Swimmer's Daily

  • This 3 kilometre, point-to-point, open water swim across beautiful Britannia Bay in Ottawa starts at the Nepean Sailing Club and ends at the Britannia Yacht Club. The swim is open to swimmers of all ages and abilities and provides a healthy way to enjoy some friendly competition while supporting a great cause. See www.bringonthebay.com

  • Fine-tuning preparations for the 2013 FINA World Championships at CAR in Barcelona…

  • “We asked Olympic (50m & 100m) Freestyle Champion, Ranomi Kromowidjojo and European (200m Freestyle) Bronze Medalist, Sebastiaan Verschuren a few ‘quickfire’ questions… What would they be if they were not swimmers? How are they feeling on the lead up to Barcelona? Watch and find out!”

  • “Before heading to the World Aquatic Championships in Barcelona, swimmer and Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte sat down to reveal his most embarrassing moment and the best advice he’s been given.”

  • susan-taylorRead Belfast Telegraph

    The family of tragic cross-Channel swimmer Susan Taylor have said they are “disappointed and upset” after a six-figure donation for the fundraiser’s charity efforts turned out to be a hoax.

    Mrs Taylor, 34, collapsed just one mile from the French coast as she swam under the guidance of the Channel Swimming Association, which officially authorises attempts, on Sunday July 14. […]

    Her death prompted thousands of people to donate to Mrs Taylor’s two fundraising pages, in support of Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People and Diabetes UK.

    However, it has now emerged one donation to Rainbows, of £150,000, was a fake – something the charity described as an “appalling act at such a tragic and emotional time”. It is believed a similar hoax pledge was also made to Diabetes UK.

  • kang-un-taeRead Chicago Tribune and Eurosport

    The mayor of South Korean city Gwangju, which is hoping to host the 2019 world swimming championships, will face criminal charges after he allegedly forged signatures of key officials in a bid document, a government official said on Friday.

    Kang Un-tae has been accused of forging the signatures of former prime minister Kim Hwang-sik and former culture minister Choe Kwang-sik in a bid document that guaranteed financial aid from the government for the event.

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  • FINAlogoRead The Straits Times via Asia One

    Singapore will host the World Junior Swimming Championships in 2015, after being awarded the hosting rights by Fina, the sport’s international governing body.

    Fina president Julio Maglione made the announcement at a meeting held ahead of the World Championships, which begins today in Barcelona.

    The biennial event for Under-18 swimmers will take place at the aquatic centre of the Singapore Sports Hub, which will be completed next year.

    Budapest was awarded hosting rights for the 2017 edition of the meet.

  • See Asia Society

    Back in 2008, the Beijing National Aquatics Center — more informally known as the Water Cube â€” served as an international stage for China’s engagement with the global public during the Beijing Olympics. Today, it continues this legacy of large-scale broadcasting, standing as a real-time display of China’s mood.

    Unveiled on June 23 of this year, the installation Nature and Man in Rhapsody of Light at the Water Cubeis the product of Jennifer Wen Ma‘s artistic insight, Zheng Jianwei‘s lighting expertise and Guillermo Acevedo‘s programming chops. Together with their team, the three collaborators built a program that aggregates and analyzes millions of emoticons used on micro-blogging site Weibo. Based on the frequency of emoticons, the program constructs a lighting scheme to match the real-time feelings of China’s netizens.

    The sequences are built around the main themes of fire, water, wind, earth, and thunder, and the colors move in daily flux.

  • See Fox8

    The drowning deaths of 3 young people in Northeast Ohio recently have lifeguards and aquatics experts sharing advice on how to really recognize a drowning victim.

    Most people think they would recognize a person in trouble, but the experts say the reality is much more subtle and different than what’s often portrayed in Hollywood and can happen anywhere.

    “It can happen with parents right beside of the child,” said Michelle Rieger, Cleveland State University Aquatics and Safety Coordinator.