Swimmer's Daily

Month: August 2011

  • The US East Coast hit by (massive) earthquake

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    Millions of Americans from Georgia to Canada were jolted Tuesday by the most powerful earthquake to hit the US East Coast in decades. Summer Sanders tweeted about how crazy it feels to be in a swimming pool during an earthquake, while Michael Phelps felt nothing. Ricky Berens felt that he was missing out on something,…

  • Charlene of Monaco makes the International Best-Dressed List

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    Vanity Fair has revealed its 2011 International Best-Dressed List, featuring style icons like Michelle and Barack Obama, Kate Middleton, Justin Timberlake and Princess Charlene of Monaco. Charlene is only one of three royals making the list, alongside Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser of Qatar. Bartal forced me to post this, with…

  • Record number of drownings, shame on us

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    This is just wrong, cities across the United States are experiencing record drownings this summer, despite efforts to raise awareness about water safety and the importance of life-saving swimming lessons. We should know better, the safety tips are simple, and our possibilities to spread them are better than ever. Read what Cullen Jones has to…

  • Work Drugs – Swimmer Girl

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    Released in celebration of the Third Wave Remix Competition, there is something very Pamela about this music video. Via Potholes In My Blog.

  • Swimming can help beat cancer

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    A recent report by Macmillan Cancer Support advices that cancer patients receiving treatment should be encouraged to take part in two and a half hours of physical activity every week, supporting the benefits of swimming in maintaining an active and healthy lifestyle. See swimming.org.

  • Japanese diver survives mishap by swimming 30 km to safety

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    They had been making two successful dives to a wreck in the South China Sea, when they surfaced after the third and discovered that the boatman had panicked and left. Two of the divers stayed at the location and were rescued after 8 hours, while 39-year-old Hisashi Koze swam to the shore, 30 km nonstop…

  • Nobody caught doping at the Shanghai 2011 World Championships

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    The Swimmers Circle predicted this already on July 31, and now FINA confirms that all 362 doping tests were negative, that were collected during the 14th FINA World Championships in Shanghai. This total represents 311 urine sample (including 43 EPO screenings) and 51 blood samples. No anti-doping violations were reported. Via Hollandswimming.nl.

  • Obama’s vacation: Reading, swimming and socializing

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    Eat dirt baseball, basketball and whatever, the President swims when he is on vacation. In other news Megan Fox also enjoys swimming, seen here on set of THIS IS 40 with (lucky) Jason Segel and Chris O’Dowd, from her Facebook page. Via USA Today and Just Jared.

  • George Bovell III ‘cheats death’ in car crash

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    According to Trinidad & Tobago’s Newsday, Olympic bronze medallist George Bovell III cheated death yesterday morning after he crashed his BMW car in an accident while on his way to spearfish at an oil platform in Mayaro. He was rushed unconscious to the Sangre Grande District Hospital where he received initial treatment and was stabilised,…