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November 23, 2005 Swimming Pool News


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TeamUnify, Advanced Swim Team Management Web-based Software
This web-based software helps manage swim team billing and dues collections, grow and manage team membership, get or improve a website presence, and communicate more effectively with swim team members. Take a look at TeamUnify, Advanced Team Management for swim...

Special Needs Swim Gear
Keeping kids safe and happy in the pool is a challenge for most parents, but the parents of children with special needs may have extra dilemmas to deal with -- finding swim diapers for older kids, keeping ear tubes dry,...

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)...

Opportunities as swimming pool complex opens (Yorkshire Post)
Dave Mark AN "outstanding" new £8m swimming pool complex in the region has been officially opened.

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.

Could you swim from Alcatraz to Shore - with your Hands and Feet Tied?
A retired U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant completed what many have said is an impossible feat. He swam the 1.5 mile distance from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco with his hands and feet tied, becoming one of only three people...

Swimming Away From Back Injury
In many cases, swimming can be a very helpful exercise for back pain sufferers. Athletes commonly become injured, and swimming is a great way to keep active since it usually does not put excess strain on a swimmer's back. However,...

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....

Swimming pool furore lands Parore in hot water (Stuff)
Glamour couple Adam Parore and Sally Ridge are in trouble over a swimming pool they built without council permission.

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...

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.

Swim Wear Sources for a Man
For a man heading on vacation, the convenience of being able to shop online for swim wear is a tremendous time-saver. The swim wear selections below offer a man a choice of styles, great gear to wear to get into...

Swim Lessons for Kids
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that you not begin formal swimming lessons until kids are at least 4 years old. That is the age that children are thought to be 'developmentally ready' for swim lessons. That doesn't mean that...

Public Swimming Pools Neglected (AllAfrica.com)
THEIR swimming pool is a muddy stream just outside St Mary's high-density suburb in Chitungwiza.

The USA Swimming 2005 Golden Goggle Awards
It was a big night for Texas swimmers at Monday’s Golden Goggle Awards in New York City, as four of the eight awards went to athletes with ties to the University of Texas - Aaron Peirsol, Eddie Reese, Ian Crocker,...


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