of engaging her in “sex acts” when she was a child, authorities said.

    Police have charged 53-year-old Christopher Thomas Huott, founder and owner of the Maryland Suburban Swim Club, in connection with the allegations.

  • Via Arbroath

    A wayward kangaroo found itself in deep trouble when it jumped over a fence and into the backyard pool of a property in Victoria, Australia. The Eastern Grey kangaroo was found just in time. The large male had been fighting for his life for around four hours after jumping a fence and into the deep end of the swimming pool at the Healesville property.

    http://youtu.be/jY7Y08SvS7c

  • See Swimming World

    Becca Mann talks about her move to North Baltimore Aquatic Club and the big changes in training she’s experienced with the elite squad there.