Swimming Pool Headlines
Child Loses Finger in Swimming Pool (Iceland Review)
‘Tis the season of cold, dark and walking like robots to avoid slipping on the icy streets, but where are the Christmas trees? more Click on the picture to watch an audio slideshow about the Christmas Village in Hafnarfjördur, a neighboring town of Reykjavík, open every weekend until Christmas Eve. Visitors can have a taste of traditional Icelandic Christmas delicacies, browse through the items ...
Turn a Small Swimming Pool into a "Lap-Swim" Pool with a Tethered Swimming System
Swimmers, you can turn almost any swimming pool into a "lap" pool by using a tethered swimming system. These devices hold the swimmer in one spot (or almost one spot),...
Swimmers Natalie Coughlin, Michael Phelps and Kate Ziegler Nominated for 2007 USSA Athlete of the Year
The United States Sports Academy has nominated Natalie Coughlin, Michael Phelps and Kate Ziegler for its 2007 Academy Athlete of the Year. The Academy Athlete of the Year ballot is...
Sports Nutrition - How Carbohydrate Provides Energy for Exercise
All the energy we need for life as well as for exercise comes from the food we eat and the fluids we drink. These nutrients are commonly broken into three...
School may be locked out of swimming pool (Wairarapa Times-Age)
A school may have to stop swimming lessons for its students because they don't have enough qualified lifeguards. And other schools caught by the same red tape might be forced to seek alternatives rather than pay out thousands of dollars to train teachers to become lifeguards.
Toddler Falls Into A Swimming Pool (KALB Alexandria)
Child was already in the water when she was spotted. Girl was still alive when paramedics arrived. more
2007 European Short Course Swimming Championships
The 2007 European Short Course Swimming Championships are 13-16 December in Debrecen, Hungary. Omega Timing has live meet results and there is a live web cast through the 2007 European...
7-year-old rescues cousin, 3, from swimming pool (Montgomery Advertiser)
TRINITY -- A 7-year-old girl used the safety tips she learned in school to save her 3-year-old cousin, who hopped in a swimming pool after others went inside to change into their bathing suits.
Swimming pools claim 2 kids (News 24 South Africa)
A paramedic has called on the public to supervise children around water after two drowning incidents in Gauteng.
Swimmers, Use Mental Training Daily - Mind Training Tips for Swimmers
A Head Swim Coach asked if I could focus some tips on training for swim meets, as well as the events themselves, for some very valid reasons. He teaches his...
Sprinters and Long Distance Swimmers Differences in Mental Preparation
An open water swimmer asked me recently about the difference in mental preparation between a sprint swimmer and a long distance swimmer, especially when finishing the race (not winning) becomes...
Greenwich pools its efforts: Town Swimming Championship enjoys its seventh year of success (Greenwich Time)
In the competitive ranks of high school athletics it is easy to forget the pure nature of sports and how the friendships forged over the years can bring a community closer.
Hearst Castle museum head sued for sexual harassment; claim says there was nude nightime swimming in Neptune Pool (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
A former Hearst Castle employee has sued the state after he was let go last year for what he describes as retaliation for complaining about alleged sexual harassment by the Castle’s longtime museum director. Defense attorneys deny the allegations and said a state investigation has found no evidence to support them. Michael Rader, former executive director of Friends of Hearst Castle, filed the ...
Local Talent Pool Keeps Altium Swimming Along (San Diego Business Journal)
Sometimes intellectual property piracy is a good thing. That seems to be the case for Altium Ltd., a Sydney, Australia-based maker of software used to design electronic products, which has its North American headquarters in Carlsbad.
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