Category: Organization
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USA Swimming Foundation – Saving Lives Building Champions
USA Swimming Foundation Ambassador talks about the importance of swim lesson’s, the Foundation’s water safety efforts and Building Champions.
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Hannah Miley launches Learn to Swim in Shetland
Two-time Commonwealth champion swimmer Hannah Miley visits the Clickimin Leisure Centre in Lerwick to launch Scottish Swimming’s Learn to Swim programme in Shetland
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We Remember Them 100m x 100m Swim Relay Final & Recap
The We Remember Them campaign was created to raise awareness and funds for the Royal British Legion and Horseback UK, who continue to support our servicemen and women.
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Katie Meili visits Nova of Virgina Aquatics to Celebrate Their Swim-a-Thon Success
Olympian and Swim-a-Thon Ambassador Katie Meili visited NOVA of Virginia Aquatics in October 2018 to celebrate their 2017 Swim-a-Thon contest win.
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Why Diversity is Important to USA Swimming
Juan Caraveo, Mike Unger and MJ Truex talk about why diversity is important to USA Swimming.
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Rowdy Gaines Wins the Make a Splash Hero Award
Olympic Gold Medalist Rowdy Gaines was awarded the Make a Splash Hero Award for his efforts as a champion for keeping kids safe in the water.
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Japan won’t introduce daylight saving time during 2020 Olympics
Japan’s ruling party has decided to give up the idea of introducing daylight saving time during the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, citing difficulties in renovating relevant systems in time for the sports events. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had ordered his Liberal Democratic Party to conduct a feasibility study as public opinion was divided…
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She’s one of the Syrian refugee ‘hero swimmer’ sisters. Now, she’s in a Greek prison
On Aug. 21, Greek police arrested Sara Mardini, 23, renowned as one of the Syrian “hero swimmer†refugee sisters, at an airport in Greece. She faces charges of people smuggling, espionage and membership in a criminal organization and is being held in an Athens prison. A hearing Friday was scheduled before a judge to review the accusations against her, but she could…