Swimmer's Daily

  • Athletics, Brad RudnerRead mgoblue.com

    University of Michigan head swimming coach Mike Bottom announced Wednesday (Jan. 29) an unprecedented plan to bring the world’s swimming community closer to U-M’s men’s and women’s teams during Saturday’s (Feb. 1) meet at Ohio State through live “Aquatics Analysis” from the coaches on the program’s Twitter account, @umichswimdive. […]

    “Here at Michigan, we want to try new things and we feel this is a unique and different way to let the swimming community become a part of our team,” Bottom said. “We want the fans that interact with us to feel like they are on deck with us during what is promised to be a very fast, ultra-competitive meet.”


  • As the video description says, “Free Willy Vs Free Willy”

    Will Gerard was visiting family in Pelorus Sound for Christmas and decided to take a swim while out on a fishing trip.

    While swimming he spotted what he thought were signs of dolphins and had his family pass him his waterproof camera.

    “I’ve always loved filming dolphins following our boat when we’re out fishing, but have always wanted to swim with them. When I saw the dorsal fins and realised it was an orca I was so excited I didn’t have time to be afraid and get out the water,” he said.

    “I know you are not supposed to swim with them, but it just happened so quickly and I knew this would be a once-in-a-lifetime chance for me,” Gerard said.

    The orcas didn’t seem bothered by his presence so he swam slowly after them and another large orca approached him.

    “I didn’t expect that, there was a calf with the pod and I think the big male came to make sure they were safe.”

    Read stuff.co.nz

    Image courtesy of Thomas Hubauer, CC BY 2.0

  • See fox4kc.com

    The University of Missouri is launching an independent investigation into allegations that several football players raped an MU swimmer.

    That swimmer, 20-year-old swimmer Sasha Menu Courey, killed herself three years ago, but a recent report airing on ESPN initiated new calls into investigation.

    See also original story on ESPN

    The University of Missouri did not investigate or tell law enforcement officials about an alleged rape, possibly by one or more members of its football team, despite administrators finding out about the alleged 2010 incident more than a year ago, an “Outside the Lines” investigation has found. The alleged victim, a member of the swim team, committed suicide in 2011.

  • A Vimeo Staff Pick – “William Trubridge dives deep on a breathtaking journey into the big blue sea while by land breathing the zen of freediving. More on theavantgardediaries.com”

    William Trubridge – Freediver from The Avant/Garde Diaries on Vimeo.

  • UPDATE! Ian Thorpe’s management now denies this story

    Read The Herald Sun

    Ian Thorpe – Australia’s greatest Olympian – has been admitted to a Sydney hospital to fight his decade-long battle with depression and alcohol abuse.

    http://youtu.be/O2T8fI-M3Rw

    Family members have revealed Thorpe was injured in a fall earlier this week before they sought medical help, and he was admitted to hospital on Wednesday night. The 31-year-old remains under the care of specialists, facing a long, lonely battle to find a settled life after swimming and his failed comeback attempt for the London Olympics.

    Read more here on the Herald Sun

    Ian Thorpe, photo courtesy of mtlin, cc by-nc-nd

    http://youtu.be/cYqYDWKaAps

    http://youtu.be/TwD6ZqD_SCw

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M5uXhLzCPM

  • See PBS Newshour

    Filipino divers disappear into water as opaque as chocolate milk as they blindly dig in search of gold trapped in muddy sediment. It’s risky business: As miners go deeper, underwater tunnels could collapse or the compressor that provides air may fail. Hari Sreenivasan reports on a dangerous venture undertaken by adults and kids.

  • Danish bank Alm. Brand was one of the official partners of the LEN 2013 European Short Course Championships in Herning, Denmark, and decided to stay on as sponsor of the Danish Swimming Federation.

    The texts towards the end of the video says, “Thanks for a great party in Denmark … The pool has been taken down … The athletes have gone home … The spectators have gone home … The sponsors are gone … But we stay with Danish swimming the next 4 years”.

  • Sorry about this site being so slow these days. We’re busy! :-)

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  • FINAlogoRead fina.org

    FINA and Universal Sports Network established a new, multiyear media rights agreement to air FINA’s marquee events in the United States through 2021. The deal gives Universal Sports multiplatform rights, including exclusive TV and Internet rights, to the upcoming editions of the FINA World Championships: in 2015 in Kazan (RUS), 2017 in Guadalajara (MEX), 2019 in Gwangju (KOR) and 2021 in Budapest (HUN).

    Encompassing aquatics events in men’s and women’s swimming, diving, water polo, synchronised swimming and open water swimming, the agreement also includes rights to the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in 2016 (Windsor, Canada), 2018 and 2020; FINA Diving World Cups in 2014 (Shanghai, China), 2016 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), 2018 and 2020; and FINA Synchronised World Cups in 2014 (Quebec City, Canada) and 2018.

    “The success, prestige and exposure of our major events are directly linked with FINA’s association with TV networks worldwide”, considered FINA President Dr. Julio C. Maglione. “The United States is a very important market for FINA and many of our greatest stars come from this country. This emphasises the added-value of this agreement with Universal Sports in the US territory; its multiplatform approach is also of paramount importance to highlight the performances of our best athletes to the widest possible audience”.