Swimming Pool Headlines
Midlanders may have to jump through hoops to install quality swimming pools (Midland Reporter-Telegram)
By Kathleen Thurber Staff Writer As temperatures creep into the 90s this week, the temptation to turn that patch of grass behind the house into a place to take a leisurely swim is mounting for some locals.
2007-2008 Toyota Grand Prix Swim Meet Series - Santa Clara May 15-18, 2008
The 2008 Toyota Grand Prix Swim Meet Series moves to Santa Clara May 15-18, 2008. ...
Swimming pool topic of discussion Monday at Bonne Terre City Council (Park Hills Daily Journal)
The Bonne Terre City Council will discuss the swimming pool on Monday.
Book review 'Swimming' pools mystery, family secrets (Montgomery Advertiser)
Joshilyn Jackson's latest novel, "The Girl Who Stopped Swimming," is set in the present-day South, like her books "gods in Alabama" and "Between, Georgia." A crisis grabs readers' attention right away. The first two pages introduce ghosts and a drowned girl.
Unique Swimming Pools Promote Rehabilitation through Aquatic Therapy
Multiple Sclerosis is a debilitating autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. As nerve fiber is destroyed and damaged from the disease, even the most common every day tasks...
Racial History of American Swimming Pools (NPR)
A new study says 58 percent of African-American children can't swim. Offering perspective on America's strange relationship with water and chlorine is Jeff Wiltse, author of Contested Waters: A Social History of Swimming Pools in America.
Top Swimmers Head West for the 41st Toyota Santa Clara International Grand Prix Swim Meet, May 15-18 2008
More than 15 members of the U.S. National swim team will compete at the 41st Toyota Santa Clara International Grand Prix, May 15-18 in Santa Clara, Calif. Olympic gold medalists...
PhD Scholarship in Aquatics Biomechanics
An outstanding opportunity has arisen for a high caliber PhD student to become immersed in the high performance programs of swimming and triathlon with the New Zealand Academy of Sport...
Drug Testing Can Be Fooled By Genes
The New York Times is reporting on a research study that shows some humans could fool a drug test through a naturally occurring trait. Some people are missing a gene...
2 drownings in 2 days at area swimming pools (Houston Chronicle)
Authorities are investigating the apparent drownings of a toddler and a 60-year-old physician in two different swimming pools in the Houston area within the past two days.
Two-time National Swimming Champion Chloe Sutton Takes Bronze at 2008 Open Water World Swimming Championships
Two-time National Champion Chloe Sutton collected Team USA's first medal of the 2008 Open Water World Championships when she finished third in the 5K open water event in a time...
County puts swimming pool passes on sale (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Family, individual and senior pool passes may now be purchased at the administration offices of Boyce, North and South parks. Settler's Cabin pool passes are available at the wave pool. ...
Manchester is Host to the 2008 Paralympic World Cup 9 May through 10 May 2008
The schedule and results for the 2008 Paralympic World Cup Swim Meet in Manchester, England is now on-line....
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