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High school swimming: Mustangs riding mighty high in 4A pool (Deseret News)
Even though Mountain Crest High School's boys team entered this weekend's 4A meet with a virtual lead of 46 points over...
French Town Heats Swimming Pool With Sewage (Fast Company Magazine)
Sometimes swimming in public pools can seem a little unsanitary, but one French town in the suburbs of Paris really puts the poo in pool. Sophie Deschiens, the Environment Councilwoman for the town of Levallois-Perret , was bugged by the wasted energy of hot water getting dumped down the drain. The water in city pipes averages a temperature of 68 F, she thought, so why not put it to good use ...
Peristaltic Pump Is Proving Ideal For Swimming Pools (Environmental Data Interactive Exchange)
Although only introduced last year, the Verderflex Aura peristaltic dosing pump is already making waves.
How to Teach Swimmers the Back Float in 60 Seconds or Less? How to Teach Swimmers the Back Float in 60 Seconds or Less? originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Monday, January 25th, 2010 at 00:27:14.
When it comes to teaching swimming to true beginners who are at least 3 year of age, the back float can be taught in 60 seconds or less. Am I kidding? No, I am not. But let me explain an approach that will not only allow you to teach preschoolers to float on their back in 60 seconds or less, it will also help you teach preschoolers to swim sooner too.
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Swimming pools, lakes pose health risks (Daily Vidette)
A new study from Australia suggests that swimming in public pools or local lakes increases the risk of catching the stomach flu or other diseases due to infection, most notably gastroenteritis.
Does Breathing Every 3-5-7-9 Make You a Faster Swimmer? Swimming and Breath Control Does Breathing Every 3-5-7-9 Make You a Faster Swimmer? Swimming and Breath Control originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 at 00:26:15.
Swimmers, do you control your breathing rate during swimming sets in a swim practice? Do you follow a breathing pattern, taking one breath every certain number of swim strokes? Do you swim a certain distance and change the breathing pattern each length, such as breathing every 3-5-7-9 by 25's? Why do you do that?
Swim Skills for Swimmers to Master for Better Swimming Swim Skills for Swimmers to Master for Better Swimming originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Saturday, January 23rd, 2010 at 02:43:27.
Swim coaches like to talk about how swimming gets harder as a swimmer goes faster because of an increase in drag. The swimmer must decrease the impact of that drag or apply a great deal more muscle power while swimming. Swimmers find it difficult to get results from applying more muscle power to the water if they are not doing it the right way. The first steps to faster swimming are positioning, grabbing, pressing, and rotating, things that everyone can learn. Here are a few things to check before trying to put more muscle power into your swims.
High school swimming: Diamond is best in 3A pool again (Deseret News)
In his final high school meet, Judge senior Oliver Diamond had just one thing on his mind at the 3A state swimming...
Swimmers To Do List - Improve Your Swimming Swimmers To Do List - Improve Your Swimming originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Sunday, January 31st, 2010 at 01:31:00.
There are many things that swimmers can do to swim better. This to do list of 10 ways to better swimming could help any swimmer improve their swimming. Get this to do list done and swim on!
Lanai residents hope county will reopen island's only swimming pool (Honolulu Advertiser)
LANAI CITY — In another sign of hard times, residents have been without a place to swim in Lanai City since landowner Castle & Cooke Resorts closed the island's only public pool nine months ago.
Swimming pool plans get go-ahead (BBC News)
Revised plans for a new swimming pool at Chilton Trinity near Bridgwater, Somerset, are given the go-ahead.
Swim Lesson Teaching Time and Space Issues - Keep Parents and Others at a Distance? Swim Lesson Teaching Time and Space Issues - Keep Parents and Others at a Distance? originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Friday, January 29th, 2010 at 04:04:54.
A swim teacher and swim coach in England, Shev Gul, is trying to get people to realize, respect, and formally make the teaching of swim lessons a health and safety issue that needs to be done in a secure, uninterrupted environment. What this means in the long run is that people should be kept a certain distance away from the swim lesson teaching area. In other words, keep parents and others back from the side of the pool; they should wait and watch swim lessons or swim practice from a distance.
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