Category: Organization
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One in five adults in England can’t swim – but it’s never too late to learn
For years, when on holiday in Ayia Napa, Charlie Dark would “look cool around the pool with my sunglasses on and get in the shallow end but that’s as far as my skills wentâ€. But now the 44-year-old DJ and creative writing teacher is learning to swim for the first time so he can enjoy…
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Columbia police close case of sexual assault claims made by MU swimmer
The Columbia Police Department has closed its investigation into sexual assault allegations made by deceased University of Missouri swimmer Sasha Menu Courey. Menu Courey committed suicide in June 2011, after which ESPN discovered that she alleged to have been raped by Mizzou football players. ESPN’s “Outside the Lines†first reported the allegation in January 2014…
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Swimming Australia brings back Dolphins
Australian swimming is harking back to a golden moniker to regain public pride ahead of the 2016 Rio Olympics. The Australian team once again will be named the Dolphins, after the name was dropped in 2009. Swimming has worked to rebuild its brand since the Stillnox scandal in the wake of a disappointing London Olympics…
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Swimming lessons cater for new Australian migrants
Operators of learning-to-swim schools are catering to increased demand for private lessons in backyard pools as new Australian migrants struggle to learn water skills in adulthood. Petrina Liyanage of ‘Swim with a Smile’ says she teaches many new migrants who are scared or embarrassed of learning to swim in public pools. She now has so…
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Livestream from Edinburgh International Swim Meet 2015
See EDINT15 on Livestream , results here on swimscotland.co.uk
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Aquatic Therapy for Children on the Autism Spectrum, Customer Testimonial Texas Swim Academy
Texas Swim Academy is an infant, child and adult swim lesson facility. The academy strives to introduce children to water at an early age through infant aquatics, and to fully develop their swim stroke abilities through adulthood through stroke development. Children are taught life saving swim safety skills and have the option to prepare for…