Category: Health
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School Swimming Programs: Physical Education – David Sparkes
A FINA 2012 World Aquatics Convention presentation. Very nice.
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Swimming with MPs
Once a week in Ottawa, Canada, electorate leaders find time in their hectic schedule to attend a special meeting. For 45 minutes, they set aside their worries to focus on their own health with a very special coach. Awesome!
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Eric Shanteau Speaks on Capitol Hill
Eric Shanteau speaks at an ACS CAN event on Capitol Hill, sharing his battle with testicular cancer while competing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Via the17thman
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Ludwick Marishane: A bath without water
If you had to walk a mile for a jug of water every day, as millions of people do, it’s unlikely you’d use that precious water to bathe. Young entrepreneur Ludwick Marishane tells the amazing, funny story of how he invented a cheap, clean and convenient solution: DryBathâ„¢, the world’s first bath-substituting lotion.
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Masked swimmer drawing negative attention from public
A Fort Myers woman’s choice of sun block isn’t going over well with people at a nearby community pool. Some call her the “The Masked Swimmer.” See ABC7 ABC-7.com WZVN News for Fort Myers, Cape Coral
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BBC HARDtalk – Ian Thorpe
“Once in a while an athlete comes along whose feats capture the attention of the whole world. HARDtalk speaks to one of them – the extraordinary Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe. At the height of his powers in 2006, Thorpe called time on his swimming career. Sports fans were mystified. Australia was mortified. Now Thorpe has…
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Australian swim chief quits after London 2012 debacle
Swimming Australia chief executive Kevin Neil has quit his post in the wake of the team’s poor showing at the London Olympics, which was tarred by reports of pranks and ill-discipline. Neil has denied he was a casualty of the swim team’s below-par Olympic campaign but he admitted the pressure of the role has had…
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Swimmers develop faster on land and in the water
Griffith University professor Robyn Jorgensen conducted a 3-year study that found young children (under 5 years of age) who learn to swim at a young age achieve a wide range of skills earlier than those who do not. The study was based on data provided by online surveys completed by parents of 7,000 children under the age of 5…