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Lane 1 - International Design Times posts "Greg Louganis And Johnny Chaillot Are Engaged! Will Olympic Diver And Partner Have Kids?  Greg Louganis is engaged! The 53-year-old diver has announced his engagement to paralegal Johnny Chaillot on Monday, June 17, 2013. "This is what the universe had in store for both of us," Louganis told People magazine exclusively." Lane 2 - Orlando Sentinel posts "Gold medalist leads 'World's Largest Swimming Lesson' at SeaWorld's Aquatica.  SeaWorld Orlando's waterpark Aquatica brought out a ringer to lead the class for the “World’s Largest Swimming Lesson” Tuesday.  Three-time Olympic gold medalist and Winter Haven native Rowdy Gaines kicked off the lesson at the park’s wave pool, where more than 140 kids participated in learning a few swimming basics." Lane 3 - The Sydney Morning Herald posts "Stilnox swimmers await AOC punishment.  Australian swimming's controversial `Stilnox six' will find out their punishment from the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) next week.  The six men's freestyle swimmers have already been disciplined by Swimming Australia but face further sanctions from the AOC.  The swimmers - Eamon Sullivan, Matt Targett, James Magnussen, James Roberts, Tommaso D'Orsogna and Cameron McEvoy - were fined and given suspended sentences by Swimming Australia." Lane 4 - US Weekly posts "Jerry O'Connell Wears Skimpy Orange Speedo, Shows Off Skinny Body. Jerry O'Connell was photographed working on the set of his new CBS comedy series on Friday, June 14, wearing nothing but a bright orange speedo.  The 39-year-old actor showed off his skinny, toned bod in the skimpy swimsuit on location in Woodland Hills, Calif. O'Connell gave photographers a view of his lean muscles while chugging a bottle of water in the sun." Lane 5 - WSOC TV posts (w/video) "Olympian swimmers train for World Championships in Charlotte.  Eyewitness News found out on Tuesday why they are preparing in Charlotte.  "I think Charlotte is a big swim hub. A lot of people are turning their heads to Charlotte," said Olympic swimmer Cullen Jones. Jones is just one of four Olympians on the group called swim elite. Others swimmers on the team are top performers from colleges like Harvard and Auburn." Lane 6 - Team GB posts "Fogg: Barcelona could be last worlds where I swim 1500m free.  Daniel Fogg is well aware that one day he will have to wave goodbye to the pool for good and concentrate purely on making waves in open water swimming.  But the 25-year-old is not about to go out with a whimper and has his sights firmly set on next month’s World Championships to get the ball rolling." Lane 7 - LA Times posts (w/video) "Olympic swimmer Janet Evans delivers message of water safety.  Olympic gold medalist Janet Evans promoted water safety Tuesday while  joining in an attempt to set a world record for the largest simultaneous swimming lesson.  Evans delivered her pitch at a pool facility in La Mirada, one of 700 around the world participating in the event. Aside from setting a record, the endeavor -- billed as "The World's Largest Swimming Lesson" -- had a more serious aim: to stress the importance of teaching children to swim to help prevent drowning." Lane 8 - Sarasota Herald Tribune posts "Sarasota gets its feet wet.  Success of Pan-American championship may be a sign of things to come.  Over the last two weeks, Sarasota County got a taste of what it's like to host a 10-day, international sporting event. The experience left the tourism and business communities hungering for more."

I'm on a roll!  Two days in a row at the pool.  After teaching the 6:30am Spin class I headed to the pool to do a quick workout.  The pool is open to 8:50 so I figured I had 50 minutes to swim.  I really stopped at 8:45 since everyone was getting in the pool for the water class which starts at 9.  Oh well.  I got a workout in.  Warmed up a mixed 500 yards.  Oddly my Garmin Swim had me at 425 at the 400 mark then after swimming 500 yards had me at 400 yards.  It was like I had a time machine on my wrist.  I was pulling and I do realize that this happens from time to time when pulling.  Never a 100 but usually off by a 25 or so.  Oh well. 6x50 kick with fins on 1:05.  Doing a kick set after spinning class is never a fun thing to do.  (300/800) Then I started my main set which I had to stop about 1/2 way.2x50 1x100 - 50s on :50 - 100 on 1:40 (200)4x50 1x200 - 50s on :50 - 200 on 3:20 (400/600)6x50 (300/900)I messed up since these 50's was to be on 45 and I did them on 50.  Here is what I didn't finish:1x300 - 50s on :45 - 300 on 4:304x50 1x200 - 50s on :45 - 200 on 3:002x50 1x100 - 50s on :45 - 100 on nothingSwim faster coming down.  Use the 50s for pace and swim well on the longer swims. So a 1,700 yard workout.  This workout was from a little over a year ago.  I should have been a bit faster in what I swam.  My splits were horrible.  I just couldn't get myself going.  But at least I swam something I guess.  1    :40.6     50     1:212    :41.0     50     1:223    1:22.4     100     1:224    :40.1     50     1:205    :40.7     50     1:216    :40.9     50     1:227    :41.1     50     1:228    2:45.8     200     1:239    :41.1     50     1:2210    :41.0     50     1:2211    :40.2     50     1:2012    :41.0     50     1:2213    :41.3     50     1:2314    :40.8     50     1:22 Summary    14:52.8    900    1:22 MY GTD: Month    Total DistanceJan    6.96 miles (=12,250 yards, =11,201 meters)Feb    6.25 miles (=11,000 yards, =10,058 meters)Mar    2.50 miles (=4,400 yards, =4,023 meters)Apr    7.02 miles (=12,350 yards, =11,293 meters)May    7.10 miles (=12,500 yards, =11,430 meters)Jun    5.26 miles (=9,250 yards, =8,458 meters)Total    35.09 miles (=61,750 yards, =56,464 meters) June is looking like the month I get back on the ball!  Knock on a lane line!

Speedo International has developed a smaller-framed goggles for women that will not lead to aftermarks around your eyes as most swimming goggles do. The new goggles are especially useful for women who swim in the morning before heading to work or at the lunchtime before heading back to work and want to avoid aftermarks. While the goggles do not solve the issue of wet hair, the lack of aftermarks is appreciated by those who want to look their professional best. This new product also reminds us of the difference between open water swimmers and pool swimmers. While many women wear make-up both in the pool and open water, we see a lot less mascara running after women emerge from the oceans and lakes than in the pool. This is primarily due to the habit of swimmers to seek the best seal possible before starting their open water swims and keep their goggles on during their entire workout or race. Conversely, most pool swimmers repeatedly put on and remove their goggle lenses (gaskets) from their eyes during the course of their training in the pool, which ultimately leads to mascara runs. Copyright © 2013 by Open Water SwimmingFrom Open Water Source's Daily News of Open Water Swimming

The 6th Asian Open Water Swimming Championships began this week and continues through June 22nd in Kapchagay City in Kazakhstan. Athletes from Hong Kong, Iran, Kazkahstan, Kyrgyztan, Oman, Syria, and Uzbekistan will take part in the 5 km and 10 km marathon swimming events. The previous Asian Open Water Swimming Championships were held in Oman (2010), Hong Kong (2009 and 2012). Kazakstan's Yuriy Kudinov and China's Cao Shi Yue are the defending champions in 5 km. Kudinov previously represented Russia at several world championships where he won the world championship 25 km race in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2007. He was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in addition to narrowly missing the world record across the English Channel when he was beaten by Petar Stoychev who was swimming on the same day in 2007. He completed his crossing in 7 hours 5 minutes for the third fastest crossing of all time. For more information on the Asian Open Water Swimming Championships, visit here. Copyright © 2013 by Open Water SwimmingFrom Open Water Source's Daily News of Open Water Swimming

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 19. PAUL Powers joins today's edition of The Morning Swim Show shortly after his early decision to attend the University of Michigan. Powers, who made a verbal commitment ...

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 19. PAUL Powers joins today's edition of The Morning Swim Show shortly after his early decision to attend the University of Michigan. Powers, who made a verbal commitment ...

Copyright © 2013 by Open Water SwimmingFrom Open Water Source's Daily News of Open Water Swimming

Column by David Rieder COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, June 18. THE USA Swimming Phillips 66 National Championships will return to television next week, the national governing body announced today. Rac...

Column by David Rieder COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, June 18. THE USA Swimming Phillips 66 National Championships will return to television next week, the national governing body announced today. Rac...