Category: Organization
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Scottish Swimming Club of the Year 2019 – Kinross Otters ASC
Congratulations to Kinross Otters ASC, winners of our Club of the Year award at our Scottish Swimming Awards for 2019.
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Saving the pool to save the community | The Pool
Heywire winner Lauren Paynter, Nyah, Vic Across Australia, small towns are dying out. Unfortunately, so is mine. But when my local pool, the community hub for so many, was under threat of closure, I knew I had to do something. I still remember the first time I touched the bottom of the deep end and…
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The Fight For Parramatta Pool | The Pool
In its peak, Parramatta pool was open year-round and bringing in more than 1,100 people on a hot summer’s day. But in 2017 Parramatta’s only pool was demolished to make way for a $300 million football stadium. A new pool was promised by the state government, but Parramatta is still waiting. Join Parramatta resident Suzette…
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IOC delays new transgender guidelines after scientists fail to agree
Plans by the International Olympic Committee to introduce stricter guidelines for transgender athletes before the Tokyo 2020 Games have run into the sand because its panel of scientists is struggling to reach agreement on such a thorny issue. The scientists had been expected to recommend halving the permitted testosterone levels for trans women competing in elite sport.…
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Swim Serpentine 2019: Swimming 1 mile in Hyde Park for the 26,500 people affected by NF in the UK
Congratulations to our amazing NTUK Dolphins on completing the Swim Serpentine on a wonderful day in Hyde Park! Why not register for next year’s event? https://nervetumours.org.uk/get-involved/challenge-hub/swim-serpentine
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Niagara University facing gender discrimination suit
Three women swimmers say the coach failed to stop males from bullying and humiliating them.
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Swimming: Australia’s Rice to help India rise in Olympic pool
Triple Olympic champion Stephanie Rice is confident she can help India get its first Olympic medal from swimming after announcing plans to set up her academy in the country early next year. The Australian swimmer won three gold medals at the Beijing Games in 2008 – each in world record times – and will be…
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Using Surfing To Improve Mental Health in South Africa
Waves for Change is improving the mental health of young adults in South Africa by teaching them how to surf. The Fabled West Coast of South Africa produces some of the world’s most pristine surf. Here, a local social enterprise, Waves for Change, is working in the heart of Cape Town’s most deeply troubled Communities…
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Celebrating the legacy of two lifetimes | The Pool
For more than 30 years, John & Nina Manning were the faces of the Bathurst pool. They ran the pool and the canteen, keeping an eye on swimmers doing their laps and kids who may or may not have been getting up to mischief on hot summer days. In memory of their dedication, the Bathurst…