Lane 1 - Dallas Voice posts "Tyler YMCA accused of discriminating against LGBT families…in Tyler, a lesbian couple wants to join the YMCA, but the organization won’t allow them to. Well, the YMCA did allow them to join as a family when their 10-year-old son was on the swim team. But now that the organization doesn’t get anything out of deal, the YMCA reportedly says no."
Lane 2 - via Youtube "Oscar Piper has been diving since he was four-year-old and can leap off 10m boards. He is coached by Andy Banks, the Plymouth diving guru who guided Tom Daley from youngster to Olympic bronze medalist and TV star. Tom posted his own footage of Oscar on Twitter after he was snubbed from his TV show Splash!"
Lane 3 - UnRealityTV posts "Splash! stars Anthony Ogogo and Jake Canuso are engaged in a battle of the budgie smugglers! However, Olympian Anthony Ogogo and Benidorm actor Jake Canuso are
reportedly actively embracing the battle of the budgie smugglers, and trying to make their pants smaller and more glitzy. TV Biz reports, “Anthony wore bronze trunks in Week One and plans to wear a pair of snazzy silver ones for tonight’s semi-finals. “Now Jake wants the trunks he is wearing to be made smaller — but with padded fabric. When Anthony found out, he requested the same.” Daily Mail posts "It will be alright on the night: The stars of Splash! perfect their dives ahead of live final with Tom Daley in tow. It's the show that has been panned by critics but proved something of a ratings hit. And as the stars of ITV1's newest show Splash! gear up for Saturday night's live final, cameras were on hand to capture them in rehearsals. There to cheer the celebrity divers on as they perfected their entrances into the water mentor and Olympic champion, Tom Daley was also in tow."
Lane 4 - Chelsea Standard posts "Aberdeen Bike and Outdoors hosting Olympian Sheila Taormina. She will talk about swimming and her new book "Swim Speed Secrets," which helps triathletes and swimmers overhaul their stroke. She has also created "Swim Speed Workouts," which are waterproof cards that translate the book into workouts, drills and a 16-week training plan. Taormina, 43, is the only woman to appear in four consecutive Olympiads in three different events – swimming in 1996, triathlon in 2000 and 2004,
and modern pentathlon in 2008."
Lane 5 - The Telegraph posts "Olympian Alicia Coutts ponders tough decision as she prepares for the world titles in Barcelona. ALICIA Coutts still wonders if she missed her world title opportunity, which is why her next decision in the pool is so difficult. The five-times Olympic medallist from London faces a crucial decision in the lead up to the 2013 world titles in Barcelona as her two favourite events - the 100m butterfly and 200m medley - are on the same day of competition."
Lane 6 - Women's Health posts "Best Swimming Workout: Lose Body Fat in the Pool. Swimming workouts burn fat, trim inches and help you get stronger, fitter and healthier than ever. The body-shaping benefits of swimming workouts are the result of a perfect storm of calorie burn and muscle recruitment. An easy swim burns around 500 calories an hour, while a vigorous effort can torch almost 700. And because water is nearly 800 times denser than air, each kick, push, and pull is like a mini resistance workout for your entire body—especially your core, hips, arms, shoulders, and glutes. So in addition to blasting calories as you swim, you build lean muscle, which ignites your metabolism so that you burn more calories once you've showered and dried off."
Lane 7 - NTV Kenya posts via youtube "Women And Power: Trainer splashes her way to fun & money. Do you know how to swim? For most people, swimming comes across as a luxury sport. Learning how to swim can help you out when you find yourself in water or even during floods. On Women And Power this week, Lizz Ntonjira speaks to Ann Kanai a swimming teacher who opted to start her own swimming school right here in Nairobi."
Lane 8 - The Sydney Morning Herald posts "Olympic triumph is anything but a past glory. Six months after the Olympics, gold-medal winners reflect on their success…For Cate Campbell, it resulted in her first real job. Sally Pearson literally scaled new heights. And if a place in history wasn't enough for Anna Meares, she also quipped: ''I don't think I bought a drink or a meal for the first month that I was home.'' Now that six months have passed…Our swimmers and track and field stars don't struggle for publicity. But for sports like kayaking, rowing and sailing, London success has given an opportunity to lift their profiles."
