Swimmer's Daily

  • Read South Wales Evening Post and BBC

    Bud McAllister, the man who coached three of Britain’s finest swimming talents, is to leave Swansea.

    The American, who coached Jemma Lowe, Georgia Davies and Jazz Carlin, is leaving the Wales National Pool to take up a post in Australia. […]

    McAllister, who previously coached American sensation Janet Evans, said: “My time in Swansea has been a great experience.

    “It is by far the best coaching position I have had in my career and I am grateful to all the people along the way that have helped me during that time as I move on to the next chapter in my career.”

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  • “Well it was a smashing effort by Sam Sheppard in taking out this years GMHBA Lorne SLSC Pier to Pub. As great day as the town had 20,000 visitors and over 5000 competitors, making it the world’s largest swim race!”

  • FINAlogoSee fina.org

    The FINA President Dr. Julio C. Maglione was today in Guangzhou (CHN) to sign the agreement that renews the partnership between FINA and Chinese company Midea for the period 2014-2017.

    Under this agreement, Midea continues as an Official FINA Partner for the following events:

    “This association between our International Federation and Midea is of great value for the entire Aquatic Family, for the development of our disciplines, not only in China but around the world”, considered Dr. Julio C. Maglione.

    • FINA World Swimming Championships (25m), Doha 2014
    • FINA World Championships, Kazan 2015
    • FINA World Swimming Championships (25m), Windsor 2016
    • FINA World Championships, Guadalajara 2017

    Moreover, Midea (product category: domestic appliances) has the right to be the Sponsor of the FINA World Record Programme for the swimming events.

  • michael-rockSee British Swimming

    Current British Butterfly record holder Michael Rock has retired from competitive international swimming.

    Over the last six years the Liverpool-born swimmer has been one of Great Britain’s most consistent Butterfly swimmers, winning the 100m title at every British Championships since 2008.

    “I’ve had a fantastic time and am proud to have represented my country”

    Michael Rock The 26-year old will still be involved with the City of Liverpool Swimming Club, helping to mentor and develop younger swimmers but will no longer take part in individual international competitions.

  • Featuring Michael Klim

    There was also a Yacht Race – Swimming vs Water Polo

  • See ktoo.org

    The only truly safe ice in Juneau is at the Treadwell Arena. That’s one of the lessons from Saturday’s ice safety workshop.

    A full house packed the Mendenhall Visitor’s Center auditorium this weekend to learn about ice safety. The hour and a half workshop was made up of a slideshow and video of safety tips and advice before attendees headed out into the snow to watch CCFR volunteers demonstrate ice rescues on the pond next to the visitor’s center.

  • See wivb.com

    The 13th Annual Polar Bear Swim, in Silver Creek, took place this past weekend. The brave participants braved the chilly temperatures Sunday for a dip in Lake Erie.

    The swim raises money for the Variety Kids Telethon, the Silver Creek Food Pantry, and local fire departments in Silver Creek and Sunset Bay. Even though we’ve had a big warm-up since last week, it was still pretty cold out there.

    Swimmer Adam Steck said, “My legs got numb like halfway in. We were in there for 30 seconds, my legs got numb but it was worth it.”

  • “Highlight Video of Birmingham Southern College Swimming and Diving team.”

  • Read for instance news.com.au

    He suffered a very public marriage breakdown in 2012 but now Grant Hackett is smiling again thanks to a new romance with Miss Teen Australia Tahlia Giumelli.

    Woman’s Day is reporting that the 20-year-old model has been helping the Olympic medallist to get over his painful breakup which involved a domestic dispute with ex-wife Candice Alley.