Category: Organization
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Sabadell staff income to be cut by 30-50% over the next 2 years
Wild numbers here on SwimNews, Barcelona’s Club Natación Sabadell (CNS) is reducing the income of more than 90% of its staff, or 208 people, by between 30 and 50% over the next two years. The measure affects swimmers and coaches, who in return apparently are expected to reduce their workload by 35% (?). Swimmers in…
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Danish blogger takes a swing at Scandinavian swimming
A must-read for us involved in Nordic swimming, this piece on Speed Endurance by Danish blogger, full-time swim coach and Eurosport commentator Ricky Clausen: We invest a lot of money (in my country Denmark we spend around 1.200.000 euro centrally every year on the national training center and the national teams and the clubs spend…
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Abuse In Sports: An Overview
At MaleSurvivor’s 2012 International Conference a panel discussion on Abuse in Sports was held. This is part two of the discussion.
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Lipdub Natació – C.N. Sant Andreu
They are not taking the lip synching part so seriously, but still really nice
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The Swimming Coach Who Changed Lives
South African swimming coach Sthembiso Madiya kept his township pool open through years of violence and influenced a generation of local youngsters. He’s joined on Outlook by one of the boys he taught, lifeguard-turned-actor Sihle Xaba; and film-maker Sara Blecher, who used Sthembiso’s story as the starting point for her award-winning film Otelo Burning. Listen…
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BCN 2013 Competition Venues
The Barcelona 2013 15th FINA World Championships, 19th July – 4th August 2013, see bcn2013.com BCN2013 Competition VenuesWatch this video on YouTube
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Stricken Sidmouth Boxing Day swimmers thank rescuers
A stricken swimmer has praised rescuers who pulled him from choppy seas as he battled to save his niece during Sidmouth’s traditional Boxing Day dip. Barry Curwen, 53, described how a “freak” tide pulled him and his young relative 100 feet across the beach and swept them onto rocks. Read more here on the Sidmouth…
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The Daily Show looks back at NBC’s tape delayed London 2012 Olympics
News channels try to avoid spoiling tape-delayed London Olympics results, but only Brian Williams can pull off a news vault with such a high degree of difficulty. The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook
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Wild Wadi’s Swim Around Burj Al Arab 2013
Swimming around this iconic landmark for a great cause. The next edition of the Swim will be held on 1st February 2013. Swimmers cover the 800m distance around the iconic Burj al Arab in support of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Visit wildwadi.com for more information. http://youtu.be/cNDQUNTRseU