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August 11, 2006 Swimming Pool News


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Swimming Pool Stabilizer Levels
I had my swimming pool water tested and my stabilizer was 135. I was told I needed to drain my pool then refill with fresh water to lower my pool's...

What Happens When One of the World's Fastest Swimmers Meets a Shark?
Gary Hall Jr. and his sister were swimming and had an encounter they would rather not repeat. They are alright, but a shark attack is not part of too many...

Golden Nugget taking lumps until swimming pool opens (Las Vegas Business Press)
Some World Market Center attendees and other visitors might not have been the only ones scared away from the Golden Nugget because of the resort's pool closure. Tilman Fertitta, the CEO of Golden Nugget parent company Landry's, is also giving the property a pass this summer.

USA Swimming CD Helps Parents Support the Successful Development of Young Athletes
Looking for tips on nurturing your future Olympian? This CD produced by USA Swimming and the US Ski & Snowboard Association, “Successful Sports Parenting,” may be just what you need....

Leslie's Swimming Pool Supplies Announces Opening of New Store in Roseville, California (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Officials from Leslie's Poolmart, Inc. announced that it has opened a new retail location in Roseville, CA.

Phelps and Hoff Stay Hot at the 2006 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships
Michael Phelps earned his fourth title tonight, posting a meet-record time of 51.51 in the finals of the men’s 100m butterfly. The national title is the 31st of his career....

The 2006 FINA World Masters Championships at Stanford
The 2006 XI FINA World Masters Championships will begin Friday, August 4, 2006 with swimming and water polo and conclude Thursday, August 17, 2006 with Synchronized Swimming. Opening Ceremonies will...

Five children intoxicated with chlorine at Floreasca swimming pool (Nine O'Clock)
Bucharest - Five children aged between 5 and 13 arrived in a critical condition yesterday at the emergency hospital for children “Grigore Alexandrescu” from Bucharest, after being intoxicated with chlorine during the swimming training. The water chlorination installation was set on automatically.

A total of 2,339 school and public swimming pools nationwide do not ... (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)
_ A total of 2,339 school and public swimming pools nationwide do not meet safety standards as they have neither unbolted drain covers nor gratings inside drainpipes, according to a government survey released Thursday.

Podcasts From the 2006 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships
USA Swimming is pleased to provide podcasts with behind-the-scenes information from the 2006 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships. USA Swimming and Speedo will produce and upload a youth-themed podcast featuring...

Swimming pool safety nationwide concern (Daily Yomiuri Online)
An emergency inquiry by the Education, Science and Technology Ministry in the wake of the fatal accident at the swimming pool in Fujimino, Saitama Prefecture, has found safety management to be inadequate at more than 1,900 swimming pools.

Swimming pools close after emergency checks (Asahi.com)
Prefectural governments on Tuesday began ordering swimming pools operated by public schools and municipally affiliated organizations to shut after an emergency check showed that many are downright dangerous.


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