Swimming Pool Headlines
Protecting your children from swimming pool dangers (KESQ)
It's the middle of August, still hot out and plenty of children are cooling off in the water. And tonight, there's an important warning. There are more calls to the fire department for young children for drowning accidents than anything else.
Lamar Swimming Pool end of summer schedule (Lamar Daily News)
The last day to swim is Sunday, August 20 from 1 - 5 p.m. Aug. 7 - Aug. 20 open hours will be from 1 - 5 p.m. From 7 - 9 p.m. will also be open hours except on Aug. 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16 and the 18. Those dates and times are private parties. Aug. 17 from 7 - 9 p.m. will be free swimming.
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.
Glossary of swimming pool terms: (Duluth News Tribune)
pH: Measure of acidity of the water, which should be between 7.2 and 8 on a scale of 0-14, with an optimum level of 7.5. If it's below 7.2, more germs are being killed in the water, but the water is more of a skin and eye irritant. If pH goes above 7.7, the chlorine loses its effectiveness against germs and bacteria.
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....
World Anti-Doping Agency Therapeutic Use Exemptions
Athletes, like all others, may have illnesses or conditions that require them to take particular medications. If the medication an athlete is required to take to treat an illness or...
Authorities Investigate Alleged Swimming Pool Sex Abuse Case (Fox 12 Oregon)
Police said a 41-year-old Clackamas man has been charged with sexually abusing a 12-year-old in a swimming pool. According to authorities, Eric Johnson inappropriately touched a girl in the pool at the Town Center Heights Apartments in Clackamas.
How Fast Shold You Push Off a Wall During a Turn?
Glenn Mills (GoSwim) brings back an old lesson taught to a "grasshopper" to remind swimmers how they should land and leave a wall when doing a swimming turn - any...
Double Underwater Pull Breaststroke Drill
Having a good underwater pullout is essential to success in breaststroke. This is especially true in short-course pools, where the pullout can account for 20% to 50% of your race,...
People will back swimming pool for public use (St. Petersburg Times)
I read that the YMCA is going to build another pool because Hernando County is growing so fast. They can't accommodate all the people. But this is only for the people who can afford to go to that place.
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