Two swimmers having their photo taken by the poolside at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey.
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National Learn to Swim Day
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Ten people die every day in the United States, 2 of the 10 are under the age of 12.
That’s why the YMCA of Greater Cleveland is working to educate kids and parents on the importance of water safety.
Saturday is National Learn to Swim Day. May also marks National Water Safety Month.
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Jamaica’s Blue Marlins’ founder quits after vandals wreck pool
Read The GleanerAfter four years of setting out a swimming program specifically geared to spur the development of Olympic calibre swimmers in the western region of Jamaica; and after pooling all her life savings into that realization, founder of the Blue Marlin Swim Club, Rosemarie Logan, is calling it quits.
Her decision comes after vandals destroyed the $2 million, 25-metre competition-ready vinyl pool located at the Swim Place, Montego River Gardens, on Monday.
“I am done here,” Logan told The Gleaner. “All my four years of investment, personal sacrifice and time is gone. These people have, in effect, ended the dreams of our children with this most cruel act.”
“This is the only competition-ready pool in the region. In fact, outside of the Olympic-size swimming pool at Independence Park (National Stadium), this is the only such one and I am so hurt by the fact that people saw it fit to destroy it,” said Logan.
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Learning to swim: The younger the better
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Swimming is a life-saving skill says James Island swim team coach Eddie Mason, who teaches kids as young as five.
“It keeps them from being afraid of the water as they get older, and we find that the kids who started at five are usually faster and better swimmers by the time they reach ten, 11, and 12.”
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CC photo #506: Miniature mode photo from Istanbul 2012
Just a photo from the spectator stands at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey, during training a couple of days before the competitions.
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Mine-seeking Navy dolphins discover rare 19th century torpedo
Read LA TimesTwo trained dolphins surprise Navy specialists with their find: a Howell torpedo, state-of-the-art for its day in the late 19th century. It’s only the second one known to exist. […]
“Dolphins naturally possess the most sophisticated sonar known to man,” Braden Duryee, an official at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific said after the surprising discovery.
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CC photo #505: David Verraszto on top of the Berlin 2012 World Cup podium
Hungary’s Dávid Verrasztó winner in the men’s 1500 freestyle at the FINA / Arena 2012 Swimming World Cup meet in Berlin, Germany. Poland’s Mateusz Sawrymowicz (POL) second and Richard Nagy (SVK) third. See the result list here.
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Thorpe: The age of the smaller swimmer is dawning
Interesting detail in a story about Ian Thorpe’s continuing comeback, read Asia One:
According to Thorpe, one of the main reasons behind the emergence of Asian swimmers – as well as others with smaller physiques – is the greater ease with which they can turn at the wall.
“For bigger swimmers, the cost of creating speed off the wall is very high because of the size of their muscle mass,” he explained.
“Smaller swimmers can generate the same frequency at a lower energy cost.
“This has blown out of the water a lot of perceptions about swimming; it’s making people rethink what the advantages are.”
Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
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CC photo #504: Istanbul 2012 women’s 100 fly medal podium
Medal winners in the women’s 100 meter butterfly at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. From left to right Liu Zige (China), Ilaria Bianchi (Italy) and Gemma Lowe (Great Britain). See the result list here.
