Category: Organization
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LEN awards 2015 Short Course European Championships to Netanya, Israel
See Press Release from LEN The LEN Bureau chose Netanya (ISR) to host the European Short Course Swimming Championships to be held on 15-18 January 2015. Israel will stage such a large-scale swimming event for the very first time. Representatives of the Israeli Swimming Federation and the city of Netanya presented a rather impressive bid…
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Parents Love The Houston Swim Programs At Texas Swim Academy
See texasswimacademy.com Texas Swim Academy mom Ufuoma enrolled her son in the infant aquatics program and was immediately impressed with the one-on-one attention he received and the incredible progress he showed. At only two years old, Ufuoma’s son not only has the ability to float and move around in the water confidently, but he also…
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Great Danes to attend the Mon Meet in Marseilles this weekend
Read svoem.dk (intro is in Danish, but the interview with national coach Juba is in English) A quick Google translation of the Danish intro (and outro) Friday 7th till Sunday 9th March 2014, the Great Danes will attend the Mon Meet in Marseilles, France, which according to national coach Nick Juba is characterized by a…
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15 Swimmers to Attempt Extreme Charity Swim Around Cape Point tomorrow
Swim For Hope – Press Release Fifteen swimmers from all walks of life will attempt one of the most extreme open water swimming challenges in South African waters tomorrow, 6 March 2014, in support of the Little Fighters Cancer Trust, a local charity that offers support to children with cancer and their families. The group, headed up by South African…
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Sports Diplomacy: World Champion Swimmer Kate Ziegler visits the Netherlands
Olympian and World Champion swimmer Kate Ziegler visited the Netherlands as part of our Sports Diplomacy Initiative. She led swim clinics for young talented swimmers, discussed women empowerment with NGO leaders and top women athletes. Gave a motivational talk to High School students.
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Lima and Papa Companies – Swim Qualification – Feb. 24, 2014
Recruits of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, and Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, learn about basic water survival Feb. 24, 2014, at the recruit training pool on Parris Island, S.C. Water survival qualification, which is a graduation requirement, includes swimming 25 meters, treading water for four minutes, jumping into water from a 10-foot…
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Swimming NZ takes Commonwealth Games trials live
Read Voxy and Swimming New Zealand Swimming New Zealand will up their profile with April’s State New Zealand Open Championships to be broadcast live. SKY Television will screen the four days of the championships live from the Westwave Aquatic Centre in Henderson, Auckland from 8 to 11 April, which doubles as the official trial for the…
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Texas Game Wardens dive into extreme swimming lessons
See KVUE Imagine trying to stay afloat wearing 20 pounds of gear. If you’re a Texas Game Warden drowning while patrolling the water is a very real danger. That’s why some Texas Game Wardens took an extreme swimming lesson recently.