Author: rokur
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Study shows Swimming Kids are Smarter Kids
See Swim Australia and Griffith University Griffith Institute for Educational Research, recently revealed children who had learned how to swim from a young age, reached many developmental milestones earlier than other children the same age, who had not. Some of these milestones included visual-motor skills such as cutting paper, colouring-in and drawing lines and shapes;…
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Michael Andrew Turns Pro
14-year-old swimmer Michael Andrew turns pro – the youngest male in swimming history.
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Olympic swimmer Keri-Anne Payne chats to River Clyde TV
River Clyde TV caught up with Olympic silver medalist and world champion open water swimmer Keri-Anne Payne on the banks of Loch Lomond to launch the Great Scottish Swim.
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Swimmers defy advisory, take to bay for annual swim
Athletes from all over the world hopped into the Chesapeake Bay on Sunday, coming out in droves for charity and competition despite a weekend swimming advisory. Deborah Weiner reports.
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CC photo #527: Crowded pool at DÃ…M 2008
A photo from the Danish Youth Championships 2008 in Kastrup, Denmark.
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CC photo #526: Skvortsov happy with his swim at Rijeka 08
Russia’s Nikolay Skvortsov hand signaling his team at the far end of the pool, after the men’s 100 meter butterfly semifinal at the LEN 2008 European Short Course Championships in Rijeka, Croatia. Croatia’s Mario Todorovic in lane 3, Italy’s Rudy Goldin looking a bit beat over in lane 6 and farthest away Czech swimmer Jan…
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Mom champions swim lessons after her 2 sons drowned
One local woman is on a mission to warn families about the issue of safety and swimming.