Swimmer's Daily

  • This video was created to inspire and encourage young students in their fundraising efforts for their new school playground. All the best in your Eaglethon!

  • Read Detroit Free Press

    The swimming instructor in charge of the class where an East Detroit High School student drowned last year opted to change into his swimming clothes rather than jump into the pool when he learned that a boy was struggling in the water, according to Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith.

    The instructor also was not certified as a swim teacher and was in the bleachers — not in the pool where he should have been — when students in the remedial swimming class ran to tell him that 14-year-old KeAir Swift was in trouble, Smith said. When the instructor went to check on the boy, KeAir was already at the bottom of the pool, but instead of taking action, the instructor left to get changed.

  • Read for instance Times Live and iol

    The loved ones of missing Midmar Mile swimmer, Herman “Thabo” van Straten, are struggling to come to terms with his disappearance during the race at the weekend.

    “It doesn’t feel real,” his fiancée, Shené Jones, told The Mercury on Monday. “I’m trying to make myself believe that he’s in a hospital somewhere.”

    According to sport24, a police dog appears to have identified the general area where the 43-year-old businessman went missing on Saturday.

    Udain led the police to an area near the finish line at around 16:00 on Monday.

    The dog uses its sense of smell to pick up gases released by bodies underwater. It then swims in a circle to mark the area for divers to search.

    According to City Presse, Van Straten’s fiancée is upset with how the organisers handled the situation on Saturday.

    Shane Jones said she was “pushed around from pillar to post” when trying to report that Van Straten was missing.

    According to for instance Times Live, her sister took to Twitter on Sunday to dispute reports that the organisers were concerned by the fate of her sister’s fiancée.

    “It’s disgusting u have a swimmer missing & done nothing to locate him. Not one rep from u have come to update the family. [sic]”

    According to The Citizen, police said yesterday that the search for Van Straten would be called off today, if he was not found.

  • Read Yucatán For 91 Days

    Floating on our bellies in the waters of Akumal Bay, while massive turtles grazed on the sea grass just a couple meters below us, was an experience so unique, so moving, that it instantly joined the ranks of my favorite memories of all time.

  • Not the most graceful of swimmers, but he gets there

  • See 9NEWS

    When she is not on the snow, Team USA Alpine Skier Julia Mancuso is under the water in Hawaii

    She cross trains by free diving and carrying rocks under the ocean.

    She told 9NEWS it has made her a better, faster racer.

    “I get to train hard and be outside,” Mancuso said. “It’s a great environment to be in if you’re on the water or training on the beach. It’s easy to train with your friends, and it’s easy to push yourself to be in better shape ’cause it’s just a great environment for that.”

  • Guest post by Mark Tomich

    Pools are a fantastic asset to any home – who doesn’t dream of taking a cool dip in the middle of a hot summer day, or enjoying a refreshing workout first thing in the morning? Despite the advantages, owning a pool also comes with responsibility.

    Image courtesy of Sharon Loxton, CC BY-SA 2.0
    Image courtesy of Sharon Loxton, CC BY-SA 2.0

    Anyone who owns a swimming pool should ensure they take the necessary precautions to make it a safe environment for everyone to enjoy. Preventing injury should be your top priority, as pools are a potential hazard. Luckily, most dangers can easily be avoided as long as you follow the following guidelines.

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  • Via Laughing Squid

    Holland-based Snurk (“Snore”) Bedding has designed a surprisingly realistic swimming pool themed line of bedclothes simply named “Pool“.

    For this pool you don’t have to be able to swim. That’s because it’s impossible to drown in. Chances are though that you will be sinking into a deep, revitalising sleep. So what are you waiting for? Dive right in.

    Now you can follow that black line into your dreams too !

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  • Read SuperSport

    South African open-water swimming sensation Chad Ho once again rewrote the aQuellé Midmar Mile record books after he swam to his fifth successive victory in the event in KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday.

    It was the closest finish ever in the race, as Ho just pipped regular rival Troyden Prinsloo at the line.[…]

    Post by 41st aQuelle Midmar Mile 2014 8/9 February 2014.
     
    The women’s race also saw a tight finish, with American Ashley Twichell narrowly edging out Brit Keri-anne Payne by just two seconds. Shortly after watching Payne make a brisk start and claim the race’s first hotspot at the 400-metre mark, defending champion Twichell went to the front and refused to relinquish that position for the remainder of the race, despite Payne’s constant presence.