Swimming

Phil White and Beth Barnes are revving up for the inaugural World 10-Mile Championships in Vermont. “Our mighty fleet of volunteer patrol boats have all re-enlisted for another adventure,” explains White. “We have now matched swimmers with volunteer yackers with Prouty Beach’s Swimmer and Yacker Tent City is nearing capacity.” The deadline to enter the WOWSA World 10-Mile Championships is June 1st. “The logistics of putting on a swim of this magnitude are daunting,” said White who has always welcomed the opportunity to be creative and serve his community. “We devote the time from June 1st to July 6th to running the very best, the very safest, and the most joyous swim we can. We are still looking for a few more volunteer yackers. Don't miss your ticket to Mighty Memphremagog.” The WOWSA World 10-Mile Championships have an additional goal other than to provide a world-class open water swimming event. “This year, IROC, our wonderful, community recreational center, with its Healthy Changes Initiative for people with chronic conditions went through foreclosure. The IROC is locked up and dark. But a serious effort is underway to buy it back. The growing success of the summer games has been and remains one of the keys to sustainability if the facility is re-purchased and run as a rec center. We are committed to showing potential investors that we can continue to help support operations of our rec center in the future -- if we can buy it back from the bank.” The Northeast Kingdom of Vermont is the most beautiful area of Vermont, but it is also plagued by high levels of unemployment, poverty, obesity, diabetes, smoking, and heart disease. “Our rec center had some great programs that addressed these issues,” continues White, the co-founder of NEKOWSA (Northeast Kingdom Open Water Swimming Association). “A vibrant summer series of running, biking, swimming, and kayaking can support some great causes in this area. Your support can demonstrate to prospective buyers that a rec center is financially viable and sustainable. We have some great high pledge prizes: a Cobra kayak, an Alcatraz swim entry, and a free slot in Ned Denison's Cork Distance Week.” The home-grown, grassroots aquatic initiative has grown from a concept to one day of open water swimming to 11 days of activities, including the inaugural WOWSA World 10-Mile Championships. “It is our honor to open our lakes to a great group of swimmers.” Photo of Lake Memphremagog by Dr. Jim Miller. Copyright © 2013 by Open Water SwimmingFrom Open Water Source's Daily News of Open Water Swimming

"It’s tough." ”Give it your all." "You can push it on this set." When Coach Abe Rogers of the Cambridge Masters Swim Club gives instruction on a set, people listen. They know Rogers has always pushed himself and he expects just as much from himself as he does from the people he coaches in Boston. Rogers was a college swimmer and pro triathlete who ultimately competed in the 2000 USA Olympic Trials. Later, he began coaching masters swimmers and triathletes, but he also recently spent three and a half years with the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division where he was deployed twice to Afghanistan. The harsh climate and challenging conditions only seemed to increase his passion for coaching swimmers and triathletes. Now back home in Boston, the hard-working Rogers is clearly enjoying himself spending innumerable hours on the pool deck teaching, coaching, and pushing a steadily growing number of triathletes, fitness swimmer, and masters swimmers with an understated, but forceful and disciplined style. Besides the time he spends on pool decks and outside helping triathletes manage their open water swimming legs, Rogers' reach also goes much further. He also produces Swim Workouts To Go, a mobile phone app, created together with Harvard University swimming coach Stephanie Morawski. The Swim Workouts To Go app is designed for the athlete who is looking to stay in shape while on the road or lacking access to structured coached workouts. Swim Workouts To Go also links to the United States Masters Swimming's database to provide a means to research what pools are available in specific areas. The app posts new workouts to its site daily with a combination of both freestyle and stroke sets. Depending on the swimmer's ability, the workouts should take between 75-90 minutes. Most workouts average 4000-5000 yards. For more information on the growing Cambridge Masters Swim Club, visit here. Or simply follow via your iPhone with Rogers' Swim Workouts To Go here. Copyright © 2013 by Open Water SwimmingFrom Open Water Source's Daily News of Open Water Swimming

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 24. AS the undisputed featured attraction of the Mel Zajac Jr. International Meet this weekend, superstar Ryan Lochte didn't disappoint on night one with a two-for-tw...

IRVINE, California, May 24. THE Speedo Grand Challenge kicked off today with its first day of competition. The Trojan Swim Club dominated the first night of finals, with Jessica Hardy collecting a do...

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PHOENIX, Arizona, May 24. RICK Curl was sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually abusing one of his former swimmers back in the 1980s, a charge that came to light in July last year and result...

SANTA CLARA, California, May 24. THE kick is so important in freestyle races, especially in the sprints but is growing to be increasingly necessary for success in the distance events. G. John Mullen o...

SANTA CLARA, California, May 24. THE kick is so important in freestyle races, especially in the sprints but is growing to be increasingly necessary for success in the distance events. G. John Mullen o...

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Michigan, May 24. SAGINAW Valley State University director of athletics Mike Watson announced the addition of women's and men's swimming and diving to varsity status. The women's pr...

Lane 1 - Sun Sentinel posts "The Swimming Hall of Fame is nice — at right cost.  Yes, the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale is a nice attraction for the city, and has been since 1965.  And yes, it has been showing its age for a few years. It lacks the buzz to attract people.  But no, that doesn't mean the city should get into any kind of bidding war to keep the facility here. Particularly since the bidding could involve Fort Lauderdale tax dollars against private investment millions in California. That's not a battle Fort Lauderdale should even attempt to win." Lane 2 - Japan Times posts "Kitajima claims victory in 100-meter breaststroke at Japan Open.  Former two-time double gold medal Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima powered to victory in the men’s 100-meter breaststroke on the first day of action Friday at the Japan Open." Lane 3 - Sports Illustrated posts "Breaststroke changes a possibility; more notebook.  As rules stand now, swimmers are permitted one dolphin kick at the start of each breaststroke race and coming off the wall of each turn. However, swimmers tend to fudge the rule by sneaking in an extra, or at least a pseudo-dolphin kick when they can in order to gain an advantage. Now, a proposal presented to FINA, the sport's international governing body, would permit unlimited dolphin kicks to the 15-meter mark after each turn, making the stroke easier for some swimmers, in theory." Lane 4 - The Wave posts "Learn To Swim, Olympians Say.  With May being National Water Safety month, the Swim Strong Foundation hosted its first summer water event in the Rockaways on May 18th at Far Rockaway High School.  Representing the Make a Splash Foundation were two US Olympians. Mel Stewart won three Olympic medals – two gold and one bronze – in Barcelona in 1992. Lenny Krayzelburg is a four-time Olympic gold medalist from the Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 games." Lane 5 - Fox 26 Houston posts (w/video) "Drowning Prevention. Friday night a five year old boy downed. Tragedy struck again on Sunday. This time it was a three year old boy who scaled a fence and drowned in an apartment complex pool. So far nine kids in the Houston area have drowned this year, 74 drowned in Texas last year.  So Thursday the YMCA is kicking off it's "Water Wise" program.. it's an effort to prevent kids from drowning by teaching swimming and water safety to kids and their parents. It's an outreach effort. There's no need to go to a Y, they will go into less affluent apartment complexes to teach the basics." Lane 6 - Philly Burbs posts "The thrill of water polo.  The sport’s lack of popularity in America doesn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the high school athletes who play it.  If you ask most high school students what sports they play, the most common answers might be football, soccer, basketball, track and field or swimming.  Though if you asked me, I’d tell you I play water polo."