Swimmer's Daily

  • Courtesy of FINA on YouTube, thumbs up from here!

  • A hungry stingray jumps out of the water and onto a man-made ramp, providing these tourists an incredible up-close experience during a trip to Maldives.

  • I’ve created this easy workout that you can do anywhere, anytime. It’s great for toning the legs and butt and I recommend trying it once and then repeating the whole set right through once or twice if your ability allows.

  • The Frank and Eleanor Perry film version of the John Cheever story “The Swimmer” was a resounding flop in 1968, but over the years it has acquired a cult following.

    The movie has always been of particular interest in Connecticut because the Perrys and star Burt Lancaster spent the summer of 1966 filming in and around Westport. […]

    “The Swimmer” spent so much time in post-production that the original 1967 release date was scrapped and it limped into release during the summer of 1968.

    The complex story of the making of “The Swimmer” is told on the Grindhouse DVD that was released a few months ago. The extras are of Criterion Collection quality, including a two-hour “making of” documentary that is unusually detailed.

    Read blog.ctnews.com

  • Swim Speed Strokes is a new swimming technique book by swimming coach and 4-time Olympian Sheila Taormina. Her book Swim Speed Strokes reveals the freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly technique of elite swimmers. Master elite technique in all four swimming strokes. Learn more at swimspeedsecrets.com.

    Courtesy of VeloPress on YouTube

  • Michael Phelps was the world’s greatest swimmer for much of this century. Ryan Lochte, too, has held that crown. There is little doubt that the title now belongs to Japan’s Kosuke Hagino.

    And Hagino, who just turned 20 and is short of 6 feet, has his sights set pretty high.

    “Michael Phelps is my role model, and I’m trying to become like him,” Hagino told Agence France-Presse after winning the 200m freestyle at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sunday. “I want to catch up with Phelps someday. But I have to put up the results, and this is a big step. First I will try to win as many medals as I can at these Games.”

    Read NBC Sports

    http://youtu.be/IjgqgsbfEx0

  • A Miami man won an open- water swimming competition in the Florida keys which attracted hundreds of swimmers.

    Yoelvis Pedraza completed the eight-mile Swim for Alligator Lighthouse Saturday in 3 hours, 35 minutes and 5 seconds.

    The race attracted 310 swimmers and was staged to raise awareness of a need to preserve Alligator Lighthouse and five other aging lighthouses off the Keys.

    Read CBS Local

    Swim to the Alligator Lighthouse

    Swim for Alligator Lighthouse in the Florida Keys

  • The Hotel Terme Millepini in Montegrotto Terme, Italy is home to Y-40, the world’s deepest indoor swimming pool. The pool, which has a maximum depth of 137 feet, is designed for dive training, leisure diving, and underwater film and photo shoots. It features four underwater caves and an underwater viewing tunnel for onlookers.

    See Laughing Squid

    Y40 the deepest pool in the world

  • She got to keep swimming after her wonderful theatrical performance. No dogs’ hearts were actually broken in the making of this video.

    Courtesy of Laura Gibbs on YouTube

    German Shepherd throws a fit

    Photo of another water-loving German Shepherd by 2Tales