Swimmer's Daily

Month: July 2013

  • 3 Tips on Swim Safety

    3 Tips on Swim Safety

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    “We try to make sure we have the swim vests on and be close and make sure that they are always in arms reach or side of the pool or with an adult in the ocean,” says mom Kristen Keffer. 3 Tips on Swim Safety from Lee Memorial Health System on Vimeo.

  • Setting off from Shakespeare Beach

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    “Pre-swim vaseline and pep talk before setting off from Shakespeare Beach. Next stop: France.” I guess it is this guy, Jason Connor swimming the English Channel in July 2013 Setting off from Shakespeare Beach from Jason Connor on Vimeo.

  • Universiade Faces #33. USA

    Universiade Faces #33. USA

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    “This year Americans will be expecting a lot from its swimming team”. Featuring Andrea Kropp, Adam Small, Megan Romano and Stephanie Peacock.

  • 15-year-old Imani Link rescues non-swimming mom, toddler from drowning

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    See nbc4i.com A middle-school-aged girl is being credited for rescuing a woman and her 3-year-old child who fell into the deep end of an apartment pool and began struggling. “I had 3-year-old Alexis in my arms. I slipped where the pool goes from five to 10 feet. I tossed my child to another person and…

  • Belarusian family swimming with wolves

    Belarusian family swimming with wolves

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    See Euronews They may not be man’s best friend, but grey wolves have certainly become good companions for the Selekh family in Belarus. Encouraged by the hunting trade, the wolf population in Belarus is booming. The Selekhs say they found the young pups orphaned by hunters.

  • Melanie Schlanger withdraws from Barcelona 2013 due to a broken rib

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    Read NoosaNews Sunshine Coast swimmer and Olympic gold medallist Melanie Schlanger has withdrawn from this month’s FINA World Championships in Barcelona. Schlanger, who bagged one gold and two silver medals at the 2012 London Olympics, said an ongoing rib injury would keep her from travelling to Spain. “I got a fractured rib about three weeks…

  • Flesh-eating bacteria found in Gulf of Mexico kills one swimmer, infects three others

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    Read ABC 13 There is concern on the Louisiana Gulf Coast after officials say four swimmers contracted flesh-eating bacteria, and one of them died. The victims were supposedly swimming in seawater near the areas of New Orleans and Thibodaux, Louisiana. But doctors say the flesh-eating bacteria has been detected in gulf waters in several states,…

  • Rip currents kill two swimmers in Florida

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    See wptv.com Two people have died after apparently getting caught in strong rip currents. Fourteen-year-old Dushay Morales of Winter Haven was swimming with his younger brother near Anna Maria Island when he disappeared Saturday afternoon. Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputies discovered his body Sunday morning. In a separate incident, a 30-year-old man drowned while swimming…

  • Be more dog

    Be more dog

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    Far out swimming relevant … but this fun ad made me remember swim coaching guru Bill Boomer’s talk about dogs and cats in swimming, the point there being that we should make room for also the “cats” in swim training. Maybe the cats should just give up their lying about and “be more dog!” :-)…