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Horse rescued from Weston swimming pool (Weston Forum)
Although some brands of swimming pool covers claim they can support the weight of an elephant, a local horse found out the hard way that the cover at his home is not one of them.
Swimming Pools Kept Clean by Going Green (Discovery Channel)
Treating pools with moss can not only keep water clean, but also reduce maintenance costs.
Cole's swimming pool plan vetoed (BBC News)
Singer Cheryl Cole and her footballer husband Ashley Cole have a plan for a swimming pool at their Surrey home rejected.
USA Swimming Foundation Announces Nominees for the 2009 Golden Goggle Awards The USA Swimming Foundation has released the nominations for the Golden Goggle Awards, a star-studded awards gala celebrating the accomplishments of top American swimmers in 2009. The event will take place Sunday, November 22 at the Beverly Hilton and will feature the 2009 U.S. World Championships swim team, including Michael Phelps, Rebecca Soni, Ryan Lochte, Dara Torres, Ariana Kukors and Dana Vollmer. USA Swimming Foundation Announces Nominees for the 2009 Golden Goggle Awards originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 at 00:14:59.
Swimming World Records Since the Dawn of the Super Swimsuit in February 2008 Swimming World Records Since the Dawn of the Super Swimsuit in February 2008 originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Sunday, October 25th, 2009 at 22:01:46.
Craig Lord at SwimNews has put together the complete list of swimming world records set since February 2008. There have been 201 world record-setting swims in the era of the supersuits, an era that will come to an end on 1 January 2010.
Olympic Swimmer John Naber on Motivation How did John Naber become one of the best swimmers in the world? Luck? Great coaching? Genetic Gifts? Hard work? I believe the biggest factor was his outlook - his personality and mental skills - in short, his attitude. Olympic Swimmer John Naber on Motivation originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Sunday, October 18th, 2009 at 02:17:06.
At the Montreal Olympics in 1976, the USA men's team had one of the greatest single team performances of all times. One of the noteworthy swimmers on that team was backstroker/freestyler John Naber, with four Gold and one Silver medal. He was the most decorated USA ATHLETE at the games. All of John's Olympic final swims were world records. Even in his silver medal event, the 200 Free (Bruce Furniss finished first, but both swimmers were faster than the previous world record).
Learn to Play Water Polo Learn to Play Water Polo originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Saturday, October 31st, 2009 at 00:26:12.
It takes a lot of time and work to become an Olympic water polo player, but anyone can try it. Water polo takes fitness, swimming ability, ball-handling skills, and a sense of awareness of what is happening around you (where is the ball, what will I do if it comes toward me).
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