The Week (and More) in Swimming

Props to Missy Franklin, Cullen Jones, Rowdy Gaines, and the other Olympic swimmers who teach lower-income kids to swim through the USA Swimming Foundation. (US News & World Report)

Last year, he completed an Olympic-distance triathlon while carrying a 100-pound tree. This year, Ross Edgely aims to set four world records with something he's calling Strongman Swimming. (GQ)

Part of the "Meditation for Real Life" series, these tips can help you be mindful while swimming. (New York Times)

Here's how to perform your usual gym moves in the pool this summer. (Sports Illustrated) Or try this 30-minute workout for beginning swimmers. (Health)

Don't miss these stunning photos from a Scottish filmmaker documenting his wild swimming. (BBC)

Get inspired: This six-year-old born without arms now swims competitively! (AOL, with slideshow) And this 74-year-old Olympic swimmer now teaches veterans how to swim. (Fox, with video)

Had an amazing time with the USA Swimming Foundation teaching young kids and parents alike the importance of learning to swim and being safer around the water. From teaching kids to blow bubbles or swim freestyle, the experience was extremely rewarding. Watching the kids get out of the water with new found confidence and the same love for the water that I have was so inspiring. Not only am I trying to change their lives, but they are most definitely changing mine. Thanks to @rowdygaines @cullenjones @usaswimming @Swimfoundation for allowing me to join! #MakeaSplash

A post shared by Simone Manuel (@swimone13) on May 13, 2017 at 5:37pm PDT

Exciting races today as @SwimHaley & @_davidheron_ take the 5K titles to conclude #OWNats! 🙌🏼😎 #OpenWater #Swimming #CastaicLake (📸: @Mike2Swim)

A post shared by USA Swimming (@usaswimming) on May 21, 2017 at 2:57pm PDT

Bronze in the 200 fly yesterday in 1.55.9 and a win in the 400 Free tonight with 3.46.6, at the Japanese Open. One more day of racing then it's home time 🙌🏼 #Budapest2017

A post shared by ᴊɢ (@james.g.guy) on May 20, 2017 at 7:25am PDT

Wow look at baby Cullen! 🤣‪It's an amazing honor to be inducted into the 2018 NC State Athletic Hall of Fame. I am humbled to be apart of this legendary class. #NCState‬ #RedLegendPride

A post shared by Cullen Jones (@cullenjones) on May 24, 2017 at 8:33am PDT

David Marsh has officially parted ways with SwimMAC! Click on the link in our bio to check out the next swim team he's coaching.

A post shared by Swimming World (@swimmingworldmag) on May 20, 2017 at 4:49am PDT

Our @blueseventy Swim of the Week is @uk_swimdive's Asia Seidt's 2:09 200 back from the Atlanta Classic. You can read more at the link in the bio.

A post shared by SwimSwam (@swimswamnews) on May 23, 2017 at 2:43pm PDT

2017 Adventures 100% CONFIRMED: Introducing #StrongmanSwimming ~ In 2016 I completed the first Tree-athlon (an Olympic Distance Triathlon carrying a 100lbs tree) to raise money for charity. But in 2017 the tree-athlete will LIVE ON! Taking things up a level and (training @davidlloydleisure and coached by the legend @kerianne_payne and her @triscape_ team) I will complete a year-long series of extreme, long-distance, open water swimming events with a 100lbs tree attached to my trunks (again to raise money & awareness for some amazing causes). Completed in some of the world’s most stunning seas, rivers and lakes, it will start with a 10km swim in the Lake District during the Windermere @great_swim on June 10th, go via the historic banks of the river Thames (15km) and stunning scenery of Loch Lomond (20km) and will all end back at the sport's birthplace in the Caribbean as I attempt to become the first person to swim 40km from the island of Martinique to St Lucia on November 12th in partnership with the legends at @TheBodyHoliday all fuelled on a lot of @theproteinworks nut butter, haha ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Get signed up (FREE) to my newsletter (link in bio) to follow my diet, training, charities, partner announcements AND maybe more events added ;-) This will be a CRAZY year of sharks, swims and seaweed, haha as i push the boundaries of "human capabilities and common sense" to quote my GIANT friend @bigbenchre Haha :-) So tag EVERYONE and anyone!

A post shared by Ross Edgley (@rossedgley) on Apr 28, 2017 at 2:16am PDT

Published on: November 25th, 2017

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