Swimmer's Daily

  • Two brothers survived the 2008 hurricane Katrina in New Orleans by busting a hole through the roof of their home to escape the high floodwaters. Though they lived to tell the story it wasn’t without a long-lasting trauma. For years they harbored a terrible fear of water that prevented them from entering any body of water larger than a hotel jacuzzi. In 2018, these young men learned to sink, float, and swim an elementary breaststroke in 3.5-hours as two of the very first, Swim UP Hill Method students with Jamal Hill.

  • A new report says fault lines like the ones off the coast of California could be more likely to cause tsunamis than previously thought.

  • We talk with him about his training and how his love for swimming led to where he is today.

  • About 100 migrants, some using inflatable rings, arrive on a beach in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from neighboring Morocco. The migrants set off from beaches south of Ceuta and have been detained after entering the tiny Spanish territory. Ceuta, together with a second Spanish enclave in north Africa, Melilla, have the European Union’s only land borders with Africa, making them popular entry points for migrants seeking a better life in Europe.

  • Hiroshi Mikitani, the CEO of Rakuten, speaks to CNN’s Selina Wang exclusively that it’s a “suicide mission” to be hosting the Tokyo Olympics this year – the opening ceremony for which is set for July 23.

  • Stunners (WR) from Kolesnikov, Hosszu is back, Britain shines in the relays

    Hungary kicked off the home party with a 1-2 in the 400m IM with Katinka Hosszu winning again, then Russia’s Martin Malyutin claimed gold in the 400m free, followed by a world record blast from compatriot Kliment Kolesnikov in the men’s 50m back. Kolesnikov later anchored the Russian relay to a stunning win in the 4x100m free while Britain triumphed among the women – for the first time since 1927.

    • HOSSZU Katinka HUN 400m Individual Medley Women Final Swimming Budapest – Hungary 17/5/2021 Duna Arena XXXV LEN European Aquatic Championships Photo Andrea Staccioli / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto
    • MALYUTIN Martin RUS 400m Freestyle Men Final Swimming Budapest – Hungary 17/5/2021 Duna Arena XXXV LEN European Aquatic Championships Photo Andrea Staccioli / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto
    • KOLESNIKOV Kliment RUS 50m Backstroke Men Semi-Final Swimming Budapest – Hungary 17/5/2021 Duna Arena XXXV LEN European Aquatic Championships Photo Giorgio Perottino / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto
    • KOLESNIKOV Kliment RUS 50m Backstroke Men Semi-Final Swimming Budapest – Hungary 17/5/2021 Duna Arena XXXV LEN European Aquatic Championships Photo Giorgio Perottino / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto
    • Gold Medal HOSSZU Katinka HUN 400m Individual Medley Women Final Swimming Budapest – Hungary 17/5/2021 Duna Arena XXXV LEN European Aquatic Championships Photo Giorgio Perottino / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto
    • Gold Medal HOSSZU Katinka HUN Silver Medal MIHALYVARI F. Viktoria HUN Silver Medal WILLMOTT Aimee GBR 400m Individual Medley Women Final Swimming Budapest – Hungary 17/5/2021 Duna Arena XXXV LEN European Aquatic Championships Photo Giorgio Perottino / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto
    • Gold Medal MALYUTIN Martin RUS Silver Medal AUBOECK Felix AUT Bronze Medal RAPSYS Danas LTU 400m Freestyle Men Final Swimming Budapest – Hungary 17/5/2021 Duna Arena XXXV LEN European Aquatic Championships Photo Giorgio Perottino / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto
    • Gold Medal GREAT BRITAIN HOPE Lucy GBR HOPKIN Anna GBR WOOD Abbie GBR ANDERSON Freya GBR Silver Medal NETHERLANDS KROMOWIDJOJO Ranomi NED TOUSSAINT Kira NED STEENBERGEN Marrit NED HEEMSKERK Femke NED Bronze Medal FRANCE WATTEL Marie FRA BONNET Charlotte FRA MARTIN Anouchka FRA TOUATI Assia FRA 4x100m Freestyle Women Final Swimming Budapest – Hungary 17/5/2021 Duna Arena XXXV LEN European Aquatic Championships Photo Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto
    • Gold Medal RUSSIA MINAKOV Andrei RUS SHCHEGOLEV Aleksandr RUS GRINEV Vladislav RUS KOLESNIKOV Kliment RUS Silver Medal GREAT BRITAIN DEAN Thomas GBR RICHARDS Matthew GBR GUY James GBR SCOTT Duncan GBR Bronze Medal ITALY MIRESSI Alessandro ITA ZAZZERI Lorenzo ITA CECCON Thomas ITA FRIGO Manuel ITA 4×100 Freestyle Men Final Swimming Budapest – Hungary 17/5/2021 Duna Arena XXXV LEN European Aquatic Championships Photo Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto
    • GREAT BRITAIN GBR HOPE Lucy – HOPKIN Anna – WOOD Abbie – ANDERSON Freya Gold Medal 4×100 Freestyle Women Relay Swimming Budapest – Hungary 17/5/2021 Duna Arena XXXV LEN European Aquatic Championships Photo Andrea Staccioli / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto
    • RUSSIA RUS Gold Medal MINAKOV Andrei – SHCHEGOLEV Aleksandr – GRINEV Vladislav – KOLESNIKOV Kliment 4×100 Freestyle Men Relay Swimming Budapest – Hungary 17/5/2021 Duna Arena XXXV LEN European Aquatic Championships Photo Andrea Staccioli / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto

    Hungary’s medley queen Katinka Hosszu, after a year of suffering without races, put everything together to be ready for the home Europeans. Landing shortly before the start after a training camp, she was back on top and ruled the field once more, leading the race from the beginning and her 4:34 was reminiscent of her old self. It was a Magyar 1-2 at the end – the morning showed the hosts’ usual strength in medley, they claimed four of the first five places in the heats though only the two best could advance and Viktoria Mihalyvari-Farkas could repeat her great swim from the morning to finish runner-up, tied with Britain’s Aimee Willmott.

    Next came the men’s 400m which promised a pretty tight race as six swimmers came within 0.6sec in the morning. A bit surprisingly, the winner to hit in first swam on lane 7: Martin Malyutin turned 5th at the halfway mark but switched gears and managed to pass Felix Aubock on lane 6 over the last 50m. The Austrian was still all tears while talking after the race as he celebrated his first-ever medal after missing the podium twice in 2016 and 2018 (was 4th). To complete the ‘outsiders’ triumphs, Lithuania’s Danas Rapsys came third on lane 1.

    The middle part of the opening day schedule usually does not promise too much excitements with a series of semi-finals but this time Kliment Kolesnikov re-wrote the headlines by setting a new world record (23.93) in the 50m back. The Russian rocket beat his own mark he had clocked in Glasgow 2018, becoming the first man ever going under 24.00 seconds.

    Kolesnikov went on speeding, in the men’s 4x100m free relay he anchored the Russians to victory while clocking 47.10, the best split in the evening. They had three 47sec laps like the Italians but Kolesnikov made the difference at the end just like Britain’s Duncan Scott whose 47.19 gave his team the edge over Italy, by 0.31sec. GB waited for this quite long: beforehand, team GB stood on the podium in the sprint relay in 1962. By then the Brits had already bagged a relay gold among the women – a truly amazing outcome as their last win in this event dates back to the very first time this relay was in the programme: in Bologna 1927. And the last time they had a medal at all was in 2010, apparently here in Budapest.

    Press release from LEN, photos courtesy of Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto

  • Teen’s American River Drowning A Tragic Reminder Of Water Safety

    The death is a reminder that just because the water level is lower right now, it doesn’t mean it’s any less dangerous. That spot on the American River may be an ideal setting on a hot day, but it can also be a danger zone.

  • Student-athletes who swim for Portland Public Schools will not have a season this year due to a lack of staffing at the pools.

    The district partners with Portland Parks and Recreation for pool time. Parks and Rec had to lay off multiple staff members last year and the department doesn’t have enough time to hire and train lifeguards in order to open the pools.

    This means hundreds of Portland swimmers are stuck on dry land this spring.

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