Swimming Pool Headlines
ClearEars Ear Drying Ear Plugs for Swimming
The ClearEars water absorbing ear plugs work. Period. You use them after a swim to get the water out of the ear canal. You put the ear plugs in, wait...
Approved Swimsuits for 2009 from USA Swimming
USA Swimming has updated swimsuit rules to match the recent FINA list of approved swimsuits. The official letter from the USA Swimming Rules and Regulations Committee, dated 1 June 2009,...
Swimming pool at Myrtle Beach recreation center to reopen Monday (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)
Myrtle Beach city officials expect the swimming pool at Pepper Geddings Recreation Center to reopen
The Diary of an English Channel Swimmer
I started as the first of six 2005 Irish Channel solo aspirants to swim in July and I failed to get to France – pulled after 8 hours. The seas...
When Does a Swimmer Catch Water, and When Does a Swimmer Release the Water?
The swimming catch - when does it happen? The place that a swimmer is able to start the catch is limited by that swimmer's range of motion. But where or...
New drains make pools much safer for swimming (KSWO Lawton-Wichita Falls)
As the temperatures rise, more and more people will head to public swimming pools to beat the heat. But, there's a danger lurking in them...and it isn't the water. It's the drains at the bottom of those pools. From 1997 to 2007, at least 74 people were sucked down by those drains. 9 people died. A new federal law now in effect should stop that from ever happening again.
Bolivar Swimming Pool opens Saturday (Bolivar Herald-Free Press)
The Bolivar Municipal Pool will open for the summer season Saturday. Open swim will be 1-4 p.m. every day. Family and adult swim will be 4:30-6:30 p.m. every day. Family swim will be 4:30-8 p.m., and night swim will be from 8 to 10 p.m. Fridays.
Swim Workouts - Count Down 100's
A swim workout for swimmers comprised of 100's, counting down from 5-4-3-2-1, aiming to hold a good pace. ...
Top Ten Newbie Triathlon Mistakes
They say the best way to learn is to make mistakes; As a newbie and Clydesdale, in my first year of competing in triathlons, I've made my share of mistakes....
Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte in the 2009 Santa Clara Grand Prix Swim Meet
More than 20 US Olympians, including Olympic gold medalists Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte will compete at the 2009 Santa Clara International Grand Prix Swim Meet, June 11-14 in Santa...
Veterans Memorial Swimming Pool set to open this weekend despite borough's tight budget (Ellwood City Ledger)
ELLWOOD CITY - Every year, Ellwood City spends about $30,000 to operate the Veterans Memorial Swimming Pool.
Swimming Pool Pass Program Available (Yankton Press & Dakotan)
LAKE ANDES — The Rural Office of Community Service, Inc. in Lake Andes is taking applications for a Swimming Pool Pass Program. This program will provide a family swimming pool pass for qualified low income families to the pool of their choice.
BLOSSOM CITY: Swimming pool sets events (Suburban Journals)
RBHS news The following involves Red Bud High School, 815 Locust St.:
Belvoir pools, Red Cross offer advice, tools for swimming safely (The Belvoir Eagle)
Water can be incredibly inviting on hot summer days. But, without proper safety, it can also be incredibly dangerous. Last summer, the Army lost three Soldiers to water-related accidents. As spring becomes summer, it is important to be safe in, on, and around the water.
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