Category: Organization
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Paris 2024 said to be considering temporary option for aquatics centre
The newspaper Le Parisien first raised the possibility, putting the expected price tag at some €80 million (£70 million/$97 million). Reports underlined, however, that such a move would leave no legacy either for the local community or the French Swimming Federation. The cost of a permanent venue was put at $137.5 million (£98.5 million/€113 million) in 2024…
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Feminists ‘self-identify’ as males to infiltrate men-only swim session
Amy Desir, 30, and another woman told the staff at Dulwich Leisure Centre in south London that they had every right to join the session because they ‘identified as male’. Feminists 'self-identify' as males to infiltrate men-only swim session-Breaking BadgerWatch this video on YouTube
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Free swim festival at Aqua Tots locations
There are free events across the Valley at Aqua Tots Swim Schools. Free swim festival at Aqua Tots locationsWatch this video on YouTube
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United Nations Drowning Prevention Group launched on World Water Day 2018
Ambassadors from across the world have highlighted the need for global drowning to be tackled if the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals are to be met by 2030. In an open letter on World Water Day (22 March), members of a newly formed UN group on drowning prevention, launched today, have called on the international…
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#SwimBiz Pros: All I Need to Know About Business I Learned From Swimming
USA Swimming CMO Matt Farrell hosts a panel on the benefits of swimming and how to talk about swimming and differentiate it from other sports with Susan Teeter, Ellen Lucey and Lindsay Mintenko. #SwimBiz Pros: All I Need to Know About Business I Learned From SwimmingWatch this video on YouTube
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Promo video for Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics released
The 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang may have only just finished but already attention is turning to 2020 and Tokyo. Preparations for the 2020 games are well under way and organisers have released a promo video. One big point of the video is how sport has the power to “change the world and our future” with…
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Japanese condom-makers hope for rise in sales with 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Japanese condom-makers are ramping up preparations ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, seeing a golden opportunity to showcase their world-record ultrathin products. For years, hundreds of thousands of condoms have been distributed for free to competitors at Olympic Games in a bid to encourage safe sex among the world’s fittest athletes. The tradition provides…
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Baby Otter Swim School offers 5-day program in effort to eliminate child drownings
Baby Otter Swim School is a traveling swim program providing services to prevent child drowning. Baby Otter Swim School offers 5-day program in effort to eliminate child drowningsWatch this video on YouTube