Swimmer's Daily

Month: January 2015

  • Former Dolphins Player Rob Konrad Tells of 16-Hour Swim for Survival

    Former Dolphins Player Rob Konrad Tells of 16-Hour Swim for Survival

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    The 38-year-old Konrad’s escape was a testament to willpower and world-class athleticism. “It’s an incredible story,” the endurance swimmer Diana Nyad said. “Taking his life in his hands and deciding he was going to save himself.” Konrad, who played for the Miami Dolphins from 1999 to 2004, had been around boats since his childhood on…

  • Fueled by Water – Mike Inscore

    Fueled by Water – Mike Inscore

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    Mike is a Los Angeles County Lifeguard Captain who has protected the beaches since 1980. LA lifeguards watch over 72 miles of coastline, from San Pedro to Malibu. When you’re a lifeguard, courage becomes instinct, and bravery is just part of the job description. http://youtu.be/CjcKE-UqsvE

  • Fueled by Water – The Deep Enders

    Fueled by Water – The Deep Enders

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    In open water swimming, you have to develop the strength to go the distance. The Deep Enders members Jim McConica and Tamie Stewart work to find their forever pace. The Deep Enders embrace the freedom of the ocean as well as the power of friendship. http://youtu.be/btd8GmBKIV8

  • Emily Seebohm has some Super Serious Fun

    Emily Seebohm has some Super Serious Fun

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    Olympic swimmer Emily Seebohm shows us how she has #SuperSeriousFun when she’s away from the pool ahead of the BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series.

  • A video message from Ellie Simmonds

    A video message from Ellie Simmonds

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    Four-time Paralympic gold medallist Ellie Simmonds wants you to come join her at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow in six months time.

  • Oscar Kightley faces his fear of water and learns to swim

    Oscar Kightley faces his fear of water and learns to swim

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    Oscar Kightley is two laps into his swim to survive. The actor and comedian has spent the past 20 years being scared of the water. The 44-year-old said his fear of the water followed two near-drowning incidents. “That kind of kept me out, but I always knew I was missing out on something,” he said.…

  • Petition to End “Swimming With Dolphins” Programs Hits the Internet

    Petition to End “Swimming With Dolphins” Programs Hits the Internet

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    With SeaWorld seeing attendance dips, its CEO step down, and people protesting the Miami Seaqiarium’s captivity of Lolita, more and more people are getting involved in trying to save aquatic animals from being used as playthings for tourists. Now a new petition, this one targeting “swimming with dolphins” programs, has hit the internet pleading for Congress…

  • Alia Atkinson: I am a myth-buster

    Alia Atkinson: I am a myth-buster

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    We knew she was a world champion swimmer, but we discovered last Saturday that Alia Atkinson is also a powerful speaker. As she addressed the annual business conference of the GraceKennedy Group, she recounted how she extinguished the notion that swimming “was not for the likes of her”. With little support at the beginning of…

  • US swim stars give swimming lessons at Naval Station Norfolk

    US swim stars give swimming lessons at Naval Station Norfolk

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    Four members of Team USA Swimming spent the day training young athletes in the water. NewsChannel 3’s Blaine Stewart takes us there. When larger than life celebrities, like 11-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte, visit Naval Station Norfolk, it’s bound to make a splash. For Lochte and his teammates, Friday’s swim clinics at the fleet rec…