Saturday's Swim Report - Swim To Grow & Other Swim Bits

Lane 1 - Goldcoast posts "SOS to swimming talent pool.  AUSTRALIA have turned to their Olympic talent pool in a bid to regain the upper hand in lifesaving after losing the world title to New Zealand last year.  Olympic swimmer Ryan Napoleon will make his lifesaving debut for the team when they take part in the International German Cup from November 21-24."

Lane 2 - Arena Water Instinct posts "Nuotare per crescere - Arena promuove la pratica del nuoto.  Grande impatto emozionale e forza evocativa per questo spot realizzato per aiutare i bambini a considerare l'acqua come un elemento amico. Il film è anche l'occasione per mostrare la nuova collezione sviluppata da Arena per la Federazione Italiana Nuoto.  Tutti gli amanti del nuoto e non solo, potranno sentirsi così dei veri campioni come Gregorio Paltrinieri, protagonista dello spot firmato Arena. (GOOGLE TRANSLATE: Swim to grow - Arena promotes the practice of swimming. Great emotional impact and evocative power for this advertisement designed to help children to consider water as an element friend. The film is also an opportunity to show the new collection developed by Arena for the Italian Swimming Federation.  All swimmers and not only will feel so real champions like Gregory Paltrinieri, the protagonist of the spot signed Arena.)"

Lane 3 - Las Vegas Sun posts "Ryan Lochte, sans Speedo or Halloween costume, parties at Pure, dines at Andiamo.  On Tuesday night, the Olympic champion, dressed head to toe in black (sadly, no Speedo or Halloween costume … unless he was dressed as, well, Ryan Lochte), partied at Pure in Caesars Palace, which was the site of a Halloween costume contest."

Lane 4 - FitSugar posts "Meet the Girl Who Got Michael Phelps Into Swimming.  Enter Hilary Phelps, the oldest sister of the Phelps clan, whose siblings would later follow in her swimming footsteps. But there's more to her than a famed last name: Hilary is a journalist, yogi, and, oh yes, an Ironman."

Lane 5 - Bucks Herald posts "True Brit Liam is master of the swimming class.  British swimmer Liam Tancock ran a backstroke masterclass in Stoke Mandeville on Sunday.  The 28-year-old offered technical advice and guidance to swimmers of all ages at Aylesbury & District Swimming Club at the Guttmann Stadium.  Tancock, who is the current 50m backstroke world record holder, also spoke of his career to Vale swimmers and took time to sign autographs."

Lane 6 - Daily Life posts "Would you choose running over swimming?  It's mid-afternoon on a weekday and Elka Whalan, a former swimmer for Australia and an Olympic medallist, has put daughter Nevada, aged three, and son Edison, 18 months, to sleep.  "I wear three hats now: mum, wife and me. So fitting fitness in my life for just that one hour a day is also what I consider 'me time', and I love it. There are 86,400 seconds in a day, so there's no excuse to say you don't have time to exercise. There are also 24-hour gyms."

Lane 7 - Glam.com posts "#StyleScoop: Natalie Coughlin's Tips for a 20/20 Experience .  Ever wonder what your favorite Olympic swimmer is like outside of the pool? GLAM got the chance to find out when we met with twelve-time Olympic medalist Natalie Coughlin on her LensCrafters #AMustGoSee stop in New York City. From her turn as a designer at BLK DNM, to her regimen for healthy skin and hair, this is the scoop on going for the gold, Coughlin style."

Lane 8 - The Observer posts "Speedo shame.  Although I would not say I was an easily embarrassed kid, I got more than red in the face when in grade school, I was shown the suit I was to wear on swim team. It had a great color, a cool logo, but not enough material. It was a Speedo."