Category: Organization
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Simi Valley Family YMCA – “You Shared Your Story”
Every day, people’s lives are impacted through their involvement with the YMCA. These are just a few of their stories. Simi Valley Family YMCA – “You Shared Your Story” from Shawn Cross on Vimeo.
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Davis Aquatic Masters Promo
Yeah, groovy music! See damfast.org Davis Aquatic Masters Promo from Peter Fuszard Cinematography on Vimeo.
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Swim coach from Walnut Creek pleads not guilty to sex crime charges
Read MercuryNews.com and ktvu.com A former swim and water polo coach pleaded not guilty Monday to felony charges alleging sex crimes against a teenage girl, according to the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office. Christopher Yang, 27, of Walnut Creek, was charged in April with nine felonies, including four counts of unlawful sex with a minor.…
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Capcom cancels “Blood Swimming Pool” event after Woolwich attack
Read for instance VG24/7 Capcom has cancelled a Resident Evil: Revelations marketing stunt, which would see an open air swimming pool filled with fake blood and fake human torsos, following an alleged terrorist attack in Woolwich yesterday. The pool near Hackney Wick Station was to be manned by zombified lifeguards, and feature intestines for lane…
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Cash injection for Swimming SA
See Eyewitness News Sport Minister Fikile Mbalula has announced his department will offer financial assistance to cash-strapped Swimming South Africa. The R2.7 million sponsorship will help the national team’s campaign at the Swimming World Championships in Barcelona. Mbalula said the sponsorship will make sure South Africa is represented well at the competition and that the…
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David Carry takes on Swimming Scotland role
See BBC Sport Scotland Double Commonwealth Games gold medallist David Carry has been appointed to the board of directors at Swimming Scotland. Carry retired after the 2012 London Olympics , but won gold in the 400m freestyle and individual medley at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. He now works as a business coach for…
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10 On Your Side Special Report: Treading Water
See wavy.com, via Diversity In Aquatic The barriers keeping African Americans from learning to swim is a difficult subject to talk about. There are stereotypes that black people cannot swim. That is not what this story is about. Almost everyone is capable of learning to swim. This story is about the barriers that keep African…
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★STOCKPORT METRO SWIMMING★ From beginners to Olympians
Stockport Metro‘s vision is to provide swimmers with the optimum environment and the right opportunities at each stage of their development to enable them to achieve excellence. We will continue to strive for gold medal success through the provision of seamless pathways from early skill development to the Olympic podium.
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Warning over low number of British pupils who can swim
More children may drown without better school swimming provision, the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) has warned. Half of seven- to 11-year-olds in England, some 1.1 million children, cannot swim the length of a standard pool, research suggests. Only 2% of schools surveyed delivered the government’s recommended 22 hours a year of swimming lessons. See also…