Category: Organization
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Ken Gallinger: Boycotting swim meet won’t deter Russia’s aggression
This summer, FINA, the world body for competitive swimming, will be hosting the World Masters swimming championships. I have a realistic shot at a gold medal. So what’s the issue? The venue is in Kazan, Russia, a country at war. I am not concerned about personal safety but about the ethics of holding the championships…
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Take a dip to help fight skin cancer
Three-time Olympic gold medalist Brooke Bennett is taking part. She’s participated in other events across the U.S. and she’s thrilled that Tampa Bay will now host a Swim Across America fundraiser for the fourth year. “Swim Across America is a great charity organization,” says Bennett. “For me, to give back to my sport, provide research…
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National Black Heritage Swim Meet Held in Cary
It was a full house at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary this weekend, but the event was no ordinary swim competition. The National Black Heritage Championship swim meet celebrates the culture of African Americans and other groups in swimming. The meet attracts swim teams from all over the country, including teams from as far…
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Sweden to launch a major swim event in 2016
The capital already has Stockholm Open in tennis and a Diamond League athletics gala. Now a third major event is added, to be launched in Eriksdalsbadet in March/April 2016. – Our ambition is that it will be Europe’s most attractive event on long course. We will wager big prize money in order to attract the…
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Former Olympic swimmer Nicole Kramer offering private swim lessons in Quincy
Nicole Kramer wants to see children conquer their fears. It warms her heart to see it happen in the pool. That’s why Kramer, a Quincy native and former Olympic swimmer, has opened Nicole’s Swim School to teach private swimming lessons at the Sheridan Swim and Fitness Club. “Seeing them overcome their fears and anxieties, to…
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Does High-School Swimming Matter?
As California finally holds a statewide high-school swim meet, elite swimmers face a dilemma: whether to compete for their school or focus on bigger things Read The Wall Street Journal Photo by Meredith Bell
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The Netherlands to host the 2019 European Games
The Netherlands will take the torch of Baku 2015 European Games, as the country’s bid won the European Games 2019. The decision was taken at the meeting of the Extraordinary General Assembly of the European Olympic Committee in Turkey on May 16. The representatives of 50 National Olympic Committees of Europe gathered in Belek for…
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Bo Jacobsen starts up own coaching business
6-times Danish coach of the year Bo Jacobsen has decided to start his own coaching consulting business, see www.coachjacobsen.dk. Bo is brother and former coach of Danish swimming legend Mette Jacobsen, who also coached Jacob Carstensen to gold in the 400 freestyle at the 1997 World Short Course Championships. Bo was from 1994 to 2013 the…