Month: December 2013
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Swim for MS – Why I Swim
“Swimming is a great exercise for all ages and body types. It can be especially good for individuals with a chronic illness like multiple sclerosis (MS). The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) has heard some amazing stories from people who exercise in the water while living with MS. http://youtu.be/8zalHNQ2ouA During MSAA’s Why I Swim…
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Shave seconds off your swimming time. Learn how to turn like an Olympian
Dean Kent 3 x Olympic swimmer teaches you how to turn quicker http://youtu.be/SwEjsZRiX8o
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Swim the Swan – BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series
“To celebrate Perth, the Swan River and our love for open water swimming — the BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series will feature a mass participation open water swim in the Swan River on February 2 [2014]. Swim The Swan will see recreational swimmers race over five distances — 500m, 1.25km, 2.5km, 5km and the Olympic…
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The Euro 2013 hype is brewing in Herning
Herning 2013 banners on the main street and buses Post by EM i svømning 2013. Post by EM i svømning 2013.
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The Herning 2013 European pool part of a ‘green wave’
See svoem.dk (in Danish) ‘The European Short Course Championships are in every way a historic event in Denmark. The pools for the Championships are temporary and recycled from the London 2012 Olympics and the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona. After the European Championships, parts of the pools will once again be recycled – this time…
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Nordic Junior / Pre-senior Championships Entry Lists Online
The entry lists for the Nordic Junior & Pre-senior Championships are now online, see LiveTiming.se. Competition starts Friday morning, first team arrives tomorrow, and the weather forecast is (unchangingly) miserable.
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Zambia National Swimming Coach Proud of his Swimmers
See MUVI TV Zambia National Swimming Coach Ian Stephenson says he is proud of his swimmers despite the country’s poor showing at the just ended All Africa Junior Swimming Championships. (Warning, the telephone conversation is really loud)
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CC photo #697: Still kicking
Now all together, a fun little competition – one length of kicking, all out – where each team has a noodle, and no one is allowed to let go of it. In this case hopelessly unfair, the big boys versus the small boys versus the girls. They still give it a go, though, the little…
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Fox News: YMCA swim class for Muslim girls proves Sharia law is ‘changing everything’
Read The Raw Story Fox News anchor Heather Nauert announced on Monday that a YMCA swim class that respected the religious traditions of Muslim girls was proof that “Sharia law is now changing everything.†The News Corpse calls it fear mongering.