Swimmer's Daily

  • A seaside town’s mayor says a pair of skinny dippers who joined in an annual Boxing Day charity swim spoiled the event for many people. Read and listen on BBC News

    “Unfortunately this year two people took it into their heads to skinny dip… which was unpleasant really.

    “But the worst aspect of it was that one of them felt it necessary on the way out to extend or embellish his front with what appeared to be a long sock which made it into an even more unpleasant breach of public decency.”

    Here is a video from the event … but beware, they are in front and quite visible

    Llandudno – Boxing Day Dip 2012

  • Australian Olympian Eamon Sullivan says he is taking a year off competitive swimming before deciding whether he has the desire to have a crack at a fourth Games in Rio de Janeiro. Read for instance ABC Net and news.com.au

  • No no no, this is not a Polar Bear video :-)

  • This is the 93rd annual Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver, BC. An estimated 2,500 swimmers hit the 44 F water with many cracking open the bubbly in a futile attempt to stay warm.

  • A 15 metre high rubber duck has taken to the water in Sydney’s Darling Harbour as part of a rehearsal for a festival at the weekend.

    Its creator Florentijn Hofman explained how he came up with the concept: “We are living on a planet, we are one family, and the global waters are our bathtub, so it joins people.”

  • Awesome outfits at the 2009 Island Games in Godby, Åland, the Manx men’s 4×100 free relay. They were fourth in 3:39.60, we won silver in 3:27.14, see result list here.

    Supermanx

  • Video clip of charity swim in aid of Foyle Hospice. This event was held at Magilligan Point, Limavady on 1 January 2013.

    More bagpipes. In stereo :-)

  • Road trip to Port Morien to see their first Polar Bear Swim…great to see all those smiling faces.

  • The Coney Island Polar Bears Club held it’s annual New Year’s Day Swim.More than 2000 swimmers dove head first into icy freezing water of the Atlantic Ocean. It’s tradition that goes 110 years.Love crazy people of New York.Temperature is 28 F , or t.-2C.

    Billy Idol music and bagpipes :-)