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August 17, 2005 Swimming Pool News


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World Swim for Malaria
The World Swim for Malaria (WSM) aims to have 1 million people from around the world swimming on 3 December 2005 in order to raise money to fight malaria. With 150,000 already committed to swim it is already the largest...

Swimming Pool Q&A (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
(KRT) - Q: We read the article recently about algae growing in a pool, but for a 10-by-30-foot vinyl kids' pool that's as green as they come, what would you recommend?

Duel in the Pool Swim Meet - USA vs. Australia
An international rivalry eight decades in the making will be renewed at the 2005 Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool on Aug. 2, as Team USA and the Australia Telstra Dolphins meet head-to-head in Irvine, Calif....

2 pulled from swimming pool (Rocky Mountain News)
LAKEWOOD - An unconscious young girl and young woman were pulled from an apartment complex swimming pool in Lakewood Thursday afternoon. Police received a call about two people in the water at the Wellington Condominiums, 381 S. Ames St., at 1:22 p.m.

Solo swim Across Lake Superior a Success
Marathon swimmer Jim Dryer has completed a solo, 50+ mile swim across Lake Superior. He has swum across all five Great Lakes to raise funds for the Big Brother and Big Sister program and the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum....

Speedo and FINA to Help the World Swim for Malaria
SPEEDO, the world's leading swimwear brand and FINA, the world governing body of aquatics sports, officially announced they would be lending their support to World Swim for Malaria 2005 (WSM). Through the medium of swimming, World Swim For Malaria aims...

Red tide in your swimming pool? Not quite, but close (ABC Action News)
Red tide in your swimming pool? TAMPA - Red tide has been in the headlines for months, fouling beaches with dead fish and driving people to use their own pools. But many pool owners say they have a waterborne problem of their own to deal with.

No More Dolphin Swims in Costa Rica
Want to swim with a dolphin? Don't try it in Costa Rica. A new law has made it illegal to swim with whales or dolphins in Costa Rica. (CNN)...

Keith's Lake Ontario Swim Ends Short of the Shore
Unfortunatley, marathon swimmer Vicki Keith's attempt to swim across Lake Ontario, to raise funds for special needs children, came to an end a bit short of its goal. Large waves and resulting illness forced the swimmer out of the water....

Toddler could return home this weekend after swimming pool accident (Public Opinion)
Prayer Wenger was advanced for her age. At only 17 months old, she could speak in full sentences and run up and down hills like a 3-year-old. She was also determined, energetic, spunky and vibrant.

The Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool on TV
The scheduled time for the Sunday, 07 August broadcast of the Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool Swim Meet has changed. The Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool on TV...

Swimming pool brightens Eaton Rapids soldier's life in Iraq (Lansing State Journal)
EATON RAPIDS - Spc. Scott Kinney has been in Baghdad since Christmas.

Infant May Have Drowned In Swimming Pool (ClickOnDetroit)
Authorities near Brighton Township respond to a report that a 1-year-old possibly drowned in a swimming pool.

Duel in the Pool Facts and Figures
Considered competitive swimming's version of the Super Bowl, the USA vs. Australia Dual Swim Meet - the Duel in the Poll - will be hosted by the City of Irvine's William Woollett Jr. Aquatic Complex (WWJAC), one of the newest...


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