Swimmer's Daily

  • See wkyc.com

    “If you look at this facility, it’s just gorgeous,” Wayne State coach Sean Peters said. “The pool is extremely fast, it was well-designed. When we came here, my jaw dropped. It was that beautiful. I don’t think I’ve ever been to a facility like this where it’s just so wonderful.”

    It’s not just the pool, though. With more than 750,000 square feet of indoor space and hundreds of acres outside, Spire inspires athletes from the high school level to Olympians and all of their fans.

    “The events are coming here, they’re coming back to us,” Spire Chief Operating Officer Jeff Orloff said. “It’s growing and will continue growing in all areas.”

  • Ian ThorpeRead The Australian

    Five weeks after being admitted to rehab, swimming legend Ian Thorpe is still under specialist treatment as he battles depression.

    Australia’s greatest Olympian remains in a private Sydney hospital with no indication when he will be allowed out.

    Thorpe has also undergone a second shoulder operation in recent weeks after problems were discovered with the original surgery.

    Thorpe’s family, closest friends and his agent James Erskine remain tight-lipped about the swimming legend’s progress.

  • See USMS

    According to the Centers for Disease Control, 37 percent of American adults can’t swim the length of a pool, which puts them at risk of being one of the 10 people who drown every day in the United States.

    The Swimming Saves Lives Foundation, U.S. Masters Swimming’s charitable arm, has declared the month of April “Adult Learn-to-Swim Month.” That’s when pools, lakes, and beaches are opening up for spring and summer recreation.

    http://youtu.be/YLJN2NBBcqs

  • Rob Anderson (92 yrs) is a keen swimmer with the Bellingen Diggers Swimming Club, a close-knit group also fondly known to members as the ‘Bellingen Bats’. Rob’s enthusiasm and drive is infectious; he continually inspires others with his ability, good nature and not to mention quick sense of humour.

    Rob rarely misses club races, and hasn’t missed a club carnival since he joined.

    There’s certainly something to be said for Rob’s healthy state of mind and body, he’s a great advertisement for swimming as a tonic for life!

    A Day In The Life of Swimmer Rob from Cath Macaulay on Vimeo.

  • Santa Barbara-area third-graders learn to swim, and learn a lot about a college education, in an annual session sponsored by UC Santa Barbara’s Early Academic Outreach Program.

    Learning to Swim at UCSB from UC Santa Barbara on Vimeo.

  • Joseph Baena is starting to look more and more like this dad Arnold Schwarzenegger. He’s now a swimmer in school, with his huge arm span he’s made varsity!

    http://youtu.be/vUVtdRMwIjI

  • Press release from Ideal Insight

    Virtual tour specialists Ideal Insight have joined forces with Google, utilising their famous Street View technology, to create an interactive virtual tour inside the London Olympic Aquatics Centre.

    You are now able to fully explore the venue over 120 360º panoramas on Google Maps, and if you climb to the edge of the 10-meter board you can even find Tom Daley in his Speedos and trademark pose about to take a dive!

    VIEW TOM DALEY ON THE 10M BOARD HERE - http://goo.gl/maps/5ijwi

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  • Via Nothing to do with Arbroath

    This youtube link says “Bagpiper Tom Leigh plays for Juno, Naluark and Kela at Mystic Aquarium 3-12-2014. ”

    http://youtu.be/YaSaz7xzOBk

  • See NBC News

    The scientists need to find what Gallo calls the “center of the haystack” before they can begin a search for the needle. And even then, it remains to be seen whether the search will be in deep or shallow water. Each requires a different set of equipment, and the process is slow and requires painstakingly meticulous work. It took Gallo and his team two years to find the fuselage and flight recorder of Air France’s crashed jetliner.

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