Category: Organization
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Swim School Focuses on Saving Lives in MoCo
Drowning is the number one cause of accidental death for children under 5-years-old, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In order to combat this statistic, British Swim School has taken to the waves, teaching children through their Montgomery County locations not just how to swim, just how to survive. MyMCMedia’s Valerie Bonk…
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Join Canada’s Swim Team
Join Canada’s Swim Team is a recognition and incentive initiative that all swimming lesson providers are invited to use at no cost and with no staff training required.
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Darian Townsend becomes U.S. citizen
When Darian Townsend first came to the United States a decade ago, it was primarily to further his international swimming career. Townsend still is an elite swimmer but when he became an American citizen at a naturalization ceremony Thursday in Phoenix, the reasons transcended his sport. “I didn’t do this for athletics,” the three-time South…
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Ann Arbor tops list over 50 best swimming cities in the U.S.
Ann Arbor, Michigan, is the best swim city in America, according to a new study commissioned by USA Swimming and leading swimwear brand Speedo. The community claimed the highest aggregate score in categories such as percentage of active swimmers and swim clubs, number of accessible pools and volume of top-level swimmers from the area. The…
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Being Frank: Coach Professionalism
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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Study reveals homophobia common in Australian sport
The first national study of homophobia in Australian sport suggests insults, jokes and discrimination based on sexuality is commonplace both on and off the field. The findings came just days after Australia’s Olympic swimming star Ian Thorpe revealed he is gay and had feared the consequences of coming out. Read AFP
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Swimming Australia #OurTeam Fast Facts 4
When they are not training or racing ‪#‎OurTeam‬ surfs, dunks, sleeps, eats, rests, rides, walks, slides, shops, cooks, tweets and dreams about what it means to ‪#‎Swim4Gold
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Ellie Simmonds Reveals How To Swim Happy
This summer, Ellie Simmonds is encouraging the nation to get back in the water and rediscover their love of swimming with an exclusive SwimBritain training session. A new four-week study by British Gas SwimBritain reveals that swimming increases sleep quality, energy levels and fitness. In fact, it can improve well-being by 20% after only one…
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Olympians Hope To Inspire Young Swimmers In Galt
With each stroke, Joseph Lopez hopes to learn. “It’s really special because they’re going to help you,†Lopez said. “They’re the best in the world.†Over the weekend, Olympic gold medalists Alyssa Anderson and Peter Vanderkaay gave the Galt Gators pointers. “It’s a lot of fun for us to see the impact we can make,