Swimmer's Daily

  • Strong winds, rip currents and rough waves make for a situation that is not safe for even for the strongest swimmers.

  • My guest today is Olympic swimmer Brent Hayden. He is considered Canada’s greatest swimmer. He is looking to make a comeback and be a part of the next Summer Olympics

  • Swim with bands for dryland workouts! This Athlete Approved video features Olympic Swim Coach Mike Bottom and All-American Tommy Cope. 🥇They demonstrate swimming exercises using the HALO SPandle (Swim Paddle Handle) and H.E.A.T. (High Elow Attached Tubing). 🏊‍♀️ 🏊‍♂️

  • See how our swimmers will maintain Social Distancing Guidelines at Whitworth. For Swimmers by Swimmers, Dryland, Strength & Yoga workouts. Training with the Spokane Waves Aquatic Team (SWAT)

    https://youtu.be/abT2Yylpyl0

  • It’s been a rough few months for all swimmers, but we want you to know that as pools begin to open, we are there for you.

    https://youtu.be/j5-Aeu5Aa9Q

  • Two friends, out for a day of swimming (illegally) in Kaliasot Dam in Bhopal, got more adventure than they bargained for when a crocodile tried to make a meal of one of them on Tuesday.

    The croc clamped its jaws on the right thigh of 30-year-old Amit Jatav. But his friend Gajendra Yadav’s courage, and a wooden pole they used as a selfie-stick, turned into croc-poke-stick, saved the day. Jatav is in hospital, minus a chunk of his thigh and plus 30 stitches, and the two friends have a wild story to tell and re-tell.

    Read Times of India

    https://youtu.be/Oo5gFUShk7Y

     

  • A Florida family captured video of an alligator trespassing on their property and taking a dip in their backyard swimming pool.

    Carlos Rivera said he had to convince his family he wasn’t pranking them when he alerted them to the gator swimming in the pool behind their Hillsborough County home.

    “I noticed there was a gator in there. I told everybody, but everybody thought I was just joking,” Rivera told WFTS-TV.

    Rivera and his daughter, Veronica, called for backup from Veronica’s boyfriend and decided to handle the trespasser without calling wildlife authorities for help.

    “We saw him walking around for a while and we were wondering who we should call like my dad said and then we decided it’s probably best because it was a baby alligator so we thought we could handle it,” Veronica Rivera said.

    The group scooped the gator up in a garbage bin and released it in a nearby pond where alligators are known to reside.

    See UPI

  • A cliff diver was rescued Wednesday afternoon after he was knocked unconscious at Beale Falls.

    According to Cal Fire, the victim jumped from approximately 70 feet above the water and was knocked unconscious upon impact with the water.

    Fortunately, a group of competitive swimmers from the Bay Area witnessed the whole thing and swam over to rescue the victim.

    “It was about three minutes he was face down in the water,” Jacklyn Scheberies, one of the hero swimmers, said.

    Scheberies is a sophomore at the University of Nevada – Las Vegas and is on the Rebels swim team. Friends Lauren Francis, Malia Henry and Sarah Livingston swam with Scheberies at Castro Valley High School and on a summer swimming team.

    “Something is so wrong and we need to fix it. There was no thought process. It was just happening. So much adrenaline. It was just a go for it moment. Mind completely blank,” Francis, another hero swimmer who just graduated from Castro Valley, said.

    The swimmers were able to get him to the shore and waited until rescuers arrived.

    See CBS Sacramento