Swimming Pool Headlines
Phoenix reduces child swimming-pool deaths to zero; fences, other safety measures are credited (KTRE-TV East Texas)
PHOENIX For the first time in decades, the Phoenix area has made it through the entire summer swimming-pool season without a single child drowning.
USA Swimming's Pre-Olympic Training and Competition Plan - Building to the Beijing 2008 Olympics
USA Swimming's National Team plan for the remainder of the quadrennium leading up to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. The plan is highlighted by two annual national championships. One...
Swimming pool evacuated due to noxious fumes (Everett Herald)
LYNNWOOD - A health club was evacuated for a short time Friday while firefighters investigated reports of noxious fumes in the pool area.
Australian Swimmer Sue Oldham now the Oldest Woman to Swim the English Channel
Australian swimmer Sue Oldham (61) has taken the record for the oldest woman to swim the English Channel. She completed the swim in 16 hours three minutes on Friday. The...
Sandycove Island Challenge Swim Includes the King of the English Channel
The Sandycove Island Challenge is an open-water swimming race. It has been held annually at Sandycove, Kinsale, Co Cork since 1994. Among the entrants for 2006 is Kevin Murphy, the...
Boy, 18 months, hospitalized after falling into swimming pool (Redlands Daily Facts)
REDLANDS - An 18-month-old boy was hospitalized Sunday morning after falling into a swimming pool. According to police spokesman Carl Baker, the boy was at a family gathering in the 1800 block of Sunset Ridge when his mother realized he was missing.
Marketing New Formats for Swim Meets
Gary Hall Jr. thinks that condensing the format of swim meets is not a bad idea. Swim meets are often too long for parents and other spectators. How to shorten...
Dealing with Pre-Race Jitters and Performance Anxiety
Many athletes perform their best during training or practice and find that they choke during competition. If this happens to you take heart because there are some simple steps you...
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