Category: Organization
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Controversy over practice changes at Dane County YMCA
See nbc15.com The YMCA of Dane County’s swim team practice times and pool locations are going back to normal. This comes after Y aquatics staff told parents their swimmers would be shuffled around to deal with overcrowding. The Y made the changes to free up space for other use. Upset by the decision, 120 swimmers…
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Art of the Cap: Ryan Lochte x Dave Kinsey
Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte and artist Dave Kinsey teamed up to design a limited-edition swim cap for Speedo USA’s Art of the Cap. All proceeds from the cap go toward Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) an organization that’s committed to curing Duchenne, a lethal form of muscular dystrophy. Every cap sold will raise awareness, raise…
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Libby Trickett in the Kimberley – BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series
See Aquatic Super Series Image courtesy of Bidgee, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Swimming instructor Craig Brown two years in jail for filming women
Read for instance BBC Craig Brown, 31, also admitted having child pornography at his Dundee home. Brown admitted using his mobile phone to covertly take pictures and make videos of unsuspecting women in at least five locations. Sheriff Lindsay Foulis told Brown he had committed a “significant breach of trust” and jailed him for two…
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Ryan Cochrane tells Craigflower students about ‘physical literacy’
Read Times Colonist Students at Craigflower Elementary School heard about “physical literacy†on Monday from an expert source — two-time Olympic swimmer Ryan Cochrane. “It’s about playing with friends, it’s about finding what you like,†said the 25-year-old Victoria resident. “Maybe it’s not swimming. Maybe it’s running. Maybe it’s trying a new thing you never…
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Some Competitors Say Freediving Needs A Safety Sea Change
Read and listen to NPR Free-divers, who take a breath, swim as deep into the ocean as possible and then come back up, come to Dahab from across the world to compete. But a diver’s death in November has raised questions about the safety of the sport, with some divers saying too little has been…
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Germantown Academy coach Dick Shoulberg to return as coach emeritus
Read for instance philly.com Longtime swimming coach Dick Shoulberg, who has been on administrative leave from Germantown Academy in Fort Washington since October, will return as coach emeritus for the remainder of the school year, according to a letter Monday night from the head of school, Jim Connor. Shoulberg, who cofounded the Germantown Academy Aquatic…
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Sun Yang seeks redemption
Read via ShanghaiDaily Sun Yang received a gift for his 22nd birthday from Swimming World Magazine on December 1 – he was elected as the Male World Swimmer of Year 2013. Instead of celebrating, he apologized – for an eventful year that saw him breaking up with his coach, missing training and caught driving without…