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Open Water Swimming For Beginners
Open water swimming is a never ending adventure. Some of my favorite memories are from swims: leaving from Catalina Island for the California mainland at 1am on a windless moonlight...
Swimmer and Surfer Duke Kahanamoku
Wednesday, August 24th marks the birthday of one of Hawaiis most famous Duke Kahanamoku. A powerful swimmer, he won five medals at four different Olympics, retiring from competition at...
Winsford Lifetsyle Centre swimming pool to close for a month (ic CheshireOnline)
THE swimming pools and health suite at Winsfordâs new Lifestyle Centre will close for around four weeks from this weekend to allow for repairs to âdefective pool floorsâ.
Sitin protest to save swimming pool from supermarket developers (Daily Telegraph)
Protesters are conducting a sitin at a public swimming pool in a fight to save it from closure.
No swimming allowed while Super 8 makes pool, spa repairs (Mount Vernon News)
MOUNT VERNON -- The Knox County Board of Health took several actions at its regular monthly meeting Wednesday. The first order of business was a hearing about the license for the swimming pool and spa at the Super 8 Motel on Coshocton Ave. Environmental Health Services Division Director Brian Benick reported the results of several inspections of the pool and spa.
Sitin protest at swimming pool ends (Daily Telegraph)
Campaigners fighting to save a local swimming pool from closure have ended a sitin protest at the pool council was granted a court order to remove them.
Should a Swimmer Emphasize the Pull or Kick?
A reader asked an interesting question: What's more important to fast swimming and good technique, a strong, fast pull or a fast, strong kick? In other words, how much does...
Family pays tribute to Leyland boy who drowned in swimming pool (Lancashire Telegraph)
THE family of a five-year-old boy who drowned in a swimming pool at a family party today paid tribute to their "loving, comical child".
Occupation against swimming pool closure makes waves (Socialist Worker)
Protesters occupied Sedgemoor Splash swimming pool in Bridgwater, Somerset at 3pm today. They are demanding that the Tory-run council reverses plans to close the pool.
Ideas on Improving Your Swimming Technique
Teaching swimming technique is not an easy task. Nevertheless it seems to be precisely technique which separates a good swimmer from a poor one. So what exactly are these problems...
Freestyle Swim Drills to Improve a Swimmer's Swimming Technique
Swimming drills are are specific movements, done repetitively, to get your technique "in the groove." They can help you get more efficient and they can help you become a faster...
WaterCorp sewage spills almost enough to fill Olympic swimming pool (The West Australian) (The West Australian)
Almost two million litres of sewage were spilt in the Perth metropolitan area by the Water Corporation in the past year, almost enough to fill an Olympic swimming pool.
Group wedding ceremony held in swimming pool in Shenzhen (People's Daily)
&$ &$The newly-wedded couples pose for photos during a group wedding ceremony held in the swimming pool at Happy Valley, a famous theme park in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, August 26, 2009. Thirty newly-wedded couples took part in the group wedding ceremony held in the swimming pool here on Wednesday. (Xinhua Photo)&$ &$&$ ă1ă ...
Flintoff wants 6,000 pounds Ashes urn mosaics in his swimming pools (New Kerala)
London, Aug 30 : England all rounder Andrew Flintoff is stumping up 6,000 pounds to have two giant mosaics of the Ashes urn built into the bottom of his swimming pools.
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