Swimmer's Daily

  • Local officials have reopened a number of beaches on the west of France, banning any “static presence — seated or lying down”, including picnicking.

    Walkers, swimmers, individual watersports practitioners and anglers are welcome, provided they respect the social-distancing rule of one metre (3.3 feet) between individuals, said a tweet from the Loire-Atlantique department.

    Other beaches remain off-limits, however, including Deauville in Normandy, a favourite with Parisians, for whom it is a 2.5-hour train ride away.

    “If we say we will open the beaches, everyone will descend on them and it will be a terrible crowd,” Deauville mayor Philippe Augier told the France 3 broadcaster.

    Read Yahoo! News

  • As summer approaches, community pools remain closed under public health orders to combat the spread of coronavirus.

    Matt Lane is the CEO of Streamline Brands, an Englewood-based swim school company with nine locations in the Denver metro area and 250 locations nationwide.

    He understands why community pools are closed, but argues his business, offering swim lessons, is an essential public service.

    “What this is all about is saving lives,” said Lane. “It really is one of the first skills that they have to learn on their own away from parents.”

    On average, two children under the age of 14 drown each day in the United States according to the latest numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

    “In the interest of public safety, and saving kids’ lives from the epidemic of drowning, the best thing for us to do is open our doors,” said Lane.

    See CBS Denver

  • While the movement of the Games presents myriad challenges for athletes, including training for another year, it’s the lack of events now that is causing immediate financial strain.

    In women’s rugby, tournaments scheduled in Hong Kong, Canada and Paris presented opportunities for bonuses for finishing in the top four.

    “Depending on how well you do, each tournament you can win a couple thousand dollars,” U.S. co-captain Abby Gustaitis, 29, said. “It’s a significant amount of money for us. You can earn your whole monthly stipend in one tournament.”

    Swimming offers similar opportunities with its TYR Pro Swim Series, which held two events this year before USA Swimming canceled stops in Mission Viejo, Calif., and Indianapolis because of the coronavirus.

    Winners receive $1,500, second-place finishers $1,000 and third-place finishers $500, said Madisyn Cox, the 2017 world bronze medalist in the 200 individual medley.

    “You can go out of there with nothing, or I think I’ve made up to $4,500,” said Cox, 24, who is planning to defer medical school because of the postponement.

    Read USA Today

  • At least five experienced surfers have drowned after going out in stormy weather off the coast of The Hague, Dutch authorities have said.

    The group of men, aged between 22 and 38, were among 10 surfers and swimmers who took to the water in Scheveningen on Monday evening in heavy weather that generated a thick layer of seafoam and hampered rescue efforts.

    Three of the bodies were not found until Tuesday morning and police remain unclear if more would be discovered after the coast guard picked up more surfboards than victims. The fifth body was spotted but had not been recovered by Tuesday afternoon.

    Rescuers could be seen searching through the foam, which was waist-deep on the beach.

    Read The Guardian

     

  • Ohio Governor Mike DeWine says guidelines are coming Thursday on swimming pools.

    He says Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is working on the swimming pool issue, and they’ll be speaking on that and other summer activities tomorrow.

  • Follow the Nudgee College Swimming team as they contest the 2020 GPS Swimming Championships.

  • LA County Lifeguard specialist Pono Barnes talked to DeMarco Morgan about what people need to know about visiting the beach in the time of coronavirus.

  • Relive the full Men’s Marathon Swimming competition of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing! Maarten van der Weijden from the Netherlands, Thomas Lurz from Germany, and David Davies from Great Britain all made it to the podium. Who would win the Gold Medal for their country? Stay tuned to find out!

  • During the 2011 edition of the FINA World Championships in Shanghai, Natalia Ishchenko performed in 6 out of the 7 routines in the competition and received Gold in each and every one of them. Watch her mesmerizing performance in the Solo Free routine!