A 104-year-old Winnipeg man swam his way into the record books, finishing two races and becoming the world’s oldest masters swimmer. Pan Am Pool was packed with family members, friends and swimming fans who cheered on Jaring Timmerman as he completed the 50-metre backstroke and 50-metre freestyle races at a masters swimming meet Friday night. Simply by finishing, Timmerman — who turns 105 in February — has established two world records and created a new competition category for swimmers aged 105 to 109. Until now, the oldest age group recognized in masters swimming has been 100 to 104 years old. “I’ll be the only one that will have a world record at 105 because no one else has it at this time,” he said in an interview before the meet.
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Swim coach says backyard pool ban would defeat the purpose
Read The Gympie TimesA Sunshine Coast veteran swim coach has poured cold water on suggestions to ban backyard pools.
This week an Australian mummy blogger caused outrage when she suggested swimming pools in Australian homes should be banned because they presented an unacceptable risk to children.
Jo Abi wrote in her iVillage column that if any other product contributed to as many deaths as pools, it would be banned and the subject of mass litigation.
However, coach John Wallace, from the John Wallace Swim School at the Caloundra Aquatic Centre, said the suggestion was outrageous and banning pools would only increase drownings.
“How many kids have been saved because they learnt to swim?” Mr Wallace said.
“It’s all about learning to be responsible in the water and doing the right thing. That saves a lot of lives.”
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Korean officials found guilty of forging documents for the Gwangju 2019 World Aquatics Championships bid
Read ReutersTwo South Korean government officials were handed suspended six-month prison sentences on Friday after they were found guilty of forging documents for southern city Gwangju’s successful bid to host the 2019 World Aquatics Championships.
Last September, bidding committee director Kim Yoon-seok and a female official identified by the surname Han were indicted for forging the signatures of former prime minister Kim Hwang-sik and former culture minister Choe Kwang-sik in documents that guaranteed government aid for the event.
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The World’s Clearest Water to Swim in is in Iceland
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St. Petersburg Master Swimmers train in the cold temperatures
See ABC Action News
Why wait until summer to swim?
The St. Petersburg Master Swimmers made daily laps in a pool with water around 81-degrees; while the air temperature hovered around 47-degrees.
The group of about 50 people jump into the pool around 5:30 each morning and swim until 7:00.
“We’re crazy! We know it,” said one swimmer when he jumped out of the pool and scurried to the heated shower room.
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U.S. Olympic Training Center Installs Endless Pools Elite Model
Read PR WebThe Endless Pool Elite is the latest high tech addition to the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, the flagship training center of the U.S. Olympic Committee.
The facility’s aquatic center, used for instruction and development of Team USA’s world-class swimmers, triathletes and paralympians, now boasts the most advanced counter-current swimming machine available.
“We are excited Team USA selected Endless Pools as a new vendor and see this as another validation of our product’s quality and hope it continues to improve the efficacy of our Nation’s athletes,” said Endless Pools founder and President, James Murdock.
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Coroner pays tribute to Channel swimmer Susan Taylor
Read The Hinckley TimesA coroner has praised the selflessness of a charity fundraiser who collapsed and died as she neared the end of her attempt to swim the English Channel.
Susan Taylor was trying to fulfil a childhood ambition, as well as raising funds for a children’s hospice, when she was taken ill a mile off the French coast last July.
An inquest in Loughborough was told Mrs Taylor suffered an acute cardio-respiratory collapse despite being well-prepared for the cross-channel swim.
Recording a verdict of misadventure, the senior coroner for North Leicestershire, Trevor Kirkman, ruled that prolonged open sea swimming had caused the accountant’s death.
Paying a personal tribute to the vastly experienced swimmer, Mr Kirkman told her brother and parents: “I understand that Susan was undertaking this swim not simply for personal glory, if I can put it that way, but because of her love for other people, because of her desire to help other people.
“I am told she was a kind and caring person. She was very involved in work for charities and she has probably achieved far more in her life than many of us will ever hope to achieve.
“As a family you can be very proud of her. It’s tragic that her attempt, which was so very nearly successful, should end in this awful way.
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2014 Christmas Swims in Russia, Saratov, Volga river
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FINA provisionally suspends Russian swimmers Yuliya Efimova and Sergey Makov
See fina.orgProvisional Suspension – Yuliya Efimova (RUS)
On October 31, 2013 a swimmer Yuliya Efimova (RUS) was tested positive to the substance 7-keto-DHEA (Class S.1.1.b Endogenous Anabolic Androgenic Steroids) with the occasion of the FINA out-of-competition doping control test in Los Angeles (USA).
Following the results management process and in accordance with the FINA DC Rule 7.1.11, the FINA Executive decided to impose a Provisional Suspension on the athlete until a hearing before the FINA Doping Panel can be made. The Provisional Suspension started on January 21, 2014.
Provisional Suspension – Sergey Makov (RUS)
On October 12, 2013 a swimmer Sergey Makov (RUS) was tested positive to the substance Ostarine (Class S.1.2 Other Anabolic Agents, selective androgen receptor modulators) with the occasion of the FINA Swimming World Cup held in Moscow (RUS).
Following the results management process and in accordance with the FINA DC Rule 7.1.11, the FINA Executive decided to impose a Provisional Suspension on the athlete until a hearing before the FINA Doping Panel can be made. The Provisional Suspension started on January 20, 2014.