Swimmer's Daily

  • See ESPN

    Indiana wide receiver Isaac Griffith is in a medically-induced coma following a swimming accidenton Monday in Florida.

    Griffith’s father, Shannon, the football coach at Division III Manchester University,tweeted Tuesday morning that his son remains in critical condition after an incident involving a rip current. Isaac Griffith is on a ventilator to “allow his lungs to heal,” according to Shannon, who has traveled to Sarasota, Fla., with his wife to be with their son.

    “My wife, Kim, and I have been at Isaac’s bedside since 2 AM we are encouraged with his progress in ICU but we have small battles to face and are asking for your thoughts and prayers,” Shannon Griffith wrote on Twitter. “His vitals are stable but we still need for continued [sic] prayer for his lungs.”

    See also WANE NewsChannel 15

  • Read Voxy

    State Insurance and Swimming New Zealand today announced the conclusion of their successful partnership.

    Roger Wallace, General Manager for State Insurance, said the decision follows a rewarding four-year partnership that has helped tens of thousands of Kiwis to stay safe in the water. The announcement follows a review of State’s sponsorship and community engagement activity.

    Roger Wallace said: “State is moving in a different direction with its sponsorship strategy. However, this is no reflection on the quality and success of our sponsorship with Swimming New Zealand.

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  • james-robertsRead Perth Now

    Sprinter James Roberts is struggling to overcome a back injury for the Commonwealth Games trials as mystery surrounds two of his infamous relay teammates from the London Olympics.

    Roberts has entered the trials in Brisbane starting on April 1, despite not having raced since the world titles.

    Matt Targett and former world record holder Eamon Sullivan also have submitted entries, to the surprise of many in the sport.

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  • Read The Orlando Sentinel

    A fish tank broke at a Downtown Disney restaurant Monday, sending water gushing into the dining room at T-Rex Cafe and people jumping up from their seats, witnesses said.

    Landry’s, the Houston company that owns T-Rex Cafe, issued this statement today: “A seal failed on the tank causing water to leak. Employees took action and did a great job rescuing all of the marine life, caring for our guests and managing the situation. The marine life has been moved to holding tanks and the restaurant is open for business as usual.”

  • On tomorrow’s My Playlister on BBC Radio 1, Ellie Simmonds is going to be taking over and playing her Motivational Playlist.

    The show goes out 9-10pm and Ellie has been let loose in a studio to present her very own show! She plays loads of great music, from the likes of Oasis, Beyonce, Little Mix and even Katrina and the Waves!

    Here’s a Soundcloud link of Ellie giving a clue to one of the songs she dreamed of hearing on the podium:

    An here is a link to the BBC Playlister playlist on Spotify, which includes all the tracks from the show plus a few bonus tracks too:

    http://spoti.fi/OoWYnA

    On Twitter the hashtag is #MyPlaylister.

  • Read The Australian and see 7News

    The 27-year-old man was surfing at Bawley Point, 250 kilometres south of Sydney, when the collision occurred.

    “He has come over a wave and as he did so, a dolphin has come through and hit him in the pelvic area,’’ New South Wales Ambulance duty operations manager Wayne Dunlop said.

    “The force has been enough to tear the patient’s wetsuit.’’

    http://youtu.be/QN3aE9gUJRc

  • Another week of awesome videos from Swimming Australia, as lead-up to the 2014 Australian Swimming Championships Trials in Brisbane, Tuesday 1 – Sunday 6 April 2014.

    Monday Memory

    Featuring Brittany Elmslie, Grant Irvine, Ned McKendry, Katie Goldman, Maddie Wilson, Maddie Elliott, Bronte Barratt

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  • See www.audioflood.com

    audioflood-ipod

    Mine is loaded with Ásgeir Trausti.

    If it works, it is gonna be sweet! :-)

    (more to follow later)

  • See WBNG

    bums-masters

    You don’t have to be a college athlete or professional sports star to participate in athletics. A diverse group of swimmers are keeping their competitive spirits alive by participating in Masters Swim.

    Nearly 55,000 swimmers are members of United States Masters Swim, more than 100 of which participate in the Binghamton University Masters Swim club, or BUMS.

    The organization accomodates everyone across the swimming spectrum.

    “We have ex-collegiate swimmers, we have people new to swimming, we have triathletes that have joined us,” said Binghamton University Masters Swim coach Dan Kornblatt. “The lanes are divided by ability, not age or sex.”