Swimming Pool Headlines
Covington pool to be ready for summer (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
Covington's only public swimming pool, which city officials thought would cost thousands of dollars to repair, can be fixed for a fraction of those costs and open this summer, Mayor Candace Watkins said.
Swimming pool center of pot farm (UPI)
British investigators say they found nearly 1,000 marijuana plants valued at $1.6 million in a house and swimming pool in Lancashire. The Daily Mail said the rented house in Broughton, near Preston, contained a sophisticated factory operation that incl
Speedo USA Diving Spring National Championships in Boyds, Md., 18-22 April 2007
The 2007 Speedo USA Diving Spring National Championships will be held in Boyds, Md., from April 18-22. The meet will be held at the Germantown Indoor Swim Center, where the...
Pooches pulled from pool over poo (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News)
Management at a Palmerston North swimming centre has had second thoughts about having dogs paddling in its pool, with the prospect of dog poo putting them off.
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...
USOC Honors Swimmers Coughlin and Phelps and the USA Women’s Water Polo Team
The U.S. Olympic Committee announced swimmers Natalie Coughlin and Michael Phelps as its March Athletes of the Month. The USOC Team of the Month was awarded to the USA Women’s...
Natural Swimming Pools - No-Chlorine Backyard Pools
Natural swimming pools are bordered with wood, planted with lush vegetation, and are free of chemicals like chlorine. They resemble a good old fashioned swimming hole. Natural swimming pools (or...
Reduce Drownings - Drowning Statistics
The first step in decreasing the number of childhood drownings is to learn more about them:Drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury-related death for children between the age...
Hobart pool fixup tab tops $146,000 (Post-Tribune)
HOBART -- The Park Board is deciding whether to spend more than $146,000 on repairs needed to keep the city's swimming pool in service. Leaky and rusted water pipes will prevent the pool, at 10th and Wisconsin streets, from opening in early June as planned, Park Board Superintendent Vic LeVan said.
Dying breed of pool gets cash (icWales)
ONE of the last traditional open-air public swimming pools in operation in Wales has been saved by a £13,000 grant.
Waupun County Park swimming pool demolition authorized (Fond du Lac Reporter)
WAUPUN The Depression-era swimming pool at the Waupun County Park will soon be a pile of concrete.
Swimmer Jessica Long Becomes First Paralympic Athlete to Win AAU Sullivan Award
Swimmer Jessica Long became the first Paralympic athlete to win the AAU James E. Sullivan Award, presented to the USA’s best amateur athlete, Wednesday night at an awards ceremony in...
Compass Minerals Launches New Product for Backyard Swimming Pools (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.----Compass Minerals' North American Salt subsidiary is introducing a new, specially formulated Sure Soft® Pool Salt designed to make salt-water pools easier to operate and maintain.
Golden Girl by Michael Silver with Natalie Coughlin
Natalie Coughlin - World Champion Swimmer, World Swimming Record Holder - want to know more about the swimmer? Her book, "Golden Girl" is subtitled "How Natalie Coughlin Fought Back, Challenged...
BBR pools near completion (Sisters Nugget)
A new facility is taking shape at Black Butte Ranch's (BBR) Glaze Meadow swimming pool area. Four pools are being completed in the $7.2 million renovation including a 25-yard indoor all-year pool, an outdoor kidney-shaped pool with waterfall, a new large spa and a children's pool.
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