Swimming Pool Headlines
Pugh Wins 500-Meter Swim at the World Winter Swimming Championships
The World Winter Swimming Championship 500-meter swimming race, in an ice-pool cut from the frozen estuary of the Oulu River in Finland - with the water at zero degrees C - was won by Lewis Gordon Pugh. Pugh is no...
International swimming pool complex in Orissa (India Daily)
A swimming pool complex, built by Orissa Government to match international standards, was dedicated to the people by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here today.
Top Ten Newbie Triathlon Mistakes
They say the best way to learn is to make mistakes. As a newbie and Clydesdale, in my first year of competing in triathlons, I've made my share of mistakes. Here is my Top ten list of newbie triathlete mistakes....
Future even brighter in Chatham and Millburn swimming pools (Independent Press)
AREA -- Chatham and Millburn were, arguably, the area's two best high school girls swim teams this winter, and their respective composition grade-wise indicates both the Lady Cougars and Lady Millers could take a quantum step upwards a year from now.
Freestyle Swimming and Hand Position
The use of hands in swimming is something people may overlook. While swimmers think of their hands as holding on to the water as far out front as possible, we tend to allow our hands to do whatever they want,...
Adam Rahier continues to dominate the pool in BC Special Olympics swimming. Last week he pulled off a first, winning (Powell River Peak)
Cari Gilbert, manager of competition with Special Olympics BC, said a female athlete won six gold medals in 2002. "Adam is the first male athlete to win six golds in Special Olympics."
An Update from Adaptive Swimmer John Mohler
Life is full of changes. I am training with a Triathlon club, as an outlet for dry land training, and I am in the gym hitting the weights. I have changed my training regimen from sprinting to long distance. I...
NJCAA Swimming and Diving Championships
The NJCAA men's and women's swimming and diving championships are 1-4 March at Palo Alto College in San Antonio, Texas. Preview the swim meet, review the psyche sheets and heat sheets, or find the results for your favorite championship meet...
Perkasie to dive into study of area pools Borough officials to look for ideas from other swimming spots. (The Morning Call)
The decision last month to close Perkasie's Menlo Park pool brought senses of both urgency and caution to Borough Council Monday night that culminated in a plan to examine several area public pools.
Alternative Weight Room Workouts for Swimmers and Triathletes
Pool time can be tough in the winter. Not only are outdoor pools shut down, but many indoor pools are inundated by hordes of children and/or water aerobic partipants. Indoor lane swimming can go from a smooth, relaxing exercise to...
For swimming dynasties, the talent pool runs deep (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Some sports teams are so equated with greatness that it's only news when they don't contend each year. We're talking dynasties, like the UCLA men's basketball dynasty of the 1960s and '70s, or the Yankees' dynasty of, well, forever.
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