Swimming Pool Headlines
New £11m swimming pool plan for Wakefield (Wakefield Today)
A NEW £11m swimming pool is planned for the site of the city's former Sun Lane Baths.
Martinez moves ahead with plans for swimming pool, library (Contra Costa Times)
Pool design includes eight-lane recreational pool, dive tank and water playground
MEN'S SWIMMING: Cards look to defend pool at Coers Invitational (Ball State Daily News)
The Ball State University men’s swimming team faces a tall order when it plays host to Grand Valley State University and Findlay University at the Doug Coers Invitational this weekend. Simply put, Grand Valley State has them outnumbered.
Editorial: River Park swimming pool ... diving into expansion plans (Naples Daily News)
The future for the community swimming pool in Naples’ River Park neighborhood has taken a major, positive step.Once considered for closure or downsizing to a playground with fountains, the pool now is headed toward expansion — in both size and function.City officials are looking to encourage sharing with the Naples High School swim team, which now has to compete with other schools for practice ...
Establish Swim Practice Requirements for Swimmers Practice Getting better at something like swimming usually requires practice. Yes, some athletes will get better just through growth and maturation, but under normal circumstances they have to practice skills, too. If they really want to get better, they have to develop their fitness, and that takes practice. How many times to swim each week? Establish Swim Practice Requirements for Swimmers Practice originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Friday, November 20th, 2009 at 00:32:47.
Fate of old swimming pool, sheep shed on aldermen’s agenda (The Marshfield Mail)
Among other things, the Marshfield Board of Aldermen will discuss Tuesday, Nov. 24, the fate of the long-abandoned swimming pool in the city park and the structurally unsound sheep shed in the fairgrounds.
USA Swimmers Hardy, Marshall and Myers Silver - 2009 FINA World Cup Swim Meet USA Swimmers Hardy, Marshall and Myers Silver - 2009 FINA World Cup Swim Meet originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Saturday, November 14th, 2009 at 15:20:12.
US Swimmers took home three silver medals Saturday, on the first day of competition at the 2009 FINA World Cup Swim Meet in Berlin. Jessica Hardy, Peter Marshall and Whitney Myers each took home hardware, while Michael Phelps finished fourth, just outside of medal contention, in the men's 200m fly with a time of 1:52.26.
Young fish to get 'swimming pool' (BBC News)
Thousands of fish in north Oxfordshire are given a "swimming pool" to seek refuge when the River Cherwell has swelled.
Swim Training Plan for a Half-Ironman Triathlon Swim or a 2km Swim Swim Training Plan for a Half-Ironman Triathlon Swim or a 2km Swim originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Monday, November 16th, 2009 at 02:00:53.
The swim leg of a triathlon (sprint, Olympic, half-Ironman/Ironman 70.3, or Ironman distances) could be the easy part - or the hard part - of the triathlon. It depends upon your swimming ability; a combination of swimming skill and swimming fitness. A shorter triathlon might require more swimming speed, a longer triathlon more swimming endurance, but no matter what the distance, swimming skill or technique, swimming endurance, and swimming speed all play a part in a successful triathlon or a successful marathon swim training plan.
How To Prevent Crying In Infant or Toddler Learn to Swim Classes How To Prevent Crying In Infant or Toddler Learn to Swim Classes originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Sunday, November 22nd, 2009 at 00:05:04.
Have you ever wondered if there were swim lesson teaching techniques available that would help you keep your infant-toddler students happy and would prevent them from crying during a swimming lesson or learn to swim class? These are five of my favorite swim lesson teaching success strategies (Jim Reiser)
USA Swimming 2009 Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool Swim Meet Team - 36 Swimmers, Including Michael Phelps, Rebecca Soni And Ryan Lochte on Team USA Swimming 2009 Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool Swim Meet Team - 36 Swimmers, Including Michael Phelps, Rebecca Soni And Ryan Lochte on Team originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 at 01:41:51.
Thirty-six top American swimmers, including 17 Olympians, will battle against a squad of European swimmers at the 2009 Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool in Manchester, England December 18-19. The swim meet, which will be broadcast on NBC on December 27 from 2-4 p.m. ET, will star Olympic gold medalists Michael Phelps, Rebecca Soni, Ryan Lochte, and Aaron Peirsol.
Olympic Swimmer Rebecca Soni Sets Second Meet Record at 2009 Minneapolis Grand Prix Swim Meet - Second Night Olympic Swimmer Rebecca Soni Sets Second Meet Record at 2009 Minneapolis Grand Prix Swim Meet - Second Night originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Saturday, November 14th, 2009 at 23:15:56.
Thiago Pereira and Olympian Rebecca Soni each won two events and set a meet record Saturday on the second night of the 2009 Minneapolis Grand Prix Swim Meet. Soni won the women's 400-yard IM in 4:14.41 and set the meet record in the women's 200y breaststroke in 2:07.68. Pereira set the meet record in the men's 400y IM in 3:43.72 and won the men's 200y breast in 1:56.44.
SwimPower I Video SwimPower I Video originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Thursday, November 19th, 2009 at 16:26:21.
The SwimPower I Video from Steve Tarpinian/Total Training is now available for free on-line viewing. The video covers elements of swim technique and training for freestyle swimmers. It's free, it's good - take some time and watch the SwimPower I video.
Going Green, Saving Green: Swimming Pools (WMGT Macon)
Filling a pool, heating it, and keeping it clean can be costly. It can also involve chemicals that aren't good for you, or the environment.
Olympic Swimmer Sutton Sets Second Meet Record - Night Three - 2009 Minneapolis Grand Prix Swim Meet Olympic Swimmer Sutton Sets Second Meet Record - Night Three - 2009 Minneapolis Grand Prix Swim Meet originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Monday, November 16th, 2009 at 05:15:34.
Olympic Swimmer Chloe Sutton of Mission Viejo Nadadores wrapped up the final night of the 2009 Minneapolis Grand Prix Swim Meet with a meet record in the women's 1650-yard freestyle. It was her second gold medal of the three-day grand prix swim meet, her fourth medal overall.
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