Category: Organization
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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…
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Teens team up to help after Imelda
Hours after Imelda hit, a group of high school swimmers in Kingwood sprang into action to begin the clean-up process in homes.
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Cameron joins the Laureus family
Olympic swimmer Cameron van der Burgh joins Dan at a boxing gym in London to meet the Fight For Peace project – and joins Dan as an ambassador for the Laureus Sport For Good Foundation.
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The language and culture of Australian swimming pools
Swimming is life skill for Australians. And while the numbers of drownings in Australia are reducing, on average they still claim the lives of at least four people per week. One of those four is generally someone who was born overseas. In this Brisbane swimming pool, they’re doing something about it.
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Swim parents upset after claiming they were charged a fee to watch their kids practice
Swim parents upset after claiming they were charged a fee to watch their kids practice
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