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US Nordic combined skier Billy Demong dives back into life after swimming pool accident (Los Angeles Times)
Billy Demong went into the tattoo parlor with a simple request. Nothing gaudy, Gothic or garish.
Swimming Pool Board to meet on Jan. 19 (Fernley Leader)
FERNLEY--The Fernley Swimming Pool Board will meet on Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at Fernley City Hall.
First Time Ocean Racer Report - Believe in Yourself for Success First Time Ocean Racer Report - Believe in Yourself for Success originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Thursday, January 7th, 2010 at 01:02:15.
One of the swimmers I work with recently took part in her first big ocean race. Angela went through a lot to get to the start of the race (like a fear of swimming in the ocean). She did the work in the pool, improved her technique and her fitness, and even more important, improved her belief in herself as a swimmer. She is allowing me to share her race report from her first race with you... When the race official "literally" drew a line in the sand a massive wall of people manned the line and I was immediately pushed to the back of the pack!
UNLV's new swimming pool to open Friday (Las Vegas Sun)
Kier Maitland prefaces the story by saying he’s from Canada. He knows cold weather. But Maitland, a UNLV junior and last year’s Mountain West Swimmer of the Year, never has experienced a winter quite as cruel as this year’s in Las Vegas. That’s because UNLV has regularly practiced outdoors at Henderson’s Multigenerational Center at 6 a.m., with temperatures as low as 30-degrees.
Should Flotation Devices or Life Jackets Be Used in Swim Lessons?
(Photo by Jim Reiser)
Should Flotation Devices or Life Jackets Be Used in Swim Lessons? originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 at 02:31:06.
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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.
Olympic Swimmers Michael Phelps and Rebecca Soni to Swim at the 2010 Southern California Grand Prix, January 15-18 Olympic Swimmers Michael Phelps and Rebecca Soni to Swim at the 2010 Southern California Grand Prix, January 15-18 originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Monday, January 11th, 2010 at 00:01:11.
Olympic gold medal swimmers Michael Phelps and Rebecca Soni, and other members of the USA Swimming National Team, will swim in the 2010 Southern California Grand Prix, January 15-18, in Long Beach, CA. The short-course meet will take place at the Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool and is the second stop in the eight-meet 2009-2010 USA Swimming Grand Prix Series. The Series will award the overall winner a $20,000 grand prize.
Swimming pool donations (Logan Herald-Observer & Woodbine Twiner)
Donations continue to come in for the Logan Swimming Pool. They include: a donation from Nancy Frazier in memory of Gail Frazier; a $500 donation from Dennis and Sarah Crum in memory of Creola Crum. Donations were also recently received from Kimberly McFee and MidAmerican Energy.
Girl, 10, said businessman played swimming pool games with her (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Search warrant: Child said she played game of hide the goggles. Businessman also kept her suit in his locker.
Swimming pool gets £3.5m revamp (BBC Suffolk)
A pool in Ipswich will open as normal when a series of improvements begin later this month, a council says.
Core samples to be taken at Lennox swimming pool site (The Lennox Independent)
Lennox Swimming Pool Committee representative Ty Serr met with City Council members on Monday Night. The City has received a cost proposal from Geotek to take soil samples and do an evaluation of the soil at the site of the present swimming pool.
2010 FINA Short Course World Swimming Championships Website 2010 FINA Short Course World Swimming Championships Website originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Thursday, December 31st, 2009 at 02:40:27.
The website for the 2010 FINA Short Course World Swimming Championships has been published. The swim meet is slated for Dubai from 15 December to 19 December.
CCA swimming pool at Amana Elementary reopens (MPC Newspapers)
The pool at Amana Elementary has reopened after drain modifications, equipment repair, lane line repainting, and a good scrubbing. We think that the pool looks great, and folks are anxious to try it out.
Gay peeping toms at M'sian swimming pool (AsiaOne)
Women are often the victims of Peeping Toms. But at the Seberang Jaya public swimming pool in Butterworth, it's the men who are feeling squeamish. This is because a group of gay patrons are getting an eyeful by peeping at guys while they shower.
Swimsuit Rules for the Next Decade As of 1 January 2010, swimsuits used for FINA governed competitions must meet the following standards: 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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