Swimming Pool Headlines
Phoenix celebrates summer without any child swimming-pool deaths (North County Times)
PHOENIX (AP) -- For the first time in decades, the Phoenix area went an entire summer without a single child drowning in a swimming pool -- a remarkable feat in this often-broiling desert city full of backyard places in which to take a dip.
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...
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.
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...
Swimming Pool Controversy In Wellsburg, Brooke County (WTRF)
7-News has learned that Wellsburg Council and other city leaders have been subpoenaed to appear in Brooke County Circuit Court Friday concerning legal fees from the battle over the pool. Also, Judge Recht, has granted motions to supress tax returns in the case. Judge Recht will preside over Friday's hearing beginning at 2:30 .
Detroit Repairs Mayoral Swimming Pool, Closes Recreation Centers (WDET-FM Detroit)
The city of Detroit is spending 200-thousand dollars to repair a swimming pool at Mayor Kwame Kilpatricks official mansion even though the city is closing recreation centers used by residents.
Residential swimming pool a public health nuisance (Salisbury Post)
City officials decided Tuesday that a residential swimming pool left to breed mosquitoes and attract frogs, tadpoles and algae classifies as a public health nuisance.
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