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November 14, 2009 Swimming Pool News


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Learn to Play Water Polo
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).

Learn to Play Water Polo originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Saturday, October 31st, 2009 at 00:26:12.

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Reader Question: How Many Swimmers Should Workout in the Same Swimming Pool Lane?

A reader has some concerns and questions about their team, pool space, and what is appropriate. What do you think?

Our swim team has to renegotiate swim practice times in January. There is a competing team that wants the same practice times. We live in a small rural town and the town is not big enough for two teams (we can barely get kids to join the team now). How many kids should be swimming in one lane? Do you know of a fair equitable policy for practice time?

Reader Question: How Many Swimmers Should Workout in the Same Swimming Pool Lane? originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Friday, November 6th, 2009 at 00:06:09.

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National Youth World Cup Team Begins FINA 2009-2010 World Cup Competition
Swimmers on USA Swimming's 2009 National Youth World Cup Team will begin competition at the FINA World Cup event in Stockholm, Sweden on Tuesday, November 10. The two-day event will feature 46 of the top youth swimmers in the U.S. as well as 14-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps, who is traveling and competing with the team as the USA Swimming National Team athlete representative.

National Youth World Cup Team Begins FINA 2009-2010 World Cup Competition originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 at 00:22:06.

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You Must Conquer The Doubts
To be truly successful in swimming, it's not always the case of trying to achieve a goal, but being able to break through your own resistance to it. What is this resistance? The doubts you have in your own ability. But why would anyone have resistance to success? Surely everyone wants to be successful in their swimming?

You Must Conquer The Doubts originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Monday, November 2nd, 2009 at 00:29:21.

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Site earmarked for £8m swimming pool (Express and Star)
A new £8 million swimming pool in Tipton is likely be built right in the heart of the town.

The closing of swimming pools on the Sabbath is challenged (BBC News)
The mother of a 10-year-old girl is seeking a judicial review of an islands council's policy to close pools on Sundays.

Swim Workout: 8 x 200, Faster as You Swim

Warm-up as desired, remember to include some swimming technique or drill work, then do this set twice:

  • 200 Swim at a comfortable, easy pace, rest 30"-40"
  • 200 Swim at a moderate pace, rest 20"-30"
  • 200 Swim at a fast pace, rest 20"-30"
  • 200 swim at a very fast pace, rest 20"-30"

Cool-down

Swim Workout: 8 x 200, Faster as You Swim originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Monday, November 9th, 2009 at 19:51:53.

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Millom swimming pool plans latest (North-West Evening Mail)
DESIGNS for a long awaited town centre swimming pool could sink or swim when they are revealed to the public.

Swimming Stars hit the pool (Bedford Times-Mail)
BEDFORD — The opening of practice for the Bedford North Lawrence boys and girls swim teams was drawing to a close ... Please log in to read the rest of this story.

Phelps Silver, 8 USA Swimming Junior Teamers in Finals - 09 Stockholm World Cup Swim Meet

On the final day of competition at the 2009 FINA World Cup Swim Meet in Stockholm, USA swimmers took home two gold, one silver and one bronze medal. Michael Phelps earned a silver medal in the men's 200m IM, while National Teamers Jessica Hardy and Peter Marshall each took home gold medals and broke world records in their respective events. In addition, the 2009 National Youth World Cup Team advanced eight swimmers to finals. The National Youth World Cup Team and Michael Phelps will now head to Berlin for the next stop of the 2009 FINA World Cup Swim Meet series. The two-day competition begins on Saturday, November 14.

Phelps Silver, 8 USA Swimming Junior Teamers in Finals - 09 Stockholm World Cup Swim Meet originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 at 20:12:38.

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Gozo swimming pool (Times of Malta)
Will the electoral promise of building a swimming pool in Gozo be implemented or will it be sidelined again, please? Thanks a lot. Reply - The sports complex in Victoria will comprise the building of the pool and the groundwork on this facility has already started.


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