Category: Organization
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Swim for Melissa takes drive-thru fundraising approach
‘Swim For Melissa’ volunteers transformed JayCee Way into a ‘Miracle Mile’.
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‘There’s no way to prepare for that’: SPASH’s Gilbertson left in tough spot after Iowa drops swim team
The news hit Kennedy Gilbertson like a tidal wave. The 2019 Stevens Point Area Senior High graduate had just returned to the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City on Friday and had moved in to her near-campus housing to begin her sophomore season as a member of the Hawkeyes’ women’s swim team when she learned…
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Our Trans Swimming Club (LGBTQ+ Documentary) | Real Stories Original
In this short documentary The Swimming Club, UK directors Cecilia Golding and Nick Finegan offer a sweet yet staunch defence of the importance of safe spaces, in this case the pool used by the London Trans and Gender Non-conforming Swimming Group (TAGS). The film profiles several members as they describe how swimming together – including…
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Meet Sean Kelly: Spain’s New National Performance Director
International Swim Coaches Association (ISCA) interview After 26 years at Stockport Metro, Sean Kelly will be leaving England to take over as National Performance Director of Spain. Kelly’s resume includes three Olympic medalists (Keri-Anne Payne, Cassie Patten, and Steve Parry) and thirteen finalists. He has coached five World Championship medalists, nine European medalists, seventeen Commonwealth medalists, in…
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COVID-19 & Return to Swimming | Swimming Canada
This webinar focus on the strategies and best practices of the re-opening of facilities across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a round table format, facility operators discuss their re-opening plans and lessons learned so far.
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Human Access Project encourages river swimming, social distancing during the pandemic
More people are taking to rivers to cool off this summer, especially because outdoor swimming allows for social distancing. For the last 10 years, Portlander Willie Levenson has been encouraging people to swim in the Willamette and Columbia rivers. His Human Access Project has cleaned-up and opened Audrey McCall Beach and Poet’s Beach downtown, as well as installed ladders…
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Marine Corps Swim Qual | Swimming In The Marine Corps | Marine Storytime
Are you worried about the, Marine Corps Swim Qual? Are you wondering what Swimming In The Marine Corps is like? Well watch this Marine Storytime, talking about everything you need to know about Marine Corps Swim Qual. Swimming In The Marine Corps is a scary thing to most people trying to become an, United States…
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Gilbert swim school raising money for Drowning Impact Awareness Month
August is Drowning Impact Awareness Month, and a Gilbert swim school is doing its part by raising money for the cause. Special T-shirts are for sale in the lobby of Swimhaus in Gilbert. Co-owner Jim Gleason says that this month was the perfect time to team up with the Drowning Prevention Coalition of Arizona for their fundraiser. “All proceeds…
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Decision on 2021 Island Games to be made ‘next month’
A decision will have to be made by the end of next month as to whether next year’s Island Games go ahead, according to Guernsey’s chief minister. The Channel island is hosting the event, which is currently set to be held from the 3rd – 9th July 2021. See Energy FM