Category: Organization
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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.
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Swim clubs want province to lift restrictions, so swimming lessons can resume
Learn-to-swim clubs are petitioning the Quebec government, in an effort to bring back swimming lessons in red zones. They claim the lack of instruction has been a key factor in the higher number of drownings in the province this year.
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Olympic swimmer helping dissident Belarus athletes
A few weeks ago, Aliaksandra Herasimenia was a retired Belarusian Olympic swimmer with a stellar career. Now, from her self-imposed exile in neighbouring Lithuania, she heads up a new foundation to help a growing list of Belarusian athletes who have fallen foul of the country’s authoritarian government. “We provide some financial support and look for…
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High 5: Skyline High Swimmers Doing Good Deeds To Raise Funds For Swim Team
Students at Skyline High School are fundraising a little differently this year, and they’re doing it in a way that’s sure to make you smile.
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A New Campaign Called “Learn To Swim” Is Being Lead By Missy Franklin & Other Swimmers
The campaign is pushing to get pools to stay open year-round so kids can learn to swim, which could reduce drowning deaths.