Swimming Pool Headlines
Swimming pool will not open in Douglas (Sand Mountain Reporter)
After talking to Commissioner Buddy Allen, Douglas Mayor Paula Phillips and the Douglas Town Council voted Monday night to not open the pool as originally planned.
How do you know how hard you are working?
A simple way to determine exercise intensity
There are a variety of methods for determining exercise intensity levels. Common methods include the talk test, the target heart rate range, and the...
Spring into New Swimming Pool Workouts
Spring is a season of change and the perfect time to mix things up with a new water workout. Changing your workout can alleviate boredom and help you achieve better...
Identifying Your Energy Loss
Identify places where your are losing energy. Those losses are making your life feel heavy. Stopping theses leaks is part of the process to speed your way to success. When...
New alarms aimed at swimming pools (San Jose Mercury News)
When the weather warms up, kids head for the swimming pool. And accidents happen. Two new wireless pool-safety devices let parents keep tabs on tots who wander toward the pool without adult supervision. The Safety Turtle Wireless Gate Alarm warns adults up to 200 feet away if a child opens the gate to a pool fence without an adult nearby.
Cork Masters Vibes and Scribes Lee Swim
What is the Vibes and Scribes Lee Swim? A swim of approx 2,000m (1,700m downstream and 300m upstream) in the Lee River, through Cork, Ireland on 22 July 2006.
Originally held...
Diaphragmatic Breathing Technique Practice for Improved Swimming Performance
What is the most effective breathing technique for swimmers? Coach Shev Gul takes a look at diaphragmatic breathing for swimmers and how to achieve it while swimming. Using this breathing...
Mayor favors inquiry on alleged swimming pool scam (Sun Star)
ZAMBOANGA City Mayor Celso Lobregat on May 8 welcomed the proposed inquiry of the City Council to look into the alleged scam of the swimming pool upgrading facilities that cost the city P15 million.
LA County Aquatics Warns Commercial & Residential Swimming Facilities about Pool Health and Illness (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Even the best maintained pools can spread illness. Since 1988, Recreational Water Illnesses (RWIs) connected with swimming pool have been on the rise. Last summer the splashpad-associated outbreak of Crypto affected almost 3,000 people in Seneca Lake, N.Y. In 1998, the waterpark outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 resulted in seven children having kidney failure, and one death.
Girl scouts add color to swimming pool (La Junta Tribune-Democrat)
Girl Scouts and Modern Woodmen representatives throughout La Junta planted flowers at La Junta Municipal Pool and Wipeout Waterslide Saturday as part of Join Hands Day.
Second Oldest Woman's Record, Janet Evans 400m Freestyle Record, Broken
The second-oldest world record in the women’s record book has fallen. Laure Manaudou of France broke U.S. Olympic gold medalist Janet Evans’ 17-and-a-half-year-old record in the 400m freestyle at the...
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