Swimming Pool Headlines
Swimming Pool Parasite Has 180 Sick (WLWT ChannelCincinnati.com via Yahoo! News)
There are now 180 probable or confirmed cases of cryptosporidiosis in the Tri-state, News 5 reported. The illness is mainly water borne and it has been going around local swimming pools, affecting mostly children under 5. Health officials in Ohio and Northern Kentucky have started working together to stop the spread.
Swimming Terms Glossary from USA Swimming
USA Swimming has a list of swimming terms from "A" to "Z"ones - and what these terms mean to a swimmer....
Practice those Flip Turns
Most swimmers don't spend enough time practicing flip turns. Instead, they use flip turns as simply a way to get turned around and headed the other way. But a great turn can be a huge competitive advantage no matter the...
Katrina Moves Dolphins to Motel Swimming Pool By First Coast News Staff (First Coast News)
GULFPORT, MS -- Even dolphins became hurricane refugees.
Rubber Band Freestyle Kick Drill
The flutter kick with a rubber band drill challenges you mentally as well as physically. It is resistance training applied to just the legs and hips. (Glenn Mills/GoSwim)...
Help a Swimmer with Cancer by Writing in Her Guestbook
Six months ago, on February 23, a 12-year-old swimmer from the Swim Atlanta Swim Team, Marin Morrison, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. I have a little favor to ask of all of you in the worldwide swimming community. (Olympian...
Swimming in the Arctic Ocean - Brrrrrrr
Cape Town open water swimmer Lewis Pugh is going for another record. This time, it is a very, very cold one. Pugh will attempt a swim in the Arctic ocean near Spitsbergen, about 1,000 km from the North Pole. (SABC...
Hurricane Katrina - Relief Information
A partial list of relief organizations and other information on hurricane Katrina available on the Web. (NY Times)...
Safety Turtle Swim Alarm System - Protect Your Child from Drowning Accidents
The Safety Turtle is a personal wireless alarm system designed to protect young children from drowning or serious injury in backyard swimming pools, lakes and other water hazards. Unlike other alarms that are triggered when a person enters a swimming...
Dolphins moved from hotel swimming pools to Panhandle marine park (Gainesville Sun)
ix bottlenose dolphins evacuated to swimming pools at two Mississippi hotels when Hurricane Katrina threatened a marine park there have been moved to a similar facility in the Florida Panhandle.
Swimming pool water used to help fight fire (Reading Chronicle)
MORE than 30 firefighters tackled a blaze at a Binfield barn on Friday night. The fire broke out around 9.15pm at the barn on land next to All Saints' Church in Church Lane.
Swimmer and Surfer Duke Kahanamoku
Wednesday, August 24th marks the birthday of one of Hawaii’s most famous — Duke Kahanamoku. A powerful swimmer, he won five medals at four different Olympics, retiring from competition at the age of 42....
Upside-down Breaststroke Drill
Glenn MIlls of GoSwim has an intersteing breastroke drill that will make you think about how you recover your arms - and make you hold your breath. Try the upside down breaststroke drill....
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