Swimmer's Daily

  • “The simple and astonishing secrets of how to swim in the ocean!”

  • Wednesday 4 December 2013 at 18:00, 25-year-old Chris Christensen had the honor to begin the filling of the 2013 European Short Course Championships pools, on behalf of the Danish national swimming team and federation. This event will be his 8th European Championships, and the first everร‚ย in which the Danes have home advantage.

    – “This is just wild. Next week my family and friends will be sitting here,” says Christensen.

    LEN EM i Kortbanesvรƒฦ’ร‚ยธmning

    (Photo courtesy of Lars Mรƒยธller / The Danish Swimming Federation)

    It takes 24 hours to fill the competition pool – and a little less to fill the a bit smaller warm-up pool. A total of 2.4 million liters of water, that then needs to be heated from 8 degrees Celsius to the 26 that work best for swimmers.

  • AIMG Incheon 2013Right, I’ll categorize this as it should, read VietnamNetBridge

    The current meals of Nguyen Thi Anh Vien, Vietnamโ€™s young talented swimmer, in Florida, USA are huge. She has to eat one kilogram of beef, 50 shrimps, a big plate of noodles, a salad plate, nearly one liter of fresh milk, not to mention fruits in a single meal.

    This menu is certainly different and far beyond that of any athlete of Vietnam and it approaches the standard for the greatest swimmer in history – Michael Phelps. It was suggested by Vienโ€™s American experts based on the actual characteristics of the body and the needs for exercise.

    Only with such food, can Vien ensure enough power at approximately 4,000 calories to maintain daily workouts of 6-7 hours at high intensity. But it is uneasy to eat such a huge amount of food, especially for a girl. To be able to eat in a professional way, Vien used to eat and cry at the same time, and had to have break a few times during a meal.

    Vienโ€™s coach โ€“ Mr. Dang Anh Tuan said that Vienโ€™s exercises are enhanced and her rations are also increased. He will have a headache to find ways for Vien to adapt well to it.

    (Photo courtesy of Hai Thinh, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

  • Boyle’s law in action, this experiment plunging an upside down liquid meter to -55 meter with 1 liter of air inside. There air compressed to 154 ml at the bottom. Freediver accompanying.

  • Awesome freestyle filming and sliding techniques used here

    Behind the Scenes – Insane Slip and Slide!

    And the even more awesome end result

    Slip and Slide LAUNCH RAMP!

  • The Chicago Park District is expanding opportunities for Chicago children to learn to swim. In addition to increasing Sunday hours at select pool locations, the District will offer the first ten-week session of instruction free for children, ages 6 to 17 at pools citywide. Beginning Dec. 2, patrons registering for the winter 2014 session can utilize the “First Free” code to secure one free youth Learn to Swim session. This lifetime code can be used for any first time youth Learn to Swim registrant.

    Chicago Park District Dec. 2013: Learn to Swim

  • “Swimming is a great exercise for all ages and body types. It can be especially good for individuals with a chronic illness like multiple sclerosis (MS). The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) has heard some amazing stories from people who exercise in the water while living with MS.

    http://youtu.be/8zalHNQ2ouA

    During MSAA’s Why I Swim campaign, you can submit your story, letting us know what it means for you to be in the water. If your story is chosen, it will not only serve as an inspiration to the MS community – it will also be professionally produced. In addition, you’ll receive a personalized training session with an aquatics instructor to customize programs to help reach your personal goals.

    Submissions will be accepted until January 2nd, 2014. Visitย http://whyiswim.mymsaa.orgย for details.”

  • Dean Kent 3 x Olympic swimmer teaches you how to turn quicker

    http://youtu.be/SwEjsZRiX8o

  • “To celebrate Perth, the Swan River and our love for open water swimming — the BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series will feature a mass participation open water swim in the Swan River on February 2 [2014].

    Swim The Swan will see recreational swimmers race over five distances — 500m, 1.25km, 2.5km, 5km and the Olympic Marathon distance of 10km. The course starts and finishes at the Barrack Street Jetty, and hugs the city shoreline as swimmers get the rare opportunity to swim looking up at the Perth skyline.”

    Registrations are now open at www.aquaticsuperseries.com.au

    Swim the Swan – BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series