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Rocket Launchers for more Swim Start and Turn Speed
Plyometric exercises are a great ways to improve power, speed, and strength. Doing "Rocket Launchers" can increase your power off the blocks and off every wall. Rocket Launchers are specific training for the muscle groups used in starts and pushoffs....
Swim for Croatia or Qatar - Will Draganja Go for the Million Dollars?
Croatian swimmer and Olympic silver medallist Duje Draganja might become a citizen of Qatar. If he does, he may earn 1 million dollars for the nationality switch, along with bonuses for world championship and Olympic medals. (SLAM)...
Tips for Busy Athletes
Very few athletes (elite and recreational) have the luxury of being paid to train. Most of us have to balance fitness programs with work, family and social commitments. Sometimes it's tough to maintain balance in all areas and still improve...
Fun for hot Joburgers at local swimming pools (The Star)
Joburgers without the luxury of private swimming pools need not worry if the blistering heat threatens to make them lose their cool. Most municipal swimming pools have been gleaming blue with water and ready to use since September 1.
Public Swimming Pools Neglected (AllAfrica.com)
THEIR swimming pool is a muddy stream just outside St Mary's high-density suburb in Chitungwiza.
Butterfly Drill - 4-Kick + 1-Pull
With the correct timing of the kick, butterfly can almost seem easy. What is the correct timing? For most swimmers, it means taking two kicks per armstroke. Where do you place those kicks? Here is a drill that will teach...
Opportunities as swimming pool complex opens (Yorkshire Post)
Dave Mark AN "outstanding" new £8m swimming pool complex in the region has been officially opened.
Swim with the World's Largest Fish
At Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia, you can explore the underwater world of colorful reefs and a variety of fish and aquatic mammals. And yes, this is the place to dive and swim with the world's largest fish, the whale shark....
Masters Swimming is for Anyone
Do you think that swimming on a Masters or adult swim team is not for you? You could be wrong. Masters swim teams usually have a place for everyone, novice to expert. (Meghan Gibbons/Washington Post)...
Swimming teams open pool, sink competition (The Lantern)
The Ohio State men's and women's swimming and diving teams both won their respective meets this past weekend.
Developing a Successful Age Group Swimming Program
Starting a club program and making it successful is a tough job. There are many issues to be considered and many obstacles to overcome. Some of the things to review when starting a club program include the athletes, the facilities,...
MR. FIX-IT: How to get swimming pools blue again (Miami Herald)
The storm has passed, but your pool has suffered. The water is green, there's scum on the bottom, top and sides and it's full of leaves and branches and the lawn furniture you put there pre-Wilma for safety.
Vandals damage swimming pool (The News-Messenger)
A man reported his above-ground pool was damaged after someone threw landscaping rocks against its side walls. The man in the 1400 block of Port Clinton Road said the large rocks appeared to have come from his lawn, he reported shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Children's swimming pool forced to close (Belfast Telegraph)
A Northern Ireland leisure centre's swimming pool has been closed as health chiefs investigate the source of a bug that has struck down 11 children since the beginning of October, it emerged today.
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