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March 29, 2009 Swimming Pool News


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H.S. Boys' Swimming: Andrews tough to catch in pool (New Jersey Herald)
Knowing Ayman Andrews and watching him swim are two completely separate entities. Just ask Vernon coach Megan Sweeney. The senior's laid back and smooth demeanor outside the pool is easy to follow. Keeping up with him in the pool is another story.

Swimming pool drain covers to be replaced in New Hope (New Hope - Golden Valley Sun-Post)
The Milton C. Honsey outdoor swimming pool in New Hope will have new drain covers when it opens for the summer season on June 6. The New Hope City Council on Monday, March 23, authorized spending between $20,000 and $25,000 to upgrade the drains.

2009 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships on ESPN2
Highlights of the 2009 Men's NCAA DI swim meet will be shown on ESPN2 on April 1, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. EST. You can find more on the 2009 College...

Rise in pool hire charges puts swimming club under threat (Yorkshire Post Today)
A HULL swimming club fears it could fold if Hull Council massively increases the cost of hiring out city pools. (27/03/2009 11:34:16)

Looking for an Idea Book for Swim Practices? Look at Games-Gimmicks-Challenges for Swimming Coaches
Coach Bob Steele's book, Games-Gimmicks-Challenges for Swimming Coaches, is packed with ideas that can help swim coaches write a practice to challenge and motivate swimmers. Among the books 29 chapters...

The Lunocet Monofin - Might Really Let a Human Swim Like a Dolphin?
The carbon fiber, titanium, and aluminum Lunocet monfin from Ciamillo is claimed to let people breech - kick up out of the water and propel themselves with jsut their "tail."...

2009 College Swimming and Diving Championships - NCAA DI Women
The 28th Women's NCAA DI Championship Swim Meet is 19-21 March 2009 at Texas A&M University's Student Rec Center Natatorium in College Station, Texas. ...

Winter slowed swimming pools - Thu, 26 Mar 2009 PST (The Spokesman-Review)
As the snow berms recede, the city of Spokane and its contractors are plunging ahead with swimming pool construction across town. The harsh winter weather hampered construction in many ways. Thawing machines and heating blankets were brought in to allow crews to work through the snowstorms, yet it looks like the pools won’t be ready for summer break.

Risborough swimming pool members reassured (Aylesbury Today)
A LETTER sent to members of Risborough Springs Swimming and Fitness Centre, which states that from April 1 they will no longer be able to use the facility, should be ignored, Wycombe District Council has said. (27/03/2009 11:05:07)

Ellis swimming pool won't open this summer (The Gazette)
The flood-damaged Ellis Park swimming pool won't open this summer.The council earlier had directed city staff to try to make repairs and get the pool opened by mid-July.Julie Sina, the city's parks and recreation director, last night told the council that the work cannot be done until early August at the soonest.Council members Chuck Wieneke, Kris Gulick and Justin Shields said it didn't make ...

Swimming pool victory march (Lancashire Evening Post)
Hundreds of people took to the streets to celebrate a Lancashire swimming pool being saved.

Swimming pool dreams suffer further setback (Ilford Recorder)
THE PROSPECT of a new swimming pool has been dealt another hammer blow after councillors were told there is hardly any cash to fund it. Both the London 2012 Olympics and the bleak economic climate have been blamed for the government's reluctance to stump up any of the bill.

Suction Entrapment Overview Video
It has been a little over 3 months since the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act went into effect (December 19, 2008). This new US Federal Law is...

Develop a Good Swimming Catch
Underwater video taken at championship swim meets shows the strokes exhibited by every swimmer who made it to the finals. These underwater shots gave coaches the chance to analyze the...


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