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USA Swimming Names 2009 Duel in the Pool Team (Swimming World Magazine)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, October 28. 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 Manch...
Cheryl Cole's underground swimming pool dumped by planning officials (Daily Telegraph)
Cheryl Cole the singer and her footballer husband Ashley have had a proposal for an underground swimming pool rejected by planning officials.
HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING: Central's youngsters will be counted on in the pool (The San Angelo Standard-Times)
SAN ANGELO, Texas — With more than a dozen swimmers gone from last year’s team — including all four members of the state qualifying boys 200-yard freestyle and 200 medley relay teams — the Central High School boys and girls swim teams expect to be down this year. But head coach David Hague stops short of calling this a “rebuilding year.” “We are probably not going to be as good as we were last ...
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).
Deer Takes A Dip In Gastonia Swimming Pool (WFMY News 2 Greensboro)
The cool weather wasn't enough for one deer who needed to take a dive.
Beware – there are still sharks swimming in the sale-and-rent-back pool (Independent)
Against many analysts' expectations, Britain remains deeply entrenched in recession, with all the woe that brings for job prospects and family incomes. Lenders may have promised to be sympathetic to those behind with their mortgage payments, but there are still thousands of homeowners up and down the country facing the possibility of losing their homes. Where do they turn?
USA Swimming 2009-2010 Grand Prix Swim Meet Series Starts in Minneapolis on 13 November USA Swimming 2009-2010 Grand Prix Swim Meet Series Starts in Minneapolis on 13 November originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Thursday, October 29th, 2009 at 01:28:39.
The 2009-2010 USA Swimming Grand Prix Swim Meet Series will kick off in Minneapolis on November 13 and will feature a total of eight swim meets throughout the USA, an increase of two swim meets from the 2008-2009 Grand Prix Series. The top swimmers in the USA will be back in the pool competing for a $20,000 Grand Prix Swim Meet prize purse that will be awarded to the swimmer with the most points at the conclusion of the 2009-2010 Grand Prix Swim Meet Series.
You MUST Learn To Bounce Back From a Disappointing Swim You MUST Learn To Bounce Back From a Disappointing Swim originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Saturday, October 24th, 2009 at 00:36:18.
One of the toughest times in swimming is when you physically and mentally prepare yourself for a big meet, only to find that you don't achieve your goals there. (Or even worse, having a meet where you didn't even go close to achieving your dreams). Don't fall into the self-pity trap or begin to mentally torture yourself like most swimmers do - get on with it and DO something about it.
Measuring and Setting Targets for a Swimmer's Progress - Baseline Training for Swimmers Measuring and Setting Targets for a Swimmer's Progress - Baseline Training for Swimmers originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 at 00:35:04.
Baseline swim training (BT), the foundation of an effective competitive athletics program, should be standardized and used at all levels to encourage development and progress of individual athletes. A data driven strategy, BT uses the collection and analysis of both quantitative and qualitative information to evaluate and adjust training methods.
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