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YMCA closes swimming pools (Cape Cod Times)
WEST BARNSTABLE — The only YMCA on Cape Cod closed its two pools this week after the state Board of Health found unhealthy water and air quality at the facilities.
Swimming Pool, Jail Among Texas' Endangered Places (KCEN-TV Temple)
DALLAS (AP) - The most endangered historic places in Texas range from a county jail to a drive-in theater. The list of seven was released Thursday at an Austin news conference by Preservation Texas Inc., a nonprofit group that raises money and awareness for saving historic places.
Fitness Swimming by Emmett Hines (Book) Fitness Swimming by Emmett Hines (Book) originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Thursday, January 21st, 2010 at 00:15:00.
This book, Fitness Swimming, is a great resource for a swimmer with a little lap swimming experience that needs more direction, or a lap swimmer with a lot of swimming experience that wants to try some new ideas (of course, that assumes that the ideas in the book are new to that swimmer). It focuses on freestyle technique and fitness swim training from developing skills through swimming fast.
Swimming: 'Supa Sid' no slouch in pool (Otago Daily Times)
Eighty-year-old Sidney Salek (Mount Maunganui) displayed the enthusiasm and aggression of a teenager when he punched the air with his fist after breaking a New Zealand record at Moana Pool this week.
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...
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.
(Photo by Jim Reiser)
Women’s and men’s swimming throw last home pool party (The Carletonian)
The women’s swimming and diving team defeated St. Olaf College 199-100 to finish their regular season with only one loss. The men’s team put forth a solid improvement compared to last year against a powerful St. Olaf team that placed 4th in the nation in 2009.
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.
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.
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.
Swimming in cash: Pursue pool sponsors (New Hampshire Union Leader)
Officials in Concord, of all places, are moving forward with a plan to save taxpayers money by moving some public swimming pool expenses out of the general fund.
Grevers and Hoff Win High-Point Awards at the 2010 Southern California Grand Prix Grevers and Hoff Win High-Point Awards at the 2010 Southern California Grand Prix originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 at 04:53:00.
Olympians Matt Grevers and Katie Hoff took home the men's and women's high-point award Monday at the 2010 Southern California Grand Prix Swim Meet in Long Beach, Calif. Michael Phelps took home one gold medal in the 100y fly
and a total of three meet records were broken on the final night of competition.
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