Swimmer's Daily

  • Beautiful beasts, those

    Via Independent.ie

    Using a drone camera, Andrew O’Riordan captured some jaw-dropping footage of a giant basking shark swimming into the mouth of Cork harbour this week.

  • A theme song for the summer, and a couple of good moves to learn

    Via The Line Of Best Fit

    Mausi shared their summery pop tune “My Friend Has A Swimming Pool” a few weeks back, and they’ve now shared a music video for a remix of the song byThe Magician.

  • See CKPG TV

    The sport of competitive swimming can be very demanding and is really a year-round commitment. The Barracudas have long been recognized as a powerhouse swim club in Northern BC – and now, one club is giving swimmers another option. The PG Pisces are a summer swim club allowing athletes the chance to have a more relaxed foray into competitive swimming.

  • Read Herald Sun

    The Queen of Australian swimming Alicia Coutts has confirmed the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow will be her last.

    While Coutts has been reluctant to confirm her future Olympic plans she is adamant Glasgow will be her final Commonwealth Games.

    “I’ll be 30 years of age in four years time so these will definitely be my last Commonwealth Games,” Coutts said.

  • See Delaware Online

    Wilmington firefighters rescued a young man who swam out to a rock in the Brandywine Creek and got stranded there Thursday night.

    The incident occurred shortly before 8 p.m. in the Brandywine Creek in the vicinity of Brandywine Falls Road, said Wilmington Deputy Fire Chief Michael Donohue.

    The man was with friends when he decided to swim across the creek, made it to a large rock and could go no further, Donohue said.

    Firefighters arrived with a banana boat and rescued the victim who was described as “cold and tired.”

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  • See KCWY13

    This year marks 100 years of the American Red Cross educating the public on swimming safely in a new anti-drowning campaign; urging the importance of adults and children to learn basic swimming functions.

    Kristin Harns, Casper Aquatic Center supervisor says, “drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional death for kids ages six and under, which is obviously way way too much.”

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  • Read USA Swimming

    Grabbing chocolate milk after a hard swim could give swimmers a performance edge, according to new research presented at one of the nation’s top sports medicine conferences – the American College of Sports Medicine’s annual conference. In a sport where seconds and even tenths of a second can make a big difference and intense practice routines are the norm, Indiana University researchers found that when collegiate, trained swimmers recovered with chocolate milk after an exhaustive swim, they swam faster in time trials later that same day. On average, they shaved off 2.1 seconds per 200 yard swim, and 0.5 seconds per 75 yard sprint, compared to when they recovered with a traditional carbohydrate sports drink or calorie-free beverage.

    “Chocolate milk is an ideal recovery drink. It’s a ‘real food,’ has the right carb to protein ratio athletes need and it’s less expensive than many alternatives,” said Joel Stager, PhD, lead researcher at Indiana University. “From cyclists to runners to soccer players, there’s a strong body of research supporting the benefits of recovering with chocolate milk. Now, our research suggests these same benefits extend to swimmers – a sport that relies on quick recovery for multiple races within a single day.”

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  • Read LA Times

    A Marine major in charge of a training program at Camp Pendleton has been relieved of his command after an investigation into the drowning of an enlisted Marine concluded that the major had allowed unsafe conditions.

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  • Read greenbaypressgazette.com

    A group of 19 women who say they were sexually abused by U.S. swim coaches have asked the International Swimming Hall of Fame to rescind the June 14 induction of USA Swimming executive director Chuck Wielgus.

    The group, which includes long distance swimmer Diana Nyad, along with other current or former swimmers, coaches, family members and advocates reached out to the Women’s Sports Foundation to protest Wielgus’ induction.