Category: Organization
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Difficult lessons for the Simley swim team (2008)
Boyd Huppert shares the difficult life lessons faced by the Simley swim team, after losing one of their own.
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Tokyo Olympic officials talk of test events early next year
Tokyo Olympics organizers on Tuesday said they were encouraged by a gymnastics meet over the weekend and are now ready to hold test events early next year. The Sunday meet featured 22 Russian, Chinese and American athletes entering Japan and competing in Tokyo with a few thousand fans attending. Hidemasa Nakamura, the Tokyo Olympic games…
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The End of College Swimming | MySwimPro
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused many universities to cut swim teams, along with other sports. What does this mean for the future of college athletics, and what can you do to help?
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Olympic swimmer Missy Franklin on Saving Lives is Always in Season for USA Swimming
Five-time Olympic gold medalist, Missy Franklin Johnson, discusses the “Saving Lives Is Always In Season” campaign launched by USA Swimming and Phillips 66. The initiative focuses on the importance of drowning prevention by advocating for swim lessons taught year-round. Visit https://www.usaswimming.org/savinglives for more information.
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Beloved swim coach in Chandler who died this summer will be honored by district
Chandler High School is remembering a longtime swim coach who died from COVID-19 during the summer. The Chandler Unified School District’s governing board voted on Wednesday to rename the aquatics center after Kerry Croswhite. He coached swimming and softball and taught social studies at the school for 15 years of his 35-year teaching career. Read…
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Swimming lessons | Sports | Welcome back to University of Nottingham Swim School
Welcome back to University of Nottingham Sport’s Swim School programme. We have been working hard behind the scenes to ensure you can continue to enjoy your swimming lessons in our safe and friendly environment. Â
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ILS Reschedules World Conference on Drowning Prevention (WCDP) 2021 to 2023
At the recent ILS Board of Directors Meeting on 19th September 2020 a decision was taken to reschedule the event planned for October 2021 in Colombo, Sri Lanka to October 2023. Despite some intensive work between the ILS and the WCDP 2021 Local Organising Committee of Sri Lanka Life Saving (SLLS) to consider different alternative options…
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Bill Beekman on cutting swimming as a varsity sport
Michigan State athletics director Bill Beekman discusses the issues that led to Michigan State cutting men’s and women’s swimming.
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Michigan State University ending swimming, diving programs
Michigan State University announced Thursday that it is eliminating Mens and Womens Swimming and diving programs after this season.