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September 29, 2005 Swimming Pool News


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'Showgirls' swimming pool clinch named worst-ever movie sex scene (TurkishPress.com)
LONDON - An infamous swimming pool-based clinch from the much-criticised 1995 film "Showgirls" received the dubious honour Wednesday of being named the worst sex scene in the history of cinema.

Barrier Still the Safest Bet Around Swimming Pool - New Child Safety Fences Improved with Patented Self-Latching Gate (PR Web via Yahoo! News)
Van Nuys, CA (PRWEB) September 20, 2005 -- Inadequate pool safety devices could result in the loss of your child's life. According to the National Spa and Pool Institute, more than 300 children under the age of 5 drown in residential swimming pools each year, nationwide, with 65 percent of all submersion incidents occurring in the pool owned by the child's family. This is why Guardian Pool Fence

Swimming Pool Q&A (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
(KRT) - Q: Other than having a pleasing appearance, does the marcite coating do anything for a pool? If the surface is damaged by heavy cleaning, will this create a problem? Is there a rule of thumb on the cost to resurface a pool, such as by size in gallons or by square feet of surface?

Recall of Children's Arm Band Pool Floats Sold at CVS Stores
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Recall of Children's Arm Band Pool Floats...

Four Swim Skills for Swimmers to Master for Faster Swimming
Swim coaches like to talk about how swimming gets harder as a swimmer goes faster because of an increase in drag. The swimmer must decrease the impact of that drag or apply a great deal more muscle power while swimming....

SWIMMING POOLS - New push for 50m site (The Courier)
THE Ballarat Aquatic Centre pool could double in size under the latest push to establish a 50m indoor pool in the city. Ballarat Swimming Club president Dr Rimas Liubinas is driving the proposal in response to Ballarat City Council's draft Aquatic Development Plan.

Swimmer's Body Rotation - Save Time and Energy
Developing greater rotation on freestyle is one of the laziest things you can do to make you a faster swimmer and to make swimming easier. Just remember, too much of a good thing isn't so good. (Glenn Mills/GoSwim)...

Would you Swim with the Manatees?
Manatees are aquatic mammals, freqeuntly seen in Florida. Read more about swimming with the gentle giants. (Greg Breining/Star Tribume)...

Poseidon Drowning Detection System
This pool drowning detection system has helped lifeguards do a better job keeping swimmers safe in the water. Learn more about the Poseidon Drowning Detection System....

Short Individual Medley (SM) Swim Training and Racing
Let's look at some ideas on a new swim training and competition category for individual medley (IM) events swum as long axis (LA - freestyle and backstroke) and short axis (SA - butterfly and breaststroke) stroke pairs in 25/25, 50/50,...


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