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Olympians Chloe Sutton and Rebecca Soni both won two medals and set meet records Friday on the first night of the 2009 Minneapolis Grand Prix Swim Meet. Sutton, of Mission Viejo Nadadores, won gold in the women's 1000-yard freestyle with a meet record of 9:33.72, and also took silver in the women's 200y free in 1:48.18. Soni, of Trojan Swim Club, set the meet record in the finals of the women's 100y breast in 59.69 and later took silver in the 200y IM in 2:01.75.
(Photo of Rebecca Soni by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)
First Night of 2009 Minneapolis Grand Prix Swim Meet originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Saturday, November 14th, 2009 at 22:55:49.
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Swimming & Diving. Auburn Hosts Iron Bowl Of The Pool Thursday (Auburn Tigers)
The Auburn swimming and diving team hosts in-state rival Alabama on Thursday at the James E. Martin Aquatic Center. Diving is set to start at 4:30 p.m., while swimming kicks off at 5. Admission is free.
SAC To Close Swimming Pool Area For Maintenance (Yankton Press & Dakotan)
The Summit Activities Center will be closing the swimming pool area at 8 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, and is tentatively scheduled to reopen at noon on Friday, Nov. 20. The pool closure is for routine maintenance.
Fishing Rodeo to be Held at Cato Park Swimming Pool (WSAZ NewsChannel 3 West Virginia)
Cato Pool in Charleston will be packed this weekend, but it won't be with swimmers.
Young Woman and the Sea - How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel - The Story of Gertrude Ederle's English Channel Swim Young Woman & the Sea, by Glen Stout, started slowly (like an easy swim warm-up). Honestly, I was not hooked by the first few pages of the book. I was not looking forward to reading the rest of it. But as I kept reading, it drew me in to the world of a young Gertrude (Trudy) Ederle, and how she went from a non-swimmer to the greatest swimmers of her time, the first woman to swim the English Channel. I recommend this book for swimmers and for those interested in learning more about the early struggle of women and sports. The story of Gertrude Ederle's swim across the English Channel is well worth reading; it is an important chapter in the history of swimming, and Glenn Stoudt captures it in an exciting and revealing way. (Photo of Gertrude Ederle from George Grantham Bain Collection/Library of Congress) Young Woman and the Sea - How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel - The Story of Gertrude Ederle's English Channel Swim originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Friday, November 13th, 2009 at 01:59:03.
Olympic Swimmer Rebecca Soni to Compete at 2009 USA Swimming Minnesota Grand Prix Swim Meet Olympic Swimmer Rebecca Soni to Compete at 2009 USA Swimming Minnesota Grand Prix Swim Meet originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Saturday, November 14th, 2009 at 03:49:10.
Top U.S. swimmers, including Olympic gold medalist Rebecca Soni and World Championship silver medalist Tyler Clary, will compete today in the first USA Swimming Grand Prix Swim Meet of the 2009-10 season - the Minnesota Grand Prix. The event will take place at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center in Minneapolis, November 13-15.
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.
Swimming opens new pool with convincing victories (The Rice Thresher)
The setting could not have been more perfect. From the beautiful weather gracing the Rice campus this past weekend, to the Barbara and David Gibbs Recreation Center adorned with an array of balloons, to the fans on their feet in the bleachers surrounding the Rice Aquatic Center cheering on the Owls, the swim team's first meet in their new pool was all it could have asked for.
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.
US Swim Stars Take On European Team at 2009 Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool US Swim Stars Take On European Team at 2009 Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Sunday, November 8th, 2009 at 01:51:18.
The top swimmers from three European nations will gather to take on Team USA in the 2009 Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool, December 18-19 in Manchester, England. The bi-annual Duel in the Pool is a made-for-TV event, designed to showcase the sport's most exciting swimmers in non-Olympic years. This year's Duel takes on a new format with Team USA facing a team comprised of the top swimmers from Great Britain, Germany and Italy. The event will be held at the Manchester Aquatic Centre.
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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