Category: Organization
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African-American hoping to inspire with 8-mile trek in Potomac River
Read myFOXdc.com Jeff Brown knows that when he dives into the chilly water of the Potomac River, he will be doing the right thing. As a kid, he heard all the myths about why black people can’t swim. “Like African-Americans physically are built not to swim. Our bones are too dense. We sink,” he says.…
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Swimming Australia searching for a new National Head Coach
See swimming.org.au Swimming Australia has today launched a global search for a new National Head Coach with the aim to fill the role following the 2013 Barcelona FINA World Championships in August. Swimming Australia is seeking Confidential Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified candidates for the position of National Head Coach, to take the team…
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Experts say swimming lessons the best way to prevent drowning in kids
Read UPI When a child begins swimming lessons should be based on a child’s exposure to water, maturity, physical limitations and health concerns, U.S. officials say. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says participation in formal swimming lessons can reduce the risk of drowning by as much as 88 percent among young children age…
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FINA joins top-tier Group A for its contribution to the Olympics
See the official press release here on fina.org FINA was elevated to top-tier Group A (which comprises also Athletics and Gymnastics) in terms of the contribution of each International Federation to the Olympic programme. This a natural consequence of the success and popularity of FINA’s disciplines within the Games – as demonstrated by an independent…
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Swimmer to haul 2,000 pounds of bricks 22 miles across Lake St. Clair
Read CBS Detroit Long-distance swimmer Jim Dreyer plans to swim 22 miles across Lake St. Clair this summer while hauling dinghies filled with 2,000 pounds of bricks. He has made direct crossing of each of the five Great Lakes, and is scheduled to begin this one on August 5, to raise funds and awareness for…
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Record entries for FINA 2013 World Junior Champs in Dubai
Read gulfnews.com To be held at the Hamdan Bin Mohammad Sports Complex, Dubai has already attracted a record 85 countries for the six-day competition. The last championships held in Lima, Peru had a mere 58 nations. Commonly known as ‘Junior Worlds’ and first hosted in 2006 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this championship has grown…
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Strel-swimming ready with a series of 7-day Croatian Island Hopping tours
Borut sends his greetings, Martin and him are back from their Lake Powell spring tours, returning there in October but before then arranging a series of tours in the beautiful Dalmatian coast area of Croatia. Go see strel-swimming.com, the summer trips are almost fully booked. They arrange video analysis also, y’know
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Irish Swimming goes high-tech with kinematic sensing system
Read Galway Independent, siliconrepublic and Swim Ireland Swim Ireland has teamed up with NUI Galway with a view to developing a new high performance analysis system for competitive swimming. The development work is well under way on the new system which utilises innovative kinematic sensing technology. The new technology which is in test mode is…