Swimming Pool Headlines
Municipal swimming pool opens at 1 p.m. (The San Angelo Standard-Times)
The San Angelo municipal swimming pool opens for the first time this year from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. today.
Swimmers - Getting Started Swimming
So, you want to improve your swimming ability or swim competitively, but aren't sure about the next step - or you have taken time off and want to "get back...
Lewis Gordon Pugh to Swim at the North Pole
On the 15 July 2007 British endurance swimmer Lewis Gordon Pugh is attempting to become the first ever person to swim at the geographic North Pole in near freezing temperatures....
Full Results On-line for 2007 USA National Open Water Festival
The full results are now on-line for the 2007 National Open Water Swimming Festival in Fort Meyers, Florida. USA Swimming Championships in the 5k, 10k, and 25k were contested, along...
Katie Hoff Wins Double Gold in Closing Session of 2007 Namesnik Grand Prix Swim Meet
Olympic Swimmer Katie Hoff turned in two gold medal-winning performances as the final day of action at the 2007 Eric Namesnik Grand Prix Swim Meet drew to a close in...
Deep Eddy Pool unveils newly renovated bathhouse (Austin American-Statesman)
A grand opening celebration, complete with tours, live music and food, is set for Saturday. Barring the pool's era of diving horses and performers who ate bananas under water, it could be the biggest moment yet at the city's oldest built swimming pool.
Swimming Pools Officially Opened Saturday (KETK 56 Tyler)
One popular place to be this weekend is the pool. And what's even more popular is the price to get in. It's free this weekend. But, only to some of Tyler's public pools.
Plunging into Public Pools' Contentious Past (NPR)
The nation's first public pools were originally built to get rowdy, scantily clad youths out of rivers and lakes and away from the public eye. They eventually became hotbeds of social change. Historian Jeff Wiltse traces public pools' contentious history in Contested Waters: A Social History of Swimming Pools in America.
Warkentin, Rose win 25K US Open Water Swimming 2007 National Championships
The 2007 USA Swimming Open Water National Championships wrapped up today in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., with the men’s and women’s 25K. Winning the men’s race was Mark Warkentin of...
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