Category: Organization
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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!
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Preparing for Barcelona, Matt McLean wants answers on coach Bernardino’s sudden departure
Read The Daily Progress Virginia graduate (2011) and swimming legend Matt McLean has conquered that interior battle like few others. In a specialty, distance freestyle, which demands mental discipline, he has ascended to the top of the national and world rankings thanks to a gargantuan 6-foot-6, 220-pound frame and a cerebral, measured mental approach. After…
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Family’s quest to make sure kids swim safe
Read and watch WGNtv.com The Boys & Girls Clubs swim camp on Chicago’s west side is one of ten across the country this year and is inspired by one family`s water tragedy. 6-year-old Zachary Cohn of Connecticut drowned in 2007 after getting caught in a pool drain. He is the namesake for the Zac Foundation…
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Live Streaming from the Poznan 2013 European Junior Championships
LEN and the Organizing Committee of the Arena European Junior Swimming Championships – Poznan 2013 inform us that LIVE WEBCAST transmission will be available here on the official website of the European Junior Championships. At the moment they are replaying the preliminaries. Awesome! Start lists and live results here. The live webcast will be available…
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