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Swimmer's Dryland Exercises for Developing a Swimmer's Catch Technique and Strength

A look at some dryland exercises that can help a swimmer develop a better catch, and the strength to hold that catch while swimming.

Swimmer's Dryland Exercises for Developing a Swimmer's Catch Technique and Strength originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 at 00:57:34.

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New Year's Swimming Resolution to Start Swimming or Improve Your Swim?
Have you made a New Year's resolution to get back in the water? Do you want to improve your swimming ability or swim competitively, but aren't sure about the next step - or you have taken time off and want to get back into swimming? How should you start, and once you do, what next? Here are a few things to keep in mind as you swim into the New Year.

New Year's Swimming Resolution to Start Swimming or Improve Your Swim? originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Monday, December 28th, 2009 at 00:11:24.

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Boy pulled from swimming pool (Herald Sun)
A YOUNG boy is fighting for his life after being dragged unconscious from the bottom of a swimming pool in the Macedon Ranges.

New Jersey In-Ground Swimming Pool Builder Wins Gold International Award for Custom Swimming Pool Design & Construction (Marketwire)
Association of Pool and Spa Professionals Recognizes Cipriano Custom Swimming Pool & Landscaping as an International Leader in Custom In-Ground Swimming Pool Design & Construction

H.S. SWIMMING: Toth sets pool mark for victorious Spartans (Lockport Union-Sun & Journal)
Zac Toth set a Starpoint pool record in the 100 butterfly on Friday with his winning time of 56.21, sparking the Spartans past visiting Cheektowaga, 105-53, topping ECIC III boys swimming action.

New Jersey In-Ground Swimming Pool Builder Wins Gold International Award for Custom Swimming Pool Design & Construction (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
RAMSEY, NJ--(Marketwire - 01/08/10) - Cipriano Custom Swimming Pools & Landscaping ( www.PlantNJ.com ), a Ramsey-based in-ground swimming pool & landscaping design - construction firm, has received both a Gold and Bronze award from the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals (APSP) at the Pool, Spa, and Patio Expo held recently in Las Vegas. The award-winning in-ground ...

Why Do You Swim?

Do you swim to relax, or are you swimming for fitness? Maybe you are doing it for more than just fitness, you are swimming to do swimming races, or to do a triathlon? Why do you swim, what kind of things do you do when you swim, and what are the results. What works - and does not work - for you and your swimming routine?

Why Do You Swim? originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 at 02:32:00.

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Swimming pool fencing protects children we love (Scoop.co.nz)
Children can be quick, nimble and very quiet when they know they are doing something their parents wouldn’t like. A deadly combination when it involves an inadequately fenced swimming or spa pool and an inquisitive child.

Key Points for Teaching Swimming Lessons to Pre-School Swimmers
Happy Swimmer (photo by Jim Reiser)After my first week of teaching swimming to the three and four year old swimmers, I visited a friend who had both three and four year old children. I watched them play, and I was amazed by how the young children were so different in terms of they way they played, the way they interacted, and all the other things they would do (things I would learn in my graduate level child development courses). From that day forward, I experimented with a new approach to teaching swim lessons for preschoolers.
(photo by Jim Reiser)

Key Points for Teaching Swimming Lessons to Pre-School Swimmers originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Sunday, December 27th, 2009 at 05:40:25.

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Swimming Pool Lifeguards (World Leisure News)
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Carinthia Uses Money From Hypo Sale for Swimming Pools, SZ Says (Bloomberg)
Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- The Austrian state of Carinthia used money it received from Bayern LB for its stake in Hypo Alpe-Adria Bank International AG to finance swimming pools and free nursery schools, Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported today, citing documents from the Austrian judiciary.

Greenfield High School Opens New Swimming Pool (WISN 12 Milwaukee)
Dozens of local students took part in a January swim this weekend.

Teaching garden may replace swimming pool at Richland Park (The Tennessean)
Fruits and vegetables may replace the empty swimming pool at Richland Park in West Nashville under a proposal that could bring an outdoor learning center to the area.

Swimsuit Rules for the Next Decade

As of 1 January 2010, swimsuits used for FINA governed competitions must meet the following standards:

  • Swimsuits for men may not extend above the navel or below the knee and for women may not cover the neck or extend past the shoulders or below the knee.
  • No zippers or other fastening devices are allowed except for a waist tie on a brief or jammer.
  • Suits must be of textile material and must not be made of any rubberized type of material such as polyurethane or neoprene.

What swim suits are on the 2010 approved list from FINA? Some from Arena, Descente, Diana, Finis, Mizuno, Nike, Aquazone, Rocket Science, Speedo, and Tyr all made the list.

Swimsuit Rules for the Next Decade originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Friday, January 1st, 2010 at 00:01:33.

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