Swimming Pool Headlines
Phelps, Jones Both Win Two, Hansen, Hoff Take Home Athlete of the Year Honors at The Third-Annual USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards
It was a night when new stars shared the stage with old ones, as world record-holder Cullen Jones and Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps brought home two awards apiece at...
The M O R E Swimming Improvement Formula for Swimmers
When you aren’t achieving the level of swimming success you desire, follow theM O R E swimming improvement formula for swimmers:
Make changes in your training that result in improvement Over-exaggerate...
Cats Knock Off 1 Big Ten, 8 Pool Records In Win (Men's Swimming) (Daily Northwestern)
Records were meant to be broken. And that is exactly what happened this weekend at the Norris Aquatics Center. No. 9 Northwestern crushed eight pool records and one Big Ten record en route to an overall victory in the TYR NU Invite, defeating Michigan State, Southern Illinois and Kenyon.
REFILE-WRAPUP 1-Swimming-Enigmatic Thorpe quits the pool (Reuters via Yahoo!7 Sports)
SYDNEY, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Australia's greatest swimmer Ian Thorpe announced his retirement aged just 24 on Tuesday, passing up the chance to become the first man to win swimming gold at three Olympics.
The 2008 Beijing Olympic National Aquatics Center - The Water Cube
The Beijing National Aquatics Center, one of the landmark buildings of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, is located inside the Beijing Olympic Green. Commenced at the end of 2003, the construction...
Should Swimmers Stop Using Kickboards During Swim Training?
Ally Todd of Swimming New Zealand has some ideas on the subject of kickboards and swim workouts. He explains his thought that "any floatation device in the out stretched...
Olympic Swimmer Ian Thorpe to Announce Decision to Swim or Quit
Olympic Gold Medal swimmer, multiple world record holder, one of Australia's greatest swimmer - Ian Thorpe - may be "hanging up his suit" according to a variety of reports. He...
SUV Plunges Into Moiliili Swimming Pool (KITV TheHawaiiChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
Moiliili residents were startled on Friday morning when an SUV plunged into a swimming pool.
Ian Thorpe, World Record Holder and Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer, Retires from Swimming
Ian Thorpe announced his retirement from swimming at a press conference on Tuesday. Reports are that Thorpie appears to be at ease with the decision. (The Sydney Morning Herald)...
SUV Plunges Into Moiliili Swimming Pool (The Hawaii Channel)
HONOLULU -- Moiliili residents were startled on Friday morning when an SUV plunged into a swimming pool. It happened just after 4 a.m. at the Regency Towers apartment building on Date Street.
Swimming pools in spotlight (ITV.com)
Bristol's swimming pools are in the spotlight once again today. In the past two years, four pools have closed in the city. It's thought Bishopsworth and Jubilee baths could also shut once the Hengrove Leisure centre opens in 2010. A council meeting is being held to discuss the situation.
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