Swimmer's Daily

  • A large school of Bull Sharks was captured by drone at Sun Fox Sand Bar near North Stradbroke Island today (10th May 2020)…

  • This slower moving swimming specific yoga class is perfect to help you recover after a workout or after a training block.

  • This video aims to explain and demonstrate the ‘how’ and ‘why’ to sight in open water swimming. The thing is, any kind of head movement slows a swimmer down and that includes breathing. Whilst breathing is non-negotiable after a few strokes, sighting is an optional add on, purely to look ahead and see where you are going.

    By developing the sighting technique you will perform better at open water swimming. The wrong technique would be to lift the head right out of the water “water polo drill” for a few strokes to see ahead. This is very tiring but well worth adding into training to see how it does feel.

    The minimalist approach is to do “crocodile eyes” by just lifting the eyes above the surface of the water. Practice this. You may not always see as clearly but if you hone the movement you could, on a fuzzy sight, simply head back down for some strokes and sight again later. You will soon build up a clear picture of where you are and will be saving energy and swimming smoothly.

    The next thing to consider is how to time the crocodile eyes. Trying to do crocodile eyes after breathing could result in you looking off to one side and distorting your perception of straight ahead. A good sighting movement involves doing crocodile eyes as your hand enters the water then turning to the side to breathe with the natural rotation of the stroke whilst lowering your head.

    In open water swimming, the conditions can drastically affect your sighting. Remember your technique. If you can’t see, relax, keep swimming strong with good sighting technique. You will soon be on course.

  • As temperatures heat up and summer swim lessons and public pools get canceled until further notice, a local swim school is offering free virtual swim lessons.

  • Are you ready for our “Top 3 Dives”? We asked Pandelela Pamg, two-time Olympic medallist and five-time World Championships medallist, to tell us which 3 dives from the FINA World Championships she considers as her top 3 favourite! Enjoy her special moments!

  • Rescue Swimmers at Sector North Bend wear two hats as helicopter rescue swimmers and survival technicians. But even with multiple hats, Ansley says there’s a lesser-known skill every Rescue Swimmer in the Coast Guard has.

    “We have 13 swimmers here and along with that, we have some sewing skills that we’ve been taught and we use those on a daily basis for normal everyday things at the unit.” They are used to repairing things like garment bags and patches.

    Rescue Swimmers at Sector North Bend are putting that skill to good use, stepping up to assist their local health care workers.

    “We took this opportunity to say, “‘Hey, you know we have the skills, we have enough ability to add this on top of our every day at work anyway so let’s see what we can do about putting together some masks to help the community,” Ansley said.

    See KGW8

  • Adrian ‘Buff’ van Westenbrugge is on a quest to raise funds for the Clothing Bank hunger relief drive. He swam for 12 hours in his pool, to raise a target of R300 000. His friends who are supporting him, with cycle races have raised a total of R233 000. The goal is to have enough money to feed 1 200 families for weeks to come. Adrian joins us via Skype to share more on his initiative.

  • Get ready for Artistic Swimming and the TEAM FREE FINAL from the 2019 edition of the FINA World Championships, where newcomers Israel qualified for the first-ever time in a World Championships final. Russia, China, and Ukraine were the Top 3 on the podium. Do you remember which team won the Gold Medal? Relive this epic moment with us!

  • Here’s an easy 45-min Indoor Cycle Trainer Session to get you started in the world of stationary cycle training. Led by Swim Ireland National Centre, Dublin swimmer Rory McEvoy, this is a simple workout, designed to get you moving.