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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.
FOR Swimming Fundraising Pool-a-Thon February 14-15 (Rockbridge Weekly)
FOR Swimming will be hosting their 5th Annual Pool-a-Thon this weekend, February 14 and 15th, at the Domed Community Pool in Lexington.
Swimming pool fund reversal bid (BBC News)
An attempt is made to overturn a council decision not to support a swimming pool project on financial grounds.
Alternatives to Chlorine for Swimming Pools Alternatives to Chlorine for Swimming Pools originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Saturday, February 6th, 2010 at 01:17:35.
Studies in the United States, Canada and Norway have linked chlorine byproducts in ordinary tap water to higher health risks. Of disturbing news for indoor swimming pool patrons are studies that show much higher levels of these chemicals are found in swimmers. And the highest levels are found in the most active swimmers.
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?
Breaststroke Swimming Technique Thoughts Breaststroke Swimming Technique Thoughts originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Thursday, February 4th, 2010 at 03:13:36.
What is your mental picture of a breaststroke swimmer? This is one result from a mental exercise to quickly describe different elements of breaststroke 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!
Swimming with Fins Swimming with Fins originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 at 02:02:59.
Swimming with fins is a way for swimmers to improve kick strength, ankle flexibility, body position, and go faster during a swim practice. Swim fins or flippers come in hundreds of shapes, colors, fastenings, and sizes; different fins will do different things for (and to) you.
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.
Swimming pool demolition begins (BBC West Midlands)
Contractors move in and begin work to demolish Coseley's swimming baths, despite a campaign to save them.
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...
Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte to Swim in 2010 Missouri Grand Prix Swim Meet 12-15 February Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte to Swim in 2010 Missouri Grand Prix Swim Meet 12-15 February originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 at 00:16:25.
Olympic gold medalists Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, in addition to other members of the USA Swimming National Team, will compete at the USA Swimming 2010 Grand Prix Swim Meet, 12-15 February in Columbia, MO. The meet will take place at the Mizzou Aquatic Center, and is the third stop of the eight-meet USA Swimming 2010 Grand Prix Series that awards the overall winner a $20,000 grand prize.
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