Category: Organization
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Beloved Chandler swim coach fighting for his life as he battles COVID-19
Kerry Crosswhite is a high school hero and coach who is now fighting for his life. He has been in the hospital since the beginning of July battling the coronavirus.
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Olympics: Human Rights Watch report documents abuse of child athletes in Japan
A Human Rights Watch report has found child athletes in Japan often suffer physical and verbal abuse and sometimes sexual abuse during training after documenting the experiences of over 800 athletes in 50 sports. The 67-page report released on Monday titled “I Was Hit So Many Times I Can’t Count†looks at Japan’s history of physical punishment in…
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Safety concerns persist as IOC says Olympics without fans ‘something we don’t want’
The 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo will take place, and the International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach says the committee would prefer they happen with spectators. Bach said Thursday the IOC is fully committed to holding the games and said that holding the competitions behind closed doors is “something we do not want.†However, it…
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Back to Water | Scottish Swimming
Scottish Swimming is the national governing body for swimming in Scotland, representing clubs, swim schools, aquatic disciplines, athletes, coaches and thousands of talented and committed volunteers across the entire swimmer pathway from development and participation through to performance. Our vision is to ensure that every single person in Scotland has access to quality swimming programmes,…
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Senegal and the IOC Agree to Postpone the Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2022 to 2026
Senegal and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have mutually agreed to postpone the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Dakar 2022 to 2026. President Macky Sall’s proposal was welcomed by IOC President Thomas Bach, following in-depth discussions on the subject. This postponement meets the requirement of responsibility and the concern for efficiency imposed by current circumstances. The…
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School Age Learn to Swim Series: Breathing and Submersion
In this class, children will learn to exhale and submerge in the water. Breathing is a fundamental of swimming and will be a key skill as your child progresses while learning to swim.
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With a year to go, experts warn of high-risk Tokyo Olympics amid pandemic
With just over a year to go until the Tokyo Olympics, medical experts say the event could pose a grave health risk to the public, predicting that few people will have coronavirus antibodies and that vaccines will not be widely available. Olympic organizers and the central and Tokyo metropolitan governments are scrambling for steps to…
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Welcome back to Glennie Aquatics Baby & Toddler and lower level Swimming
This video is for morning swimming families and afternoon Seahorse, Tadpole, Frog and Turtle level swimmers providing information about our return to the pool in Block 1 Term 3 (13 July to 15 August).