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Tuesday's Swim Report: It's A Beautiful Swim Day

Lane 1 - The University of Texas at Dallas posts "Gala Emphasizes Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion.  Olympic swimmer and cancer survivor Eric Shanteau held up his gold medal, urging audience members to become champions in their own right – champions of diversity.  Shanteau was speaking as master of ceremonies for the Office of Diversity and Community Engagement’s 4th annual Diversity Awards Gala, which honors students, staff, faculty and community members for their commitment to diversity and inclusion. This year’s theme was “Creating the Future: Diversity, a Pathway to Excellence.”

Lane 2 - Investec posts "Check out the behind the scenes footage of the photoshoot we had with Cameron van der Burgh earlier this year.  Investec sponsored Cameron van der Burgh is a South African swimmer. He is Africa's first home-trained world record holder and individual male Olympic Champion He trains with Dirk Lange and is based in Pretoria."

Lane 3 - NBC Bay Area posts "Olympic Swimmer Missy Franklin Graduates High School, Heads to Cal.  Olympic star Missy Franklin is graduating from high school.
  The four-time gold medalist will get her diploma from Regis Jesuit High School in a ceremony in Denver on Monday evening."

Lane 4 - CCTV posts "South African swimmer Zandberg hungry for success.  A little later this year, the world swimming championships takes place in Spain with South African's Cameron van der Burgh and Chad le Clos hoping to build on their Olympic success. But as those two were celebrating gold in London, another swimmer from the Republic was in tears and faced an uncertain future."

Lane 5 - KCET posts "A Dive into the Deep End: The Importance of the Swimming Pool in Southern California.  "The history of backyard swimming was written largely in Los Angeles," noted the Los Angeles Times in 2007. Beginning in 1920 with a Beverley Hills swimming pool at their Pickfair estate, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford could boast of having one of the nation's largest pools (55 feet in width and 100 feet in length), but newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst set the tone with his T-shaped indoor pool, distinguished by the 24-karat gold tiles into its mosaic styled Art Deco walls, in 1924."

Lane 6 - The West posts "D'Orsogna ready to take the next step.  WA swimmer Tommaso D'Orsogna says it is time for him to "step up" both in the pool and out of it as he looks ahead to the world championships.  Controversy has followed D'Orsogna since last year when he was a member of the 4x100m free- style relay team which failed to win a medal at the London Olympics, despite being raging favourites.  The 22-year-old is in his fifth year on the Australian swim team and will feature in July's world championships in Barcelona.  D'Orsogna wasn't entirely satisfied with his performance at last month's national trials in Adelaide."

Lane 7 - Internet Media Labs posts "Olympic Swimmer Cullen Jones Sits Down with Arthur Kade #InTheLab.  Two-Time Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer Cullen Jones talks with Arthur Kade about his "Make A Splash" initiative to stop drowning along with the USA Swimming Foundation and Phillips 66."

Lane 8 - All Voices posts "Why you should hit the pool next time you're at the gym.   With the help of Olympic stars like Michael Phelps and Natalie Coughlin over the past decade or so, swimming has finally garnered the kind of respect amongst Americans it always deserved.  Not only is it an enthralling and fast-paced spectator sport, swimming is a fantastic workout. It is the one cardio activity that utilizes and strengthens every muscle group. Swimming burns calories and upgrades metabolism like no other workout."

Sunday's Swim Report - Splashing It Forward

Lane 1 - Desert Sun posts "Olympians teach water safety in Palm Desert.  On Saturday at the world-class Palm Desert Aquatic Center, Goodell was joined by five other Olympians to take part in the Swim to Win 2013 campaign organized by the Family YMCA of the Desert with help from the City of Palm Desert to raise drowning awareness in the valley.  Palm Desert Mayor Jan Harnik participated in a ribbon-cutting opening ceremony and the six Olympians — Goodell, Janet Evans, Rowdy Gaines, Eric Shanteau, Aaron Peirsol and Chloe Sutton — marched in to the Olympic theme for a singing of the national anthem."

Lane 2 - Youtube has "Arise Entertainment 360, Olympic Swimming Gold Medalist Cullen Jones.  Olympic Swimming Gold Medalist Cullen Jones joins the show to discuss winning the gold and his campaign to teach more children how to swim."

Lane 3 - The Post has "Cameron has hunger for more success.  South African swimming sensation Cameron van der Burgh said he plans to continue his stay on top of the world after his gold medal victories at last year’s Olympics and the 2010 World Swimming Championships.  Visiting UCT yesterday to be named the first South African brand ambassador for a well-known shampoo."

Lane 4 - Daily Star posts "TOM DALEY'S OLYMPIC PARTNER PETER WATERFIELD ENTERED BGT AFTER FUNDING CUTS.  TOM DALEY’s Olympic diving partner Peter Waterfield entered ­Britain’s Got Talent ­after his sports funding was stopped."

Lane 5 - Brooklyn News 12 posts (w/video) "USA Swimming Foundation's Make a Splash water safety initiative kicks off.  The USA Swimming Foundation's Make a Splash water safety initiative kicked off today. The foundation's ambassadors visited nine local pools today to stress the importance of kids learning how to swim."

Lane 6 - ESPN posts "Tulsa inspires small-town Olympic dreams. Sydney. Athens. Beijing. London. Rio. Tulsa.  Wait. What?  One city doesn’t belong, right? If you’re a member of the Tulsa 2024 Olympic Exploratory Committee, though, your answer is that all six cities are equals. We have an almost-Olympic-sized swimming pool in town! It had a leak in it last year, but thanks to a bake sale fundraiser led by the Lions Club, it got patched! We have two diving boards. There is no platform dive, what with the high cost of insurance, but maybe an Olympic event can be added to feature our 38-foot water slide with TWO turns! For the fans, we have a fully stocked snack bar featuring pizza, hot dogs and soda. There is also a blacktop basketball court inside the pool grounds that could host the early rounds of the men's and women's basketball competition. There is no hanging on the rims, however. Doing so results in immediate ejection from the pool grounds."

Saturday's Swim Report - Rice Fights, Thorpe's Flatmate and More Swimming Stuff

Lane 1 - The Sydney Morning Herald has "Thorpe, Middleton flatmates?  It's the rumour that has tongues wagging around London's super-posh Berkeley Square neighborhood.  Middleton's sexuality has also been the subject of much conjecture, though in recent times there has been a concerted effort among his friends to inform the British press he is heterosexual and is dating a string of London beauties.  This is something with which Thorpe himself has long had to contend."  Also "Stephanie Rice and publicity-seeking socialite Roxy Jacenko have been going at it hammer and tongs on Channel Nine's Celebrity Apprentice, but weeks after filming wrapped, their on-air battle has morphed into a public slanging match."

Lane 2 - The Australian posts "Stephanie Rice reveals she was bullied over her weight as a child.  STEPHANIE Rice has revealed being bullied as a "chubby" child drove her to competitive swimming.  The 24-year-old Olympic athlete says the bullying was at its worst when she was between the ages of seven and 12.  "I was bullied quite a lot through primary school," she tells The Sunday Telegraph."

Lane 3 - ABC 7 posts (w/video) "Olympian teaches children the safety of swimming.   He is known as a hometown swimming hero!  His near drowning experience at the age of 5 turned into another kind of statistic. Bronx born, Cullen Jones took lessons and has won 4 Olympic medals. In his role for Make a Splash, he sees himself when he starts teaching New York City kids to swim."

Lane 4 - Messenger-Inquirer posts "Swimmers shine in Masters meet.  Owensboro's Leslie VanWinkle Angermeier and Shawn Maloney were standouts among 1,633 swimmers competing in last weekend's 2013 U.S. Masters  Swimming Spring National Championship held at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis."

Lane 5 - The Daily Review posts "Kelly Medals Twice at U.S. Masters Swimming Spring National Championship.  Mansfield University head women's swimming coach Kaymee Kelly turned in a pair of top 10 finishes at the recent 2013 U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS) Spring National Championship at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis."

Lane 6 - The Race Club posts via youtube "How to Train for a Triathlon - Open Water Swim - Part 2.  In Part 2 on our Open Water Swimming technique videos learn how to navigate your way through a Surf break and get into your Swim faster and safer. Many people don't understand the strength of even a small wave until it hits them while they are standing straight up. Whether the Surf is small or sizeable, these techniques are crucial for gaining an edge on the competition and avoiding a dangerous situation for you or those around you. "

Lane 7 - Radio Australia posts "Be true to yourself, says gay Tongan swimmer.  Tongan swimmer Amini Fonua feels comfortable in his sexuality because he believes that honesty is important to success."

Lane 8 - Newser posts "No replacing Michael Phelps, but US swim team still looks strong heading into next Olympics.  That leaves a big hole on the U.S. team as it prepares for the world championships this summer and begins looking ahead to the 2016 Rio Olympics.  But don't think the Americans are suddenly going to be just another country at the pool. While there's certainly no replacing the winningest Olympian ever, the U.S. has plenty of top swimmers back from its London team, including Ryan Lochte, Missy Franklin and Allison Schmitt."

Friday's Swim Report: Can You See A Swim Beat?

Lane 1 - 9 News posts (w/video) "Olympian helps push summer swim safety.  This is the time of year when families start heading out to swimming pools. Four-time Olympian, Cullen Jones, and swimming legend Rowdy Gaines have teamed up for an initiative to help kids be safe in the water."  Bay News posts (w/video) "Interview with Olympians Cullen Jones and Rowdy Gaines."

Lane 2 - Speedo UK posts "Behind the scenes at the Speedo TriathELITE shoot with Vanessa Raw and Stuart Hayes."

Lane 3 - TechCrunch posts "Instabeat Is Revolutionary HUD For Swimming Goggles You Can Back On Indiegogo.  Instabeat is head-up display unit which attaches to swimming goggles and monitors your heart rate, calories, laps and turns during your swim. It’s been live on crowd funding platform Indiegogo for a few days and is already poised to reach its modest funding target ($29,326 raised, with $35,000 being the goal), meaning the product will almost certainly ship."

Lane 4 - The Sunday Dispatch posts "Swimming with an Olympian.  Young swimmers got the opportunity to interact with a champion when four-time Olympic medalist Peter Vanderkaay conducted a clinic at the Dallas Middle School natatorium."

Lane 5 - digital spy posts "Ryan Lochte on haters: 'I could be perfect and people would hate me'.  "I try not to read the negative comments, and when I do, I let it roll off my back," he said. "I remind myself that there will always be haters as long as you are in the public eye.  "You could literally be perfect and people would still hate you, for being perfect. I surround myself with family and friends, and it's all good."

Lane 6 - WECT posts "Online petition created in hopes of saving UNCW swim and dive teams.  UNCW Swimming and Diving teams go viral. After a recommendation was made to cut five UNCW sports teams including the swimming and diving program, members of the teams are taking a stand.  An online petition was created by women's swim team captain Sarah Smith in hopes of raising awareness of their cause.  Within 24 hours of being created, the petition had over 6,000 signatures. Even Olympic swimmers including Ryan Lochte and Dara Torres have re-tweeted tweets from UNCW swimmers."

Lane 7 - Sunrise on 7 posts "Swimmer needs support for charity.  Chloe McCardel is swimming the 170km from Cuba to America for charity, but needs more corporate support for it to happen. She chats to Sunrise about why she's doing it."

Lane 8 - Boston.com posts "Hottest hotel pools around the world.  With the unofficial start of summer around the corner, it's officially time to start thinking about your summer travel plans."

Sunday's Swim Report: Keep On Stroking Till You Can't Stroke Anymore, Wait, What?

Lane 1 - Harlem World posts "Olympic Gold Medalist Makes A Splash In Harlem.  The USA Swimming Foundation, in partnership with Phillips 66, will kick off its fifth-annual Make a Splash Tour presented by Phillips 66 in New York City on May 16 – 18.  After a near drowning experience at the age of 5, Olympic gold medalist and Make a Splash spokesperson Jones has gone on to become a dedicated advocate of water safety. “When formal swimming lessons are introduced at a young age, the risk of drowning is reduced by a staggering 88 percent,” Jones said."

Lane 2 - Youtube "The Team within a Team.  The "Detroit Interracial" swimming program is comprised of 4 esteemed individuals. They hail from the Metro-Detroit area, each contributing a unique set of experiences and perspective to the teams culture."

Lane 3 - Kitsap Sun posts "Bainbridge masters swimmer Lindley at top of her game. Bainbridge Island’s Jane Lindley has had some tough training days.  The 51-year-old swimmer hopes the sweat equity and hours in the pool she’s invested the last several months pays off at the United States Masters Swimming Spring Championships in Indianapolis."

Lane 4 - RTV6 posts (w/video) "They've already passed their 90th birthdays, but two swimmers are still making waves at a national swimming competition in Indianapolis this week.  More than 2,000 swimmers have converged on the IU Natatorium for the 2013 U.S. Masters Swimming Spring Nationals, which run through Sunday.  Jurgen Schmidt, 90, lives for a chance to test himself against his peers.  "I think I'm a very competitive person," he said. "In the business world, I was competitive. In the Navy, I was competitive. I like to compete to see how I stack up."  He's faced off many times with Ole Larson, 92. Larson says the spry 90-year-old always wins."

Lane 5 - NWI Times posts "Teacher and swim coach competing at Masters National Championships.  Lisa Szafranski doesn't walk on water, but she has been called on to assist several resurrections.  "We're in a rebuilding stage right now," Szafranski said the E.C. Central swim program, which she took over this school year.  Szafranski is also in the process of resurrecting her own swimming career as she is taking part in the U.S. Masters National Spring Swimming Championships this weekend at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis."

Lane 6 - Post Tribune posts "Swimming: Munster Masters in top half at national meet.  Nicole Saulters held six individual and relay records at Ball State during her collegiate swimming career. A persistent shoulder injury, though, immensely limited her success as a senior.  Looking to erase those memories, the former Highland standout joined the Munster Masters Swimming Club to enjoy the feeling of competition."