Swimming Pool Headlines
Save Money By Picking The Right Size Pump For Your Swimming Pool
Oversizing swimming pool pumps has become such an issue that the State of California (a big pool state), recently enacted a law to control how big of a pump could...
41-Year-Old Torres Makes Olympic Team, Two World Records Set at 2008 Olympic Swimming Team Trials
One world record was broken and another tied Friday at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials. Aaron Peirsol tied the world record and qualified in the men's 200m back,...
One World and Three American Records Fall at the 2008 USA Olympic Swimming Team Trials
One world and three American records were broken Saturday at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials. In addition, Michael Phelps and Katie Hoff picked up their fifth wins of...
Dallas considers closing four community swimming pools (Dallas Morning News)
At least a dozen times each summer, Holly Criss brings her brood to the Glendale Pool in East Oak Cliff — just like Ms. Criss’ grandmother brought her when she was a child.
Around the Region: Locust Lake education programs; Minersville Community Pool swimming lessons available (The Pottsville Republican & Herald)
Barnesville: Environmental education programs have been scheduled at Locust Lake State Park for Friday, Independence Day. People will be able to hike with the park naturalist to explore newly acquired land. The road meanders through large pine stands, mountain laurel and low-lying shrubs. Visitors used to hike this trail up to Silver Creek Fire Tower, but this hike won’t go that far. The area is ...
Hoff Breaks 2 American Records, Men's 100m Free Falls 3 Times on Day 4 of Trials
Katie Hoff broke two American records and Jason Lezak and Garrett Weber-Gale both lowered the American record in the 100m freestyle on the fourth night of action at the 2008...
Scott Spann Wins Men's 200m Breast at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials
Scott Spann won the men's 200m breaststroke with a time of 2:09.97 Thursday at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials, defeating American record-holder and Longhorn Aquatics teammate Brendan Hansen...
List of swimming pools in Boulder, Broomfield counties (Boulder Daily Camera)
Local swimming pools.
Swimming the Boroughs: Splashin' time in Bronx pools (New York Daily News)
News reporter Analis Morales suited up and went exploring from the shallow end to the deep end - and back again. Here are her findings about the Bronx.
Swimming pools reopen in Baghdad (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
By Sebastian Abbot BAGHDAD — Muntadhar al-Sharify stood shivering Saturday in Baghdad's searing heat, a smile on his young face. The Iraqi boy had just completed a rite of passage known to children around the world — his first swim.
Report: Not All Swimming Pool Alarms Are Effective (WCBS-TV New York)
With drowning the second leading cause of death among children under 15, New York state recently passed a law requiring alarms on all new swimming pools. Yet while there are number of these products on the market, tests show not all are as effective as they claim.
USA Water Polo Announces U.S. Olympic Teams For Men's And Women's Water Polo
USA Water Polo is proud to announce the 2008 U.S. Olympic Teams for Men's and Women's Water Polo that will compete at the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China...
Two More World Records Lowered on Day Three of the 2008 US Olympic Swimming Team Trials
Two world records and a U.S. Open record fell Tuesday at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials. Natalie Coughlin (Vallejo, Calif.) and Aaron Peirsol (Irvine, Calif.) treated the crowd...
What is Olympic Synchronized Swimming?
Once called water ballet, it is moving through the water with intricate maneuvers, synchronized with other swimmers and with music. Synchronized Swimming, a women's only sport at the Olympic level,...
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