Category: Organization
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MS Canberra MS 24 Hour Mega Swim – Why we do What we do
The Canberra MS 24 Hour Mega Swim has been running since 2009 at the Austrailan Institute of Sport. Friends, families, colleagues from the Canberra region come together each year to support people living with MS. See megaswim.com
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Fairfax County swim teacher charged with molesting 7-year-old girl
Read The Washington Post and see NBC A Fairfax County swim instructor has been arrested on charges that he molested a 7-year-old girl, police said. Eduardo Requejo, 23, of Warwick Drive in Fairfax is facing two counts of aggravated sexual battery after a mother complained in early July that Requejo inappropriately touched her daughter on…
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The FEED – Summertime Fun with Dallas Aquatics
“Are you looking for some summertime fun without breaking the bank? Look no further than the City of Dallas and the Dallas Aquatics programs and events. Check it out on this week’s Community Edition of The FEED.” The FEED – Summertime Fun with Dallas Aquatics from City of Dallas on Vimeo.
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Michael Jamieson honored with British universities sportsman of the year award
Read Inside The Games Swimmer Michael Jamieson has been named the British Universities and Colleges (BUCS) Sportsman of the Year following a successful 2012-2013 season which saw him claim Olympic silver in the 200 metres breaststroke at London 2012.
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Rafa Muñoz, world record holder still with the club that taught him to swim
An Andalusian story featuring Cordoba’s Rafael Muñoz Perez
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Man saves family by swimming five hours
Read University Chronicle A man from Maryland swam for five hours to find help for his family. The family was boating off the Eastern Shore of Maryland when their boat capsized during a strong storm John Franklin Riggs scaled rocks on the shoreline after dark and then knocked at the first house he found after…
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Reedsport community supported free swimming lessons program doing well
See KCBY.com Knox Story, the district manager, says a series of drownings prompted the community to take action. “In 1953, there were three drownings in Reedsport in three separate incidents,” said Story. A short time later, a Reedsport resident privately funded the facility, which now provides free lessons for Kindergarten through sixth grade kids in…
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One synchronized swimmer makes quite a splash
The young man is making a name for himself on team with a large group of girls. Go Wyatt, you are braver that most boys!