BEWARE OF THE WEEVER FISH!
August 7, 2010 at 10:40 am | Posted in Open water swimming, Weever fish | Leave a commentTags: 247swim, beach, beware, buired under sand, danger, Open water swimming, poison, sea, shallow water, stop sting, weever fish
Beware all open water swimmers!!!!!! The Weever fish is giving swimmers a nasty sting!
What is a Weever fish?
The Weever fish is the most poisonous fish in Britain! It may only be 15cm small but it will be sure to give you a sting to remember. The fish is light brown and loves shallow water. It has sharp poisonous spikes on top of its head that you would not want to be under your foot! They hide in the sand and blend in which makes the so hard to see. Many people do not see it until they have stepped on the Weever fish and been stung.
What to you do if you have been stung?
If you have been stung you should tell a lifeguard and they will be able to help you. If there is not a lifeguard available then soak your sting in very warm water until the pain has gone. You must act quickly as the longer you leave it the more painful it will get.
How do I know I have been stung?
The poison is not dangerous but it will make your foot very red and swollen for a little while. The most obvious symptom would be the excruciating pain in your foot.
How do you avoid getting stung?
If you want to avoid getting stung by the Weever fish then you can wear flip-flops, jelly shoes, Crocs or beach shoes.
Thanks, Olivia x.
Weever fishes has been reported to attack and even kill divers and swimmers in mediterranean, south-east pacific and the eastern Atlantic waters…watch out.
Here is another video of the weever fish in the sea.
Wonder waves
July 24, 2010 at 11:17 am | Posted in Open water swimming, Waves | 1 CommentTags: Clarke Little, hawaii, sea, underwater, waves
Ever wondered how waves look underwater?
Here a swimmer gets snappy happy with his camera.
It’s what a wave looks like from beneath the water as it curls over to break on the shore.
It’s one of a series of incredible shots by photographer Clarke Little that were taken from within, underneath and around huge breaking waves in Hawaii.
// Hawaii gets some of the biggest waves on the planet, but capturing them like this isn’t easy. They look incredible here, but the waves are so powerful they can be pretty dangerous.
// Armed with his waterproof camera, Clarke waits until the last possible second to take each photo, before the waves come crashing down and sweep him off his feet.
Clarke risks drowning, broken bones or even being eaten by sharks with every shot! But he has loads of experience so he knows what he is doing.
Latest News on London 2012 Olympics
February 15, 2010 at 12:52 pm | Posted in Latest Swimming News, Open water swimming | 1 CommentTags: 2009, 200m im, 400m im, keri anne, keri-anne payne, latest news, mark perry, Open water swimming, swimming world, word championships in rome, world open water swimmer of the year
Update on 26th May 2011
London 2012 Olympic Swimming news
During the London 2012 Olympics, the Aquatics Centre will be the venue for Swimming, Paralympic Swimming, Diving, Synchronised Swimming and the Aquatics discipline of the Modern Pentathlon.
Where is the Olympic swimming pool for London’s 2012 Olympics?
Venue: Aquatics Centre – Olympic Park (pool events);
Hyde Park(Marathon Swimming 10km)
Location: South-east corner of the Olympic Park
Dates: Saturday 28 July – Saturday 4 August (Aquatics Centre);
Thursday 9 – Friday 10 August (Hyde Park)
Medal events: 34 Athletes: 950
Other than the Marathon Swimming 10km event, held in the Serpentine within Hyde Park, the Swimming competition will take place in the Aquatics Centre, built in the Olympic Park especially for London 2012.
After the Games the Aquatics Centre will become a 2,500-seat venue providing two 50m swimming pools with moveable floors and separation booms, a diving pool and dry diving area for community and elite use.
Diving
Venue: Aquatics Centre – Olympic Park
Dates: Sunday 29 July – Saturday 11 August 2012
Medal events: 8
Athletes: 136 (68 men, 68 women)
The building’s curved concrete diving tower has six diving boards.
The athletes will dive from heights of up to 10m into the waters below.
Synchronised Swimming
Venue: Aquatics Centre – Olympic Park
Dates: Sunday 5 – Friday 10 August 2012
Medal events: 2
Athletes: 104 (all women)
About the Aquatics Centre:
Construction on the Aquatics Centre began in 2008.
It will be the ‘gateway’ to the Olympic Park, with more than two-thirds of spectators expected to enter the Olympic Park over a vast bridge that runs over the top of part of the venue.
It features a spectacular wave-like roof that is 160m long and up to 80m wide, giving it a longer single span than Heathrow Terminal 5
The majority of spectators will be seated in two temporary wings that will be taken down after the Games.
The Aquatic Centre has a 50m competition pool, a 25m competition diving pool, a 50m warm-up pool and a ‘dry’ warm-up area for divers. The Water Polo competition will be held next to it in the temporary Water Polo Arena, with competition and warm-up pools.
Did you know?
The new Aquatics Centre has been designed by architect Zaha Hadid and built especially for the London 2012 Games.
The swimming pool for the London 1908 Olympic Games was built on the infield of the Athletics track at White City Stadium, and the competition was held outdoors.
Underwater Swimming featured at the Paris 1900 Games. Competitors earned points for the length of time and distance they were underwater.
For Synchronised swimming the pool must be a minimum of 20m by 30m, and within that a 12m by 12m area must be at least 3m deep. The water temperature must be 27 degrees celsius, plus or minus one degree.
Evidence of people swimming for sport dates all the way back to Ancient Egyptian and Ancient Greek times. Now hugely popular around the world as a leisure activity and a competitive sport, Swimming has featured at every modern Games and remains a real Olympic crowd-pleaser.
The Olympic sport of Aquatics includes four disciplines: Synchronised Swimming, Swimming, Water Polo and Diving.
Update on 15th February 2010.
What is the latest news on open water swimming?
World 10km champion Keri-Anne Payne was voted World Open Water Swimmer of the year by American magazine “Swimming World”. Keri-Anne has had two hugely successful seasons, taking Olympic silver in Beijing, where she also competed in the 200m and 400m IM in the pool, then going one step further to win the 2oo9 World Championships in Rome. Open Water Performance Manager, Mark Perry said it was “a great accolade” for the Stockport swimmer, and also commented that it is encouraging to see open water becoming more popular with British distance swimmers.
Below is a Picture of Keri-Anne Payne:
Open Water Swimming
January 5, 2010 at 8:39 pm | Posted in Open water swimming | 2 CommentsTags: fresh water, lakes, Open water swimming, ponds, salt water, sea, swimming
Open Water Swimming
When I started this thread for Open water swimming I thought there was not much to write about, as researched more, I found out it is a very large subject. Friends from the swimclub forum have helped me and given me some information about open water swimming. I will continue to add information.
Open water swimming just means swimming in places other than man-made swimming pools, for example lakes, rivers and the sea itself.
Here is a book about open-water swimming it is called ”Swimming Free” by Geoffrey Fraser Dutton. I have not read this book but a friend reccommends it. Here is a picture of the front cover of the book:
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