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March 2, 2008 Swimming Pool News


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New Research Finds Leaky Muscle Cells Cause Fatigue
Physiologists at Columbia University Medical Center recently published research findings that provide a new explanation of muscle fatigue. This study found that muscle fatigue experienced by athletes after long and...

Half-inch short swimming pool in Virginia Beach will be fixed (The Virginian-Pilot)
VIRGINIA BEACH For want of a half-inch, 10 national records were lost. Now, the swimming pool that spawned that controversy is about to grow. It will take five weeks and $29,900, but when the work is done, the pool at the Princess Anne Recreation Center will be up to snuff. The city will c ...

Swimming pools axed despite Olympic promise (Daily Telegraph)
Although the Government have recognised that swimming can play a part in tackling obesity, they failed to address the critical issue: that there were insufficient pools to swim in. Gareth A Davies and Sandy Macaskill reporting.

SWIMMING POOL COMMITTEE STILL SHORT OF CASH (Belmond Independent)
The FLOAT swimming pool committee has raised over $179,000 in donations, grants and pledges for adding the zero depth entry at the Belmond pool. But more funds are needed to reach the committee's goal. And even more money will be needed if extra features are to be added to the facility.

Swimming pool closures are national disgrace (Daily Telegraph)
The Daily Telegraph exposes the neglect and the wilful disregard for swimming pools in this country.

2008 Olympic Swimming Trials Tickets and Swimming Trials Schedule
Want to see one of the fastest swim meets in the world for 2008? Some say it will be even faster than the Beijing Olympics. You can watch the action...

Waimea swimming pool re-opening this Saturday (The Garden Island)
The Waimea War Memorial Swimming Pool is scheduled to reopen this Saturday at 10 a.m. now that a renovation has been completed.

2008 NAIA Swimming and Diving National Championships
The 2008 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletic (NAIA) Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving National Championships will be held February 27-March 1 at the Palo Alto Natatorium in San Antonio,...

Singapore To Host The 1st Summer Youth Olympic Games In 2010
The Youth Olympic Games aim to bring together talented athletes – aged 14 to 18 – from around the world to participate in high-level competitions and, alongside the sports element...

Got the superyacht with swimming pool, helipad, minisub and missiles? Now get the Navy to train your crew (Times Online)
The craze for vast “superyachts” – the ultimate status symbols of the billionaire set – has become an unlooked-for money-spinner for the Royal Navy.


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