Swimmer's Daily

  • Over 300,000 people a year die from drowning globally, mostly in developing countries.

    3500 Americans a year die from drowning, mostly from low to middle income and black and brown communities.

    Contributors factors: access to pools and other bodies of water, fear of water, cost of learning to swim programs.

    Our guest in this episode is on a mission to change those stats, and by the way, leave it to a Paralympian without the full function of his limbs to show the world that anyone CAN swim.

    Jamal Hill is an American Paralympic swimmer currently competing in the S10 classification (for those of you who aren’t familiar with para classification, we talk about it). He’s a many-time US national champion and currently focused on qualifying for Tokyo.

    Jamal runs a non-profit called SwimUpHill that teaches a learn-to-swim curriculum called the BOWL / BENCH / BUCKET method that doesn’t require a pool or body of water. Their goal: teach a million people to swim.

    People if you’re not out there getting it done, listen to the words of this dude and go get after it.

    He’s awesome. Here’s our conversation with Jamal Hill.

    https://youtu.be/Gs4_lXQq3Zg

  • Congratulations to all Ashgrove swimmers who competed at Chandler. A big thanks to the 2021 swim captains: Matthew Magnussen and Jack Goyen

  • See some of the best shots from Gopher Women’s Swimming at the 2021 B1G Championships at Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center in Minneapolis.

  • Coach Craig decided to share some pearls of wisdom on what you learn about yourself from taking on challenges. Challenges no matter how big or small will change you. That change is incredible and you learn the tools to succeed in the process. Challenges are what make life FUN! Be a success, take on BIG challenges!

  • Gary Hall Sr. talks about his teammate, roommate, and friend, Mark Spitz.

    “He was the Michael Phelps of our generation.” – Dr. Gary Hall Sr.

  • Swim Across America is returning to St. Louis this summer for its 6th annual Open Water Swim event on August 28, 2021. Enjoy a beautiful summer day at Innsbrook Resort and take part in a 1/2 mile, 1 mile or 2 mile swim on pristine Alpine Lake. Not a swimmer? You can still participate as an individual or team member with the activity of your choice through SAA My Way.

    All money raised stays local, at the Siteman Cancer Center, where it all goes straight to cutting-edge research projects.

    Go to www.swimacrossamerica.org/stlouis to learn more. Help us make this year’s event even more successful and memorable!

  • Olympic Swimmer Dylan Carter from Trinidad and Tobago shows you how to master the undulation in the discipline of Butterfly. Undulation in Butterfly is so important because it saves your energy throughout the race rather than just powering throw with your upper body. Enjoy watching!

  • Visit lrtrojans.com – the OFFICIAL site for Little Rock Athletics with news, information, videos, and more for all of your favorite Trojan sports.

  • We speak to Olympian Keri-anne Payne and our Swim Doctor, Tracy White who is based at Charlton Lido, about how to maintain your swimming fitness while we are in Lockdown.

    The talk covers exercises linked to strengthening the key muscle group areas associated with breathing, body position, and propulsion, to ensure you are in good shape to be able to return to swimming when pools reopen.