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October 3, 2008 Swimming Pool News


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Make sure your swimming pool is safe (Scoop.co.nz)
Most young children drown silently, with no screaming or splashing – and often that drowning takes place in the family swimming pool.

US Paralympic Swimming Team Tops Medal Standings at 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games
For the first time, the US Paralympic Swimming Team finished first in the medal standings, winning 17 gold medals at the Beijing Paralympic Games. With 44 total medals, nine more...

Swimmers To Do List - Improve Your Swimming
There are many things that you can do to swim better. This to do list of 10 ways to swim better could help any swimmer improve in the water.Do swim...

Council leader to push through city swimming pool plan (Wakefield Today)
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How to Train Like an Olympian
Training like an Olympic athlete requires a plan and a lot of dedication. By borrowing a few training secrets from Olympic athletes, you, too, can train smarter and get fit...

Be Aware, Be Healthy: What You Need To Know About Swimming In Chlorinated Pools (Medical News Today)
As the mother of a high performance swimmer, I read with great interest any study about pool environments and health. That's why the recent study about outdoor pools and asthma by Belgian researchers in the European Respiratory Journal caught my interest. The study claims a relationship between outdoor chlorinated swimming pool attendance and higher risks of asthma in teenagers.

Baseline Training for Swimmers
Baseline Training, the foundation of an effective competitive athletics program, should be standardized and used at all levels of swimming to encourage development and progress of individual athletes. A data...

Swim Goggle Review
Juliet Lapidos reports on her swim goggle tests of the Barracuda Standard Goggle, Finis Jet Stream, Nike Swift Strapless Goggle, Swedish Goggles, Tyr Nest Pro Goggle, and Speedo Speed Socket...

Finally - Some Good News on Swimming Pool Suction Entrapment
A report on the Suction Entrapment Blog tells of a change in building codes that may lead to a big decrease in the number of pool and spa suction entrapment...

Kirkcaldy swimming pool demo planned (Fife Today)
KIRKCALDY sports campaigners are calling on the public to reject recommendations for the town's swimming pool by demonstrating outside the local authority's headquarters. (02/10/2008 09:53:29)

Down fences increase swimming pool dangers (Copperfield Sun)
The strong winds that blew through during Hurricane Ike reached dangerous speeds and caused widespread damage, but safety issues lurk even after the storm has passed.

Learner reverses car into swimming pool (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
A learner driver showing off his car to a friend has reversed through a fence and into a neighbour's swimming pool in Adelaide.


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