Swimmer's Daily

  • On this week’s episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we speak to GB deaf swimmer, Nathan Young about the lack of funding the UK government gives to help him on his journey to become a Deaflympic Champion.

    After the huge success of British Swimming at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the UK government has now given more funding towards Olympic and Paralympic Sport in the lead-up to the Paris 2024 Games. Sadly for our guest Nathan, even though he is one of the top deaf swimmers in the world, he won’t get any part of that funding at all.

    We also talk about his current campaign of trying to build up exposure of GB deaf swimming, how he thinks that the Deaflympics should be on a level playing field with the Olympics and Paralympics, and what it’s like being a swimmer living with the disability of having your hearing impaired.

  • LEN proudly announces its new partnership with the global leader in the pool and wellness equipment, Fluidra. The partnership deal is for four years, from 2021 through 2025 and LEN recognizes Fluidra as its “Official Partner” for temporary swimming pools and equipment.

    “We are happy to welcome Fluidra among our partners, it’s an honor for the LEN Family to have such a highly rated multinational company behind us”, LEN President Paolo Barelli said upon announcing the new partnership with the Spain-based firm, specialized in several fields of aquatics, including pool and wellness facilities construction.

    “European Aquatics constantly prove its quality as the leading continent in the world and LEN is committed to supporting its national Federations, athletes, coaches, and officials to maintain this top-level” president Barelli added. “To achieve this goal, we need great partners, and having Fluidra on board, we are confident that we’ll have more success in the coming years and offer more support to the future hosts of the premium LEN Events.”

    Ignacio Elburgo, General Manager of Fluidra Engineering said: “With this agreement, we give continuity to the alliances we are building with major world organizations in the field of aquatic sports, a discipline that is closely linked to our activity. We hope that this partnership will continue for many years to come, as it is an honor for us to support LEN in its events, as well as to contribute to the improvement of the facilities for the use of athletes. This sponsorship complements the agreements already in place between Fluidra and the Swimming Union of the Americas (UANA), the Oceania Swimming Association (OSA), and the Royal Spanish Swimming Federation (RFEN). In this way, the company continues to demonstrate its firm commitment and collaboration with the major continental organizations.”

    Fluidra, within its activity, it stands out for the extensive offer of innovative products and services, as well as connected solutions, and operates in more than 45 countries with more than 135 sales branches and 35 manufacturing centers globally. Its supply chain is robust and efficient, benefitting from strategically distributed logistics hubs that support manufacturing and distribution centers, as well as a diverse product portfolio that includes some of the world’s best-known pool equipment brands such as Jandy, AstralPool, Polaris, Cepex, Zodiac, CTX Professional, and Gre among others.

    Press release from LEN

  • A child who died last week had developed an illness caused by a rare brain-eating amoeba they contracted while swimming in a pond in central North Carolina, the state health department said.

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the child’s illness was caused by Naegleria fowleri, an amoeba found in freshwater. It can be fatal if forced up the nose, as can occur during jumping into water, diving, water-skiing or other water activities.

    The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services did not specify where the pond was located just that it was on the child’s family’s property in the central part of the state.

    “Our heart-felt condolences and sympathies are with the family and friends of this child,” said State Epidemiologist Zack Moore, M.D. “Although these infections are very rare, this is an important reminder that this amoeba is present in North Carolina and that there are actions people can take to reduce their risk of infection when swimming in the summer.”

    See CBS 17

  • On today’s show, Coach Gary Hall Sr takes a closer look at Caeleb Dressel’s winning 50m freestyle from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. There are five things Caeleb is doing that are noticeable different from the rest of the field. Tune in to find out what they are!

  • What are the commonalities amongst Olympic gold medal winners?

    Rohan Taylor gives you the two things that each of them possesses…

  • A seven-time Olympic gold medalist and record-breaking swimmer, 24-year-old Katie Ledecky is one of the most decorated Olympic athletes from the Tokyo games. She won the first-ever women’s 1500-meter freestyle, won gold in the 800-meter, and two more silver medals in this year’s games, bringing her career total to 10. Ledecky joins Judy Woodruff to discuss her wins and what led to them.

  • Who decides which swimmers get to swim on the relays? What is the process behind choosing the relays?

    Rohan Taylor, the Head Coach of Swimming Australia, discusses in-depth their relay strategy and process.