Category: Organization
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Hickey resigns from IOC executive amid tickets scandal
Ireland’s former Olympic chief Pat Hickey has resigned from the International Olympic Committee’s executive board after becoming embroiled in a ticket-selling scandal at last year’s Rio Games. Hickey, 72, was arrested by Brazilian police during the Games and held in jail. He was eventually released on bail after the Association of National Olympic Committees loaned…
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Whistle-Blower Says He Told of Rio Olympics Corruption Years Ago
A former sports official in Brazil said he told the International Olympic Committee about corruption among organizers of the 2016 Rio Olympics several years ago – long before law enforcement officers raided the home of Brazil’s top Olympic official this week during a continuing investigation into corruption and bribery. The police found the equivalent of…
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#SwimBiz: Disruptive Marketing: How Uber Revolutionized Transportation Through Partnerships
Marshall Osborne of Uber talks about how Uber revolutionized transportation through partnerships and how some of those ideas can help your club. https://youtu.be/PVn1AcZjkag
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Police raid home of Brazil Olympics chief over Rio 2016 vote buying
Brazilian investigators said on Tuesday that politicians and the head of the national Olympic committee arranged a $2 million bribe to bring the 2016 games to Rio de Janeiro, despite the city having the worst conditions to host the event. Police in Rio raided the home of Brazil’s Olympics chief, Carlos Arthur Nuzman, after prosecutors…
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1500 Meters for Mike 2017
On September 16, 2017 the swimming community of the tri-state area will come together again at Belmar Beach, NJ in the largest open swim on the New Jersey Coast to honor the memory of a fellow swimmer, The College of New Jersey’s Michael Heaney and support victims of Traumatic Brain Injury by swimming 1500 Meters…
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Professor Stephen Hawking’s personal message to London City Swimmers
Professor Stephen Hawking gives his support to London City Swim, and his thanks to all those that are taking part #SwimforMND
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Charity Swim Courses of IRONMAN Foundation in Hamburg
The IRONMAN Germany GmbH, with the support of The IRONMAN Foundation, made possible for more than 50 kids to attend swimming classes, who haven’t had the opportunity to do so in the past due to financial or social difficulties. A special thanks goes to the local clubs “Hamburger Turnerschaft von 1816 r.V.†and “ParkSportInsel e.V. 
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Scottish Swimming Equality Film
We believe that swimming is a sport for all, a sport for life. Scottish Swimming is fully committed to the principles of Equality and equal opportunities and is responsible for ensuring that no job applicant, employee or member receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of the nine protected characteristics. In addition Scottish Swimming will…
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Groningen Swim Challenge raises €140.000 for cancer research
‘The Groningen Swim Challenge raised about 140.000 Euros for the UMCG Cancer Research Fund on Saturday, which is 55.000 more than last year.’
