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April 11, 2007 Swimming Pool News


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Mosquito-ridden swimming pool at vacant home to undergo a cleanup (Tulsa World)
Dear Action Line: The vacant house at 10115 S. Marion Ave. has a mosquito-breeding swimming pool and a corporate owner who can't be contacted. I sent an e-mail to the real estate agent March 14, and he replied that the corporate owner doesn't act very fast.

Pool damage result of 'malicious vandalism' (East Valley Tribune)
Parks and recreation crews spent hours Tuesday cleaning up Shepherd Pool - a Mesa swimming facility where vandals recently poured fuel onto the decks and into the water before lighting it on fire.

Triathletes, Determine a Goal Time for Your Triathlon Swim
To set a goal time for your triathlon swim, determine your threshold swimming pace per 100 meters, add 5% to 10% for navigation problems and to compensate for the lack...

Do the Deep Abdominal Muscles Need Strengthening?
The idea that certain stabilizing muscles can be trained to automatically contract at the time of effort to protect the joints, has long been a tenet of the exercise sciences...

Working near chlorine pools tied to lung problems (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Swimming teachers and other people who spend a lot of time near chlorinated pools face an increased risk of breathing problems, Dutch researchers report.

World Champs are Over - What Happens to the Water in the Swimming Pool?
There is a water shortage in Melbourne, but they still managed to fill the pools for the 2007 FINA World Championships. Now that the events are over and the Susie...

2007 FINA World Swimming Championships - Look at the Numbers
The 2007 FINA World Swimming Championships was arguably one of the most successful World Championships for Team USA since the meet’s advent in 1973. How does it stack up? Look...

Olympic Sports Scene - USA Synchronized Swimming
In the 2007 FINA World Championships, the solo free final, Christina Jones (Fremont, Calif.) represented the United States with a fifth-place finish. (March 21) The 2007 FINA World Championships held...

Environment at Home: Make your pool energy-smart (The Idaho Statesman)
A swimming pool is one of those things that always seems to sound good in theory — nothing better on a hot day than a dip in the pool. But in reality, pools can be sinkholes in terms of upkeep and energy use, as well as being a less-than-necessary use of water. A dip in the Boise River is free.

iRobot cleans your swimming pool (Pocket-lint via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Robot cleans swimming pool in 90 minutes


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