Category: Organization
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Aussie swim chiefs wrong to hire Scott Volkers: inquiry
Swimming Australia should never have put coach Scott Volkers in charge of the national women’s team, a royal commission has been advised. The child sex abuse inquiry has also been advised by its chief counsel to find the swimming body did not follow its own mandatory screening policy by not asking Volkers about his suitability…
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Being Frank: Professional Coaching
Presented by Arena, the exclusive outfitter of the USA Swimming National Team, “Being Frank†is a web series featuring the insights of USA Swimming National Team Director Frank Busch.
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‘Life is water’ – Kazan 2015 FINA World Championships Promo Video
The 16th FINA World Championships will be held in Kazan, Russia, from July 24 – August 9, 2015. Kazan has now developed the most advanced sporting infrastructure in all of Russia and has one of the most advanced Aquatic facilities in the world. http://youtu.be/vB3K99psTlk
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Fina stands by decision to honour Putin
Swimming’s world governing body has defended a decision to award it highest honour to Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying it had nothing to do with politics. Fina has been criticised over the timing of the decision with relations between Russia and the NATO alliance under strain, but the body’s executive director Cornel Marculescu told Reuters…
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Popular Flower Mound Swim Coach Killed in Weekend Crash
A North Texas community is mourning the loss of a man many simply known as Coach Kyle. Kyle Tilley, 26, of Flower Mound was killed in a car crash over the weekend in The Colony. Trooper Lonny Haschel with the Texas Department of Public Safety says Tilley was traveling southbound on the Sam Rayburn Tollway…
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When faced with higher prices, swimming is the activity most likely to take a dive
Experts agree that it’s a great way of staying fit and healthy at any age, but when faced with higher prices people are likely to swim less often, while other forms of physical activity such as working out or walking are barely affected. According to a study by Brunel University London’s Health Economics Research Group…
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Rebecca Adlington launches swimming initiative in Stockton
Becky Adlington has a vision that every child in Britain should be able to swim 25 metres by the time they leave primary school. And on Saturday her SwimStars team arrived at Stockton’s Total Fitness health club to announce the opening of the scheme at the health club. Launching the scheme, she said: “Despite my…
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Live streaming from the Tokyo 2014 FINA Swimming World Cup leg
See FinaTV, FINA is providing live coverage of the FINA 2014 Swimming World Cup finals in Tokyo on 28th and 29th October 2014. Post by FINA.