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The Swim Coaching Bible
Two Hall of Fame coaches, Dick Hannula and Nort Thornton, have assembled this anthology of swimming resources from some of the world's greatest swim coaching authorities. The Swim Coaching Bible...
Boy molested at Vashon swimming pool (Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber)
A 12-year-old boy was molested at the Vashon Pool on June 21 by a sex offender from Seattle, according to the King County Prosecutor’s Office.
FINA IS Allowing Almost Any Swim Suit to be Used in Swim Meets
At the latest FINA meeting on swimsuits (19 June 2009) the decision was made to allow just about every swim suit that had been submitted for testing to be used...
Important Swim Workouts for a Triathlete
Important or key swim workouts for a triathlete involve race simulation, swimming skill proficiency, sustainable swimming speed, and time to recover after a swim. These factors, along with the athletes...
Here's a good rule: All ladders, plywood out of the swimming pool (Orlando Sentinel)
Q I need to get to the top of my screen enclosure for cleaning. I am thinking ofclimbing a ladder, which I'll place in the pool.
In some swimming pools, a nasty intestinal parasite (San Jose Mercury News)
Reports of gastrointestinal illness from use of public pools and water parks have risen sharply in recent years, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The leading culprit is a microscopic organism that lives in human feces.
A Brief Look at Self-Hypnosis for Swimmers
Hypnosis can be defined as a process which relies on communication and making desired behavioral changes using the subconscious mind. When we are under hypnosis, a state of relaxation and...
Pig that survived crash surfaces in swimming pool (Boston Globe)
An 800-pound hog that survived on its own for a week after a truck flipped while on its way to a slaughterhouse has surfaced in a swimming pool at a home near the crash site. LeAnn Baldy, whose house is only yards from Interstate 430, said Monday she noticed her pool was suddenly overflowing and then saw the immersed pig, ...
Swim Workouts for Swimmers - 800-400-200-100-50
You try to swim faster through the workout as the distance you swim decreases during this swim workout. This swimming workout starts with a good effort 800, but you take...
2010 IPC Swimming World Championships Website On-line
The website for the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships is on-line. The championships are 15-21 August 2010 in Eindhoven, Netherlands....
Lucky driver landed in swimming pool (EARTHtimes.org)
Sydney - An Australian drunk who drove into a backyard swimming pool in Perth was saved from drowning by householders awakened by the almighty splash, new reports said Wednesday. The car was submerged when we got to it and he had to be pulled out by...
800-pound pig that survived highway crash surfaces in swimming pool in Arkansas home (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - An 800-pound hog that survived on its own for a week after a truck flipped while on its way to a slaughterhouse has surfaced in a swimming pool at a home near the crash site.
MIOX Equips City of Dreams with Disinfection Technologies for Swimming Pools and Spas (ThomasNet)
Albuquerque, NM - June 22, 2009 - MIOX Corporation, a leader in on-site generation of hypochlorite and mixed oxidants for water disinfection, was chosen by City of Dreams, a premier entertainment and gaming complex in Macau, China, to provide disinfection solutions for the resort's spas and swimming pools. In partnership with their exclusive distributor, MIOX Asia Ltd, Hong Kong, MIOX ...
Fences required around swimming pools (FOX 28 South Bend)
Elkhart is reminding residents about the requirement for fences around swimming pools.
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