Category: Organization
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Danes on track with the Herning 2013 European Short Course Championships
Read the full story on SwimmingWorld With less than three months to go until the 2013 European Short Course Championships held in Herning, Denmark, the meet organizers are working diligently to ensure that people will get “an experience they will always remember,” when the championships start on Dec. 12.
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Congo Swim 2013
“You are invited to support peace and justice in a location of your choice through CongoSwim. Learn more at congoswim.org. Kambale Musavuli of Friends of the Congo learned to swim as an adult and braved the roughest current and waves during the crossing of the 22 mile length of Lake Tahoe in California with Keris Dahlkamp.…
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Hannah Miley awarded Nancy Riach Memorial Medal, launches fleet of ‘Hannah’ vans
Read The Journal The 24-year-old received the Nancy Riach Memorial Medal in recognition of her three medals at the European Short Course Championships and her first 400 IM World Short Course Championships gold in Istanbul last December, where she improved on her European record. Ahead of the awards, Miley launched the new ‘Hannah Fleet’ of…
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Name the mascot and win tickets for Herning 2013
The organizers of the Herning 2013 European Short Course Championships today presented the official mascot, ‘a true Danish viking who loves swimming’, along with a competition to win tickets for the event by finding him a fitting name. Send in your bid to SvømmeSport at journalister [at] svoem.dk before Sunday 22 September 2013, and you…
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Christiansborg Rundt 2013
A nice video from the 2013 Round Christiansborg open water swim in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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The 2014 BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series Community Program
“The BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series community program will visit 6 regions this year – Goldfields, Great Southern, Southwest, Kimberley, Mid-West and the Pilbara with over 40 elite swimmers, water polo players and coaches.” http://youtu.be/IpZcFbGdinc
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Be The Influence – The Australian Swim Team tackling binge drinking
World Champion Christian Sprenger chats to past and present members of the Australian Swim Team on pool deck at the 2013 Australian Short Course Championships. See also this one featuring Geoff Huegill from back in 2012
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German Court to Rule on Swim Lessons for Muslim Girls
Read Spiegel Online (in English) A German court will rule Wednesday whether Muslim girls can be exempted from co-ed swimming lessons, an issue that has sparked many disputes. The judges must decide what takes precedence: freedom of religion or the state’s obligation to educate all.