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January 1, 2008 Swimming Pool News


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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...

Uganda: How Safe Are Our Swimming Pools? (AllAfrica.com)
LAST Sunday, Jonah Magino, a senior two student of King's College Budo, died in a swimming pool at Hotel Africana. Not long ago, a pupil of Sir Apollo Kaggwa Primary School also drowned in a pool at TLC, also in Kampala.

Woman drowned in Havelock North swimming pool (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News)
A 25-year-old woman drowned after climbing the fence of the Havelock North village swimming pool with a companion in the early hours of this morning and going for a swim.

Swimming pools, volleyball and massages... just a normal day at the office for Google staff (Evening Standard)
It is one of the biggest companies in the world and now the internet giant Google has also been dubbed the most employee-friendly.

Congress Approves Swimming Pool Drain Safety Bill (Insurance Journal)
Congress approved legislation this week aimed at strengthening pool safety, six months after a 6-year-old girl was seriously injured by a drain's powerful suction. The legislation would ban the man

Chesterton Boys Swimming wins Highland Invite, set 6 pool records (Chesterton Tribune)
Chesterton boys swim coach Kevin Kinel knew exactly what his team needed for Christmas – a break. The No. 3 Trojans held off Munster, 393-380, and picked up the team title at the Highland Invitational for the first time in three years on Saturday.

Better Freestyle Swimming By Swimming On Your Side
When we learned to swim freestyle as children, most of us swim flat in the water, with little or no hip rotation as our arms are doing the majority of...

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...

Swimming pool idea resurfaces (Cheboygan Daily Tribune)
CHEBOYGAN - An indoor community swimming pool for the Cheboygan area, on the back burner since 2000, is once again a possibility, the Cheboygan Recreation Commission was told at its Dec. 19 meeting.

Swimmers, Feel Like a Winner to be a Winner - Mind Training Tips for Swimmers
An email I received during the week mentioned that Gary Hall Jr. was quoted as saying that his coach told him to 'try to reproduce or re-enact the same winning...

Swimming pools, volleyball and massages... just a normal day at the office for Google staff (Daily Mail)
It is one of the biggest companies in the world and now the internet giant Google has also been dubbed the most employee-friendly. Whether your playing volleyball, taking a break in one of the 11 cafeteria's or having a massage from the resident masseuse, working for this global giant is like no other

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...

YOUTH SWIMMING: Area swimmers rule the pools (The Telegraph)
The swim season is getting into full swing, with both Telegraph-area club teams grabbing plenty of honors at recent meets.

Swimming pool closes for repairs (BBC News)
A swimming pool in Lancashire is set to close for maintenance work to be carried out.

Training to Strengthen Swimmer's Shoulder Muscles
Early Vertical Forearm Training specifically isolates and strengthens the shoulder muscles and should not be avoided. In the world of competitive swimming, swimmer's shoulder is not a good thing! Strength...


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