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March 2, 2010 Swimming Pool News


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When Zac Efron's swimming pool left his house flooded (Sify News)
Hollywood heartthrob Zac Efron woke up to a flooded house after his swimming pool overflowed due to torrential rain.

When Zac Efron's swimming pool left his house flooded (New Kerala)
London, Feb 28 : Hollywood heartthrob Zac Efron woke up to a flooded house after his swimming pool overflowed due to torrential rain.

Council closes swimming pool for Muslim women-only sessions (Daily Telegraph)
A council-run swimming pool has caused controversy after closing the pool to the public while it hosts Muslim women-only sessions.

Olympians Natalie Coughlin, Aaron Peirsol, Rebecca Soni Swim at 2010 Austin Grand Prix Swim Meet
Natalie Coughlin of the United States, Women's 100m Backstroke Gold Medal at the National Aquatics Center on Day 4 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 12, 2008 in Beijing, China. Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty ImagesA star-studded group of US swimmers, including Olympic gold medalists Natalie Coughlin, Aaron Peirsol and Rebecca Soni, will headline the field at the 2010 Austin Grand Prix Swim Meet, March 4-6 2010. This will be Coughlin's first meet back in the pool since her medal record-breaking performance at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Photo of Natalie Coughlin by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images

Olympians Natalie Coughlin, Aaron Peirsol, Rebecca Soni Swim at 2010 Austin Grand Prix Swim Meet originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Sunday, February 28th, 2010 at 00:44:49.

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Swim Better By Training The Muscles That Help You Breath
Researchers at the University at Buffalo have shown that swimmers can improve their swimming endurance and breathing capacity through targeted training of the respiratory muscles. Subjects who followed a resistance-breathing training program improved their respiratory muscle strength and their snorkel swimming time by 33 percent and underwater scuba swimming time by 66 percent when compared to baseline values.

Swim Better By Training The Muscles That Help You Breath originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Saturday, February 20th, 2010 at 01:03:15.

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Barracuda Hydrobat Swim Goggles Review
I used the Hydrobat goggles off and on over several pool workouts and they never fogged up, never leaked, and never fell off. Is the Hydrobat a good goggles? Yes, very good in terms of quality, features, and construction. Did I like the Hydrobat Goggles? Yes and no.

Barracuda Hydrobat Swim Goggles Review originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Friday, February 26th, 2010 at 02:45:40.

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Chloe Sutton Wins Fourth Gold to Wrap up 2010 Missouri Grand Prix Swim Meet
The 2010 Missouri Grand Prix Swim Meet wrapped up Monday morning with timed finals of the women's 1500m free and the men's 800m free. USA Swimming National Teamer and 2008 Olympian Chloe Sutton won the women's 1500m free in 16:56.98, ahead of Taylor O'Brien (17:09.91) and Gillian Ryan (17:30.12).

Chloe Sutton Wins Fourth Gold to Wrap up 2010 Missouri Grand Prix Swim Meet originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Monday, February 15th, 2010 at 19:12:14.

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Hydrofloors’ Swimming Pools Belong In The X-Men’s Danger Room (Gizmodo Australia)
I don’t know who has the pockets and the space to install these Hydrofloors – mechanically operated tiles that sink into the ground slowly, revealing an indoor swimming pool already full of water – but I want to meet them. (more…)

2010 NCAA Swimming Championships - 2010 College Swimming Championships - NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA

The 2010 NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) men's and NCAA women's swimming and diving championship swim meets are among the many March Madness NCAA events. Don't forget about the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) and NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) college national championship swim meets.

March 2010 College National Championship Swim Meets:

  • The NCAA DI Men's Championship Swim Meet is 25-27 March
  • The NCAA DI Women's Championship Swim Meet is 18-20 March
  • The NCAA DII Men's and Women's Championship Swim Meet (coed meet) is 10-13 March
  • The NCAA DIII Men's and Women's Championship Swim Meet (coed meet) is 17-20 March
  • The NAIA Men's and Women's Championship Swim Meet (coed meet) is 3-6 March
  • The NJCAA Men's and Women's Championship Swim Meet (coed meet) is 3-6 March

2010 NCAA Swimming Championships - 2010 College Swimming Championships - NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 at 00:29:11.

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Hydrofloors' Swimming Pools Belong In the X-Men's Danger Room [Swimming Pool] (Gizmodo)
# swimmingpool I don't know who has the pockets and the space to install Hydrofloors—mechanically operated tiles that sink into the ground slowly, revealing a swimming pool already full of water—but I want to meet them. Watch them in action: More »

The CADIZ Freedom Swim 2010 to Benefit the Vista Nova School in Capetown
Looking for a challenging open water swim for a good cause? Check the CADIZ Freedom Swim in South Africa on 2 May.Cold water, 7.5km of strong currents, and (while no one has ever been hurt) the possibility of a shark. The swim has both individual and relay divisions and follows English Channel Swimming rules.

The CADIZ Freedom Swim 2010 to Benefit the Vista Nova School in Capetown originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Thursday, February 18th, 2010 at 00:47:10.

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The Swimmer's Catch-up Drill - Better Freestyle Swimming by Using a Drill to Improve Your Swimming Technique
To be a better swimmer, you need to improve your swim technique and you need to improve your swim fitness, two key elements of good swimming (you probably already realized they were needed!). Getting better at either could improve your swimming speed. Getting better at both could improve swim speed and efficiency. The catch-up drill is one of the many swimming drills that can be used to help a swimmer learn better freestyle swimming technique. Because it is a lot like regular swimming, once the catch-up drill is learned, the swimming drill can be used at almost any point in a swimming workout, at almost any swimming speed, at almost any level of swimming effort.

The Swimmer's Catch-up Drill - Better Freestyle Swimming by Using a Drill to Improve Your Swimming Technique originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Monday, February 22nd, 2010 at 01:10:14.

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Swimming pool collapses, floods Mitchell mall (Aberdeen American News)
MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) ---- The Mitchell Aquatic Club's aboveground pool has collapsed, making 85,000 gallons of water gush onto Main Street and into a strip mall, where at least two stores reported flood damage....

Save Money By Picking The Right Size Pump For Your Swimming Pool
No one likes to walk out in his or her yard and find a green swimming pool and yet green pools are now in style. We are not talking about letting your swimming pool water turn green - instead, we are talking about creating a swimming pool that is easy on the environment and easy on your budget. Armed with just a little information you can easily save $30-40 and still enjoy your swimming pool, and your pool water will never look better!

Save Money By Picking The Right Size Pump For Your Swimming Pool originally appeared on About.com Swimming on Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 at 02:08:25.

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Man builds garage swimming pool (BBC Oxford)
A man builds a swimming pool in his garage in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, to offer swimming lessons.


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