Swimmer's Daily

  • Everyone knows the ocean is dangerous, and in almost too many ways to count. From booming storms tossing ships around, massive tsunami racing from fault lines towards the shore, or whirlpools swirling like the flush of a giant toilet bowl, the ocean has claimed countless lives over the course of human history. It’s no wonder that stories of sea monsters have circulated across the globe to serve as cautionary tales for anyone willing to venture out towards the bright, blue, endless horizon.

    And those are just the most cinematic dangers. There are also plenty of other, more subtle ways the ocean can get you. The undertow, for instance, is a downward sucking force that happens when water rushes up to a beach and then back out to the ocean, and it’s been known to pull small children under. Rip currents are similar, but are actually waist-to-chest-high waves that don’t break, making their way to shore and then flowing quickly back out to the surf line. Rip tide, as the name says, is a current caused by tidal flow to or from the shore, especially along the edge of an inlet, and the sudden rush of water can be deadly.

    But there’s one dangerous ocean phenomenon you’ve probably never heard of even though it’s actually spectacularly weird to behold: cross seas.

  • Christina Jones, Synchronized swimmer from Las Vegas

    “And you just have to come up and keep smiling.” Christina Jones, born in 1987, discovered her love for water at an early age. As a synchronized swimmer, she trained hard for her dream of the Olympics and finally took the top medal with her team in two competitions in Beijing.

    “Swimming is like this empty canvas where you can do whatever you want. Whenever you want.” Christina was awarded the gold medal at the 2015 Swimming World Championships in Russia, a crowning achievement in her career, together with her partner Bill May – in the first duet event in the history of synchronized swimming.

    “You must trust the water. The second you do it supports you…” Parallel to her swimming career, Christina completed a journalism degree finishing magna cum laude and has since worked successfully not only as a synchronized swimmer but also as a TV commentator. Currently, she performs several times a week in one of the most successful water acrobatics shows on the Las Vegas Strip.

    “And once you’re in that zone it’s something you don’t want to let go of…” In her film, Christina tells us how she experiences her creative flow: how she develops completely detached and weightless acrobatic movements to express her experiences and her personality.

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  • Chandler High School is remembering a longtime swim coach who died from COVID-19 during the summer. The Chandler Unified School District’s governing board voted on Wednesday to rename the aquatics center after Kerry Croswhite. He coached swimming and softball and taught social studies at the school for 15 years of his 35-year teaching career.

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  • Welcome back to University of Nottingham Sport’s Swim School programme. We have been working hard behind the scenes to ensure you can continue to enjoy your swimming lessons in our safe and friendly environment.  

  • Throughout October and November, seven midwives and doctors will be swimming 77 miles in their local pools to raise money for Southampton Hospitals Charity. That’s the combined return distance of swimming from Dover to Calais… twice!

  • Enjoy Delaney Schnell’s Top 3 Dives from the FINA World Championships!

  • Stadium Swim has six pools, including two spas, and can hold about 4,000 people. It’s open every day of the year from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. — and the pools are heated for cooler weather. There are also two swim bars.