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Swim4Humanity 2010 - Swimming Stars Participate to Support SurfAid International Swim4Humanity 2010 - Swimming Stars Participate to Support SurfAid International originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Friday, February 12th, 2010 at 02:12:50.
Swim4Humanity 2010 fund-raising event will have top American swimmers Jessica Hardy, Fran Crippen and Caroline Burckle participating to support SurfAid International, a non-profit humanitarian organization dedicated to improving the health, wellbeing and self-reliance of people living in isolated island regions of Western Sumatra. The annual Swim4Humanity fund-raising event will take place in seven cities in California (San Diego, Malibu, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz and San Francisco), New York, and New Jersey. Participants ask friends and family to sponsor them in a 30-minute lap swim, and may also choose to participate in a competitive freestyle lap swim and fun relay race.
Swimming: Pool shark (Denton Record-Chronicle)
Mikaela Pyrch likes to say she was born on a pool deck. And for 15 years, the Ryan swimmer has pretty much been living on one. "Pool decks are where I have spent most of my time growing up," the energetic junior said. "That's where you can find me most of the time."
How Quickly Can You Teach a Child To Swim? How fast can you teach a child to swim? Let me start by asking you these three questions: How fast does a child learn to walk? How fast does a child learn to talk? How quickly does a child learn to read? Learning to swim is really not much different. It is a process, not an event. Can you remember when you were teaching your child how to walk or talk? Do you remember how encouraging and how excitable you were as your child made even baby steps of progress? I believe it's important that you give the same unconditional support and patience when your child is learning to swim. With that said, there are a variety of things to account for when determining how quickly you can teach a child to swim. How Quickly Can You Teach a Child To Swim? originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Sunday, February 14th, 2010 at 00:04:39.
Swimming pool plan given go-ahead (This is West Country)
AN East Coker couple have been granted the green light to build an outdoor swimming pool at their home.
Swimming in Swaziland Coach Don Heidary of Orinda Aquatics went on a trip to Swaziland, Africa to "talk about club development, staff training, parent structure, training plans, stroke drills, race strategy, to stand on the deck and assist with training groups... ...the reality was that they had little or no exposure to the world of swimming... ...conversations quickly centered around club survival, getting kids into a used swim suit (as opposed to their underwear), getting kids to the pool as most families do not have cars, surviving financially as most cannot pay, and just keeping children from drowning. There was no staff, parents, or finances to manage." Everyone involved in the swimming world needs to read Don's report, Swazi Swimming, Vision and Reality. Swimming in Swaziland originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Monday, February 8th, 2010 at 00:19:54.
USA Swimmer Chloe Sutton Wins Third Gold at 2010 Missouri Grand Prix Swim Meet
Photo of Chloe Sutton by G. Newman Lowrance/Getty Images
USA Swimmer Chloe Sutton Wins Third Gold at 2010 Missouri Grand Prix Swim Meet originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Sunday, February 14th, 2010 at 23:19:37.
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Chloe Sutton is Top Swimmer on First Night of 2010 Missouri Grand Prix Swim Meet Chloe Sutton is Top Swimmer on First Night of 2010 Missouri Grand Prix Swim Meet originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Saturday, February 13th, 2010 at 01:56:37.
Chloe Sutton emerged as the top swimmer Friday, on the first night of competition at the 2010 Missouri Grand Prix Swim Meet. The 2008 Olympian won the women's 200m free with a time of 2:01.26 and finished third in the 400m IM in 4:59.15. She was the only member of the U.S. National Team to win an event Friday at the Mizzou Aquatic Center.
Photo of Chloe Sutton by G. Newman Lowrance/Getty Images
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