Category: Organization
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Uruguay Special Olympic team member Pablo Jose Perez drowns in Cayman open water event
Read The Washington Post and Cayman Islands News Police have now named the two men who died in separate water-related incidents this weekend. Pablo Jose Perez Larza, a member of the Uruguay Special Olympic team, who was in the Cayman Islands to participate in the Butterfield 800 meter swim, was found dead in the ocean…
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11th Annual National Black Heritage Championship Swim Meet
“Nine hundred twenty-seven swimmers, 122 race events, three 50-meter pools and 72,000 square feet — it’s all part of the 11th Annual National Black Heritage Championship Swim Meet.” http://youtu.be/7DZbVuPCZa0
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Dozens rescued by coastguards after Southwold Pier-to-Pub Swim goes wrong
Read for instance the BBC, the Mirror, MailOnline, Sky and EDP24 A major search and rescue operation was launched yesterday after dozens of people taking part in the Southwold Pier-to-Pub Swim had to be pulled from the sea. About 200 people were taking part in the event, which involved swimming around the town’s pier before heading…
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Croatia Underwater Swimming Technique
This is a collection of video clips from 2012 swimming holiday season run by Strel Swimming Adventures, local tour operator. Video clips are used to do video analysis and improve swimming technique in open water.
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CC photo #511: The 2013 SSF General Meeting
Just a photo from the Faroese Swimming Association‘s annual general meeting, in Tórshavn today, Saturday 25th, 2013.
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ASA shock report reveals half of British primary pupils cannot swim
See This Is Derbyshire Drowning is the third most common cause of accidental deaths in children – yet many schools in the county are not booking swimming lessons for their pupils. It has led to criticism from the Amateur Swimming Association. In an interview with the Derby Telegraph, Jon Glenn, head of youth and community…
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Simple message from Swimming New Zealand’s new high-performance boss
Read The New Zealand Herald “Excellence,” New Zealand Swimming’s new high-performance boss said of his philosophy towards the sport. “It is just about being the best you can be every day. Training hard, facing challenges as much as you can – and don’t be worried about failing in the challenge. Be prepared to face the…
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Stat̻ra Client Testimonial РMike Unger, USA Swimming
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Swim coach Rick Curl sentenced to seven years
Swim coach Rick Curl says to his victim: “Every day of my life has been spent thinking and feeling awful about my behavior.” See ABC7