Swimming Pool Headlines
Fish kill may be linked to chlorine in swimming pools (KWWL Iowa)
MARION, Iowa (AP) - State environmental officials say a fish kill in Marion may be linked to swimming pools that were recently treated with chlorine. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says dead worms and live and dead fish have been found in a stream that flows into a creek.
Aboriginal Child Health Improved By Swimming Pools (Medical News Today)
A new study has found that swimming pools in remote Aboriginal communities can dramatically reduce rates of skin, ear and chest infections.Researchers from Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research examined seven years of clinical records at two communities, Jigalong and Mugarinya, in Western Australia's Pilbara region.
Illustrated History of Olympic Swimming
Swimming dates back a long time! Evidence exists, in the form of cave paintings, that even stone age man did some form of swimming. The return of the modern Olympics...
2008 Beijing Summer Olympics National Aquatic Center - The Watercube
The home for swimming, diving, and synchronized swimming at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, is the National Aquatic Center - or the Watercube. The award winning Beijing Watercube is designed...
Peter Vanderkaay Sets American Record at 2008 Toyota Santa Clara Grand Prix Swim Meet
Peter Vanderkaay lit up the pool Saturday night, breaking the American record in the men's 400m free at the 2008 Toyota International Invitational Grand Prix in Santa Clara, Calif. Vanderkaay...
Fish kill may be linked to chlorine in swimming pools (WHO-TV 13 Des Moines)
Associated Press - May 16, 2008 8:14 AM ET MARION, Iowa (AP) - State environmental officials say a fish kill in Marion may be linked to swimming pools that were recently treated with...
Swimming pools improve health of Aboriginal children (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
A new study has confirmed a dramatic improvement in the health of Aboriginal children when they have access to swimming pools.
When Someone Passes You, Don't Panic - Mind Training Tips for Swimmers
Do you feel a tremor of desperation go through your mind when a swimmer passes you in a race? Relax! You never have to feel this again. Believe it or...
Harmon, Centennial Parks swimming pools opening within next week (Kearney Hub)
The swimming pools at Harmon and Centennial parks in Kearney will open within the next week.
Swimming SA money pool empty (News 24 South Africa)
Swimming SA is in deep financial trouble and is waiting for a Lotto payout. Meanwhile the country's Olympic swimmers are not getting any support.
Swimming Pool Worries (KHON 2 Honolulu)
Taking a dip can be refreshing - a great way to beat the heat. But hitting the pool can also make you sick. A chlorine-resistent parasite is turning up more and more at public pools. It's known as Cryptosporidiosis. And in a pool that looks like this - could possibly be this.
Swimming pool illnesses can be minimized (The Daily Sentinel)
An increase in reported cases of a nonfatal — but annoying — water-borne parasite last year has the state and county health departments asking swimmers to be responsible this summer.
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