Swimmer's Daily

  • Scottish Swimming is the national governing body for swimming in Scotland, representing clubs, swim schools, aquatic disciplines, athletes, coaches and thousands of talented and committed volunteers across the entire swimmer pathway from development and participation through to performance. Our vision is to ensure that every single person in Scotland has access to quality swimming programmes, regardless of age or ability.

  • The North Arundel Aquatic Center in Glen Burnie is closing for 14 days after a patron tested positive for COVID-19, the Anne Arundel County Department of Health said Wednesday.

  • Swimming in the Goburra Pool along the Pipeline Trail in the Heathcote National Park south of Sydney, Australia. Includes a panorama of the pool and swimming up to the water lilies on the opposite side of the pool, as well as a little peek at Yabba Pool upstream.

  • Competitive freediving champion Claire Walsh joins me on this week’s Real Health to talk about breathing techniques and how they can improve your wellness and even enhance performance.

    Claire can hold her breath under water for 5m59 seconds, diving to a depth of 60m – the equivalent of the height of Dublin’s Liberty Hall – and she tells me why she decided to give up the day job to concentrate full time on freediving. She also explains some of the breathing exercises you can use at any time during the day to help with stress and anxiety.

    It’s about slowing things down and reconnecting with yourself and your body through your breathing, Claire tells me, and it really can be as simple as that.

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    https://soundcloud.com/realhealthpodcast/breathe-for-life-with-claire-walsh

  • Senegal and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have mutually agreed to postpone the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Dakar 2022 to 2026.

    President Macky Sall’s proposal was welcomed by IOC President Thomas Bach, following in-depth discussions on the subject. This postponement meets the requirement of responsibility and the concern for efficiency imposed by current circumstances.

    The postponement of Dakar 2022 allows the IOC, the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and the International Federations (IFs) to better plan their activities, which have been strongly affected by the postponement of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, by the subsequent postponements of major international sports events, and by the operational and financial consequences of the global health crisis.

    At the same time, it allows Senegal to carry on the excellent preparations for the Youth Olympic Games. The two leaders, who praised the progress made so far, have jointly renewed their confidence in Dakar 2022 President Mamadou Diagna Ndiaye, IOC Member in Senegal, and both remain fully committed to the great success of these Youth Olympic Games, the first Olympic event ever to be organised in Africa.

    The IOC and Senegal understand that this news will be disappointing for many young athletes. Both parties can only appeal to their understanding. This agreement results from the large scale of the operational challenges which the IOC, the NOCs and the IFs are facing following the postponement of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. With this in mind, the IOC will continue to offer all IFs and NOC Continental Associations the full content of the educational programmes of the Youth Olympic Games. This will allow for the objectives of this very important and much-appreciated component of the YOG to be maintained through the many events organised between now and 2026, in particular during the Continental Youth Games.

    “This amicable agreement illustrates the mutual trust between Senegal and the IOC. I would like to express my sincere thanks to President Macky Sall, a great friend and supporter of the Olympic Movement, for this exceptional relationship of trust and quality. For all these reasons, I am sure that, together, we will organise fantastic Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026 for Senegal, the entire African continent and all the young athletes of the world,” said IOC President Thomas Bach.

    “I would like to reiterate that the IOC has my full support for the organisation of the Youth Olympic Games, postponed to 2026. I take this opportunity to reaffirm my confidence in the Executive Board and welcome the commitment of its teams, working side by side with us, to make Dakar 2026, the first Olympic event in Africa, a successful and memorable occasion”, said President Macky Sall.

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  • A short video showing you what to expect at our pools after re-opening

  • A Charlotte County woman was arrested after breaking into her neighbors lani and going for a swim naked. The homeowner saw it on his surveillance video and called the cops.

  • Ryan Lochte chatted with Access Hollywood’s Kit Hoover about his new documentary “In Deep with Ryan Lochte,” which is available to watch now on NBCUniversal’s new streaming platform, Peacock. The Olympic gold medal swimmer shared how fans will finally get to see the “real” him in the documentary. He noted that it wasn’t hard revisiting his Rio scandal because it has helped shape who he is today. Ryan also gushed about his family, including being a girl dad to his one-year-old daughter Liv Rae. Plus, Ryan admitted that he “took it easy” on Prince Harry when they raced in a Vegas pool back in 2012, but he said if they had the chance to compete again, he wouldn’t throw in the towel so easily this time around.

  • New to swimming? Try these beginner swim workouts to get faster, improve your stroke technique and make the most of your time in the water!

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