Swimmer's Daily

Month: June 2014

  • Eamon Sullivan out of Commonwealth Games with shoulder injury, Matt Abood replaces him

    Eamon Sullivan out of Commonwealth Games with shoulder injury, Matt Abood replaces him

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    Read The Australian Ongoing shoulder problems have forced veteran swimmer Eamon Sullivan to pull out of next month’s Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Matt Abood will replace the former 50m and 100m freestyle world record holder in Australia’s 59-strong swimming team. “It is very disappointing that I am having to withdraw from the Commonwealth Games team,” said…

  • Sexy at Every Curve: SI Swim Suit Cover Recreated By Plus-Sized Models

    Sexy at Every Curve: SI Swim Suit Cover Recreated By Plus-Sized Models

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    See CBS Local Love this! A bikini brand that believes “sexy curves go beyond a size four” recreated the Sports Illustratedswim suit cover with plus-sized models, E! Onlinereports. Robyn Lawley, Jada Sezer, Shareefa J, and fashion blogger Gabi Gregg are featured in the stunning photo, which will appear in Swimsuits For All new calendar. You can even get it for…

  • 3rd grader brings Ian Crocker back to Maine

    3rd grader brings Ian Crocker back to Maine

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    See WCSH6 Five time Olympic Medalist Ian Crocker has done a lot in his swimming career. Today though he draws crowds in a different capacity, speaking at schools and holding swim clinics across the country. His most recent was held because of a third grade girl who decided to shoot for the stars and actually…

  • Eamon Sullivan targeting Rio Olympics

    Eamon Sullivan targeting Rio Olympics

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    See news.com.au Eamon Sullivan aims to have one last crack at Olympic gold at 2016 Rio Olympics before he calls it quits, with the three-time Olympian currently preparing for the Glasgow Commonwealth games.

  • Chronic pain sufferer Katie Pumphrey completes 15-mile open water swim

    Chronic pain sufferer Katie Pumphrey completes 15-mile open water swim

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    See The Washington Post For the ensuing eight hours and 45 minutes, Pumphrey, 26, would fight fatigue and nausea in the water, pain in her back and, perhaps most difficult, the mental strain of trying to propel herself across the river and back. When she finished, she said, she stood on the beach and cried.…

  • Learning To Swim

    Learning To Swim

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    See keloland.com The Elmen Center offers the “Learn to Swim” program for children. While they have spots available for the sessions, enrollment has been steady with families wanting to teach their children how to swim. “We have parents call all the time — especially in the summer — just so their kids can learn the…

  • Learning to Swim Can Save A Life

    Learning to Swim Can Save A Life

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    See WALB10 With summer here, more of us are looking to cool off by getting in the water. The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta says minorities are most at risk for drowning. One Albany group is helping to bridge that gap by teaching all kids how to swim. Drowning is the number one cause…

  • Why You Don’t Shoot the Wedding Party on a Flimsy Dock

    Why You Don’t Shoot the Wedding Party on a Flimsy Dock

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    See PetaPixel Consider this a friendly reminder for any wedding photographers who haven’t already heard it or maybe even forgot the tip when we shared it almost exactly a year ago. http://youtu.be/oaHi82yRjaw

  • Gator found in Gulfport Swimming Pool

    Gator found in Gulfport Swimming Pool

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    See wjtv.com A Gulfport resident got a big surprise in backyard on Monday when she found a gator in her swimming pool. Officials say the 5-foot-alligator that took up a residence in a backyard swimming pool is on its way to a new home and Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks officials plucked it from the water.…