Category: Organization
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Swim legend Laurie Lawrence warns two-thirds of pool owners don’t know CPR
Read CourierMail and see Kids Alive Former Australian swimming coach Laurie Lawrence is stepping up his campaign to prevent drownings, with research showing two-thirds of pool owners don’t know CPR. KIDS ALIVE – DO THE FIVE! Fence the pool Shut the gate Teach your kids to swim – it’s great Supervise – watch your mate and…
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Frans Johannesen handed 3 months suspension for doping at Danish Open
The Danish Swimming Federation today announces that the Danish Anti-Doping Agency has handed Frans Johannesen three months suspension for testing positive with Terbutaline at the Danish Open / World Trials back in March 2013, the suspension starting 12 May 2013 and excluding him from all competition and practice under the Danish Sports Federation in that…
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Swim Safe Southland to reduce NZ region’s drowning toll with free swimming lessons
See TVNZ In a New Zealand first, every Southland primary school child will receive professional swimming lessons through a programme aimed at reducing the region’s drowning toll. A partnership programme called Swim Safe Southland will give the 7900 Southland years one to eight pupils attending a primary school 10 swimming lessons a year from trained…
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NZ ex-swim coach asks for home detention
See stuff.co.nz A former swimming and surf lifesaving coach will find out by next week if he will be freed from jail and receive permanent name suppression. In August the former coach was jailed for 28 months after admitting three charges of sexual conduct with a 15-year-old female swimmer. He was given interim suppression so…
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The Herning 2013 mascot named Harald Bluetooth
Breaking news off Facebook Post by EM i svømning 2013.
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Training Katie Ledecky for World Championships, by Bruce Gemmell, Part 1 (2013)
“Part 1 of 4: Bruce Gemmell, the head coach at Nation’s Capital Swim Club, talks about training Katie Ledecky for her successful swims at the 2013 world championships. From the 2013 American Swim Coaches Association’s world clinic.” Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
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CC photo #630: Rollason and Juba at the 2013 Aqua Clinic
Denmark’s national training center coach Shannon Rollason and national head coach Nick Juba on scene at the 2013 Aqua Clinic in Brønshøj, presenting their observations on Danish swimming, clubs and coaches. One main point was that the Danish coaches are skilled and well paid, but move around too much. There are too many clubs switching…
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This Dream (Napa Valley Swim Team)
“The Napa Valley Swim Team offers year round competitive swimming with high quality professional coaching and instruction for all ages and abilities. In addition to our year-round competitive team, the Napa Valley Swim Team offers a High School preseason training program, summer swim classes and pre-competitive swimming instruction.”
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Brett Hawke on The Morning Swim Show
Brett Hawke, the head swimming coach at Auburn, talks about a special swimming fundraiser to help raise money to treat people with multiple sclerosis. With his wife suffering from the disease, it’s a cause very close to him. He also talks about the two new coaches on deck with him, and the goals for this…