Category: Organization
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Leigh Nugent axed following Australia’s disastrous campaign at the London Olympics
Read The Herald Sun THE axe has finally fallen on Swimming Australia head coach Leigh Nugent following Australia’s disastrous campaign at the London Olympics. Faced with serious allegations he ignored complaints members of the men’s 4x100m freestyle team had harassed female swimmers, The Daily Telegraph understands Nugent’s dismissal will be announced either today or tomorrow.…
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Swimming Marine Corps style
“Romney Smith takes you inside the Marine Corps Logistics Base for a closer view of what the military does in and around Albany, Georgia.”
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Support Swim for Brain Injury 2013
“Seminole Spirit, led by Mark Halvorsen, and Brain Injury Association of Georgia is holding a Swim for Brain Injury during March (30th) Brain Injury Awareness Month from 10-3. We need you to come out and join us AND make a donation so we can help others. Send in a check or go online www.braininjurygeorgia.org –…
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The making of a State Swimming champion
“The story of a great junior swimmer working to become a Championship caliber swimmer.” The making of a State Swimming champion from Show n Tell on Vimeo. (See CATS)
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Dolphin swim a day keeps blues away
“Of the 600+ kids and adults currently served in the UCP WORK, Inc. Non-Government Funded (NGF) Programs Department, many started participating in our unique programs when they were pre-schoolers. Today, these same kids are now thriving adults who have not let their physical challenges slow them down.”
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Chapman News: Swim Coach Dusenbury Banned For Life
“A former Mission Viejo Nadadores swim coach has been banned for life by swimming’s national governing body after he had an inappropriate relationship with a female teenage swimmer. Daniel Dusenbury, was banned by USA Swimming after officials obtained a DVD filled with explicit details of their long-term sexual relationship. The team’s officials commented that as…
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Australian Swimming working on bringing back team spirit
A Bethany Larsen story, featuring Christian Sprenger Bethany Larsen-Australian Swimming News Story from Bethany Larsen on Vimeo.
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Swimming for Todd Jackson
Read JSOnline Jackson, 50, was diagnosed with throat cancer on Feb. 9, when he went to the doctor after he gradually started losing his voice. Three days later, doctors determined that he suffered from laryngeal cancer, a disease that usually affects heavy smokers over age 55. Jackson, who is a health nut, never smoked. He…
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Yekaterina Andreyeva also banned for doping
A tough weekend in Russia, summarized for instance here on SwimNews. 3 swimmers banned and 1 warned for doping, 19-year-old Yekaterina Andreyeva banned for 18 months for testing positive in November, and 14-year-old Dariya Ustinova warned. The others were 23-year-old Ksenia Moskvina banned 6 years for a second doping offense and 24-year-old Natalia Lovtsova banned for 18 months.…