Category: Organization
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Black Kids Can’t Swim, But It’s Not Because They’re Black
Read RYOT Swimming pools are a much greater danger to black children and teens than they are to other kids, a new government study shows. Black children ages 5 to 19 drown in swimming pools at a rate more than five times that of white children, the research found. That suggests a lot of blacks…
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Olympic swim coach David Marsh: Charlotte has severe shortage of water space
See WBTV Michael Phelps is in Charlotte swimming in the Arena Grand Prix. The sport of swimming is increasing in popularity in Charlotte with Olympians paying regular visits for meets and some training here year round. But Ryan Lochte’s coach says there is a severe shortage of water space in the Charlotte region. WBTV 3…
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Karen Pickering talks about a majestic career and her Swim School
Former champion swimmer Karen Pickering looks back on a majestic career that saw her win 35 major championship medals before retiring in 2005. http://youtu.be/NJYS6fw2XCM
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IOC says ‘totally unfeasible’ for London to step in for Rio as 2016 Olympics host
Read The Guardian Much to the disappointment of those hoping for an action replay of the heady summer of 2012, the International Olympic Committee has rejected as “totally unfeasible” claims that London could step in for troubled Rio to host the 2016 Olympics. A report in the London Evening Standard has claimed that the capital had been secretly sounded…
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NSF Congress and Board Meeting 2014
The Faroe Islands Swimming Association is today hosting the annual Nordic Congress and Board Meeting, in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands. On the agenda is among other things the formal inclusion of the Estonian Swimming Federation as full member of the Nordic Swimming Federation, and rule changes proposed by the Nordic General Secretary and Sports Director Meeting…
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Aussie Olympic swimmers needed a history lesson
Read SBS Disappointing performances by Australia’s swimmers at the 2012 London Olympics might have been partly due to a poor understanding of the history and strong traditions of their predecessors. Olympic historian Harry Gordon believes a better knowledge of the spirit of Australian teams at past Games might have helped prevent the internal ruptures in…
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Rio 2016 so far behind schedule IOC ‘make secret plea’ to reuse London
Read The Telegraph. And jeez. So worried are Olympic organisers by how far behind schedule the 2016 Rio Games has fallen, London has reportedly been asked, in secret, if it could host the event at the last minute. According to the London Evening Standard, an informal approach has been made by IOC chiefs to ascertain whether London’s…
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Khwaabb – Official Trailer (FINA Goes To Bollywood)
FINA goes to Bollywood!!! Today is the official release of Khwaabb, a Bollywood romance movie about two athletes and their struggles in life, featuring images from the World Swimming Championships 2010 in Dubai! Post by FINA. Khwaabb – Official TrailerWatch this video on YouTube
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NBC extends Olympic deal through 2032 for $7.75B
Read Las Vegas Review-Journal NBC secured the U.S. broadcast rights to the Olympics through 2032 on Wednesday in a record six-games agreement worth $7.75 billion, a surprise deal that shuts out rival American networks and provides further long-term financial security to the IOC. In a deal negotiated secretly over six months, the International Olympic Committee…