Category: Organization
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Debrecen 2012 – European Swimming Championships – Video Spot
The 31st LEN European Swimming Championships promo video, courtesy of the Hungarian organizers.
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London Olympics to come in £500 million under budget
Hugh Robertson, minister for sport & the Olympics, has told the UK parliament the London 2012 Olympic Games are likely to come in under budget. “Now 96 per cent complete we remain on time and on budget with more than £500 million of uncommitted contingency remaining,†he said, “this is a good position to be…
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Swimming South Africa gets royal lifeline from Monaco
Swimming South is in major financial strife following the possible exit of major sponsor Telkom, and funding from National Lottery fund ending in March. But now they get a helping hand from former South African swimmer and now Princess of Monaco Charlene Wittstock, offering them to host the South African Olympic team for free from…
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31 st European Swimming Championships Reallocated to Debrecen (HUN)
Press release from the LEN Office … LEN informs that the 2012 European Swimming Championships that were to take place in Antwerp (BEL) have been reallocated to the City of Debrecen (HUN) and will be held on the same dates as previously planned, from May 21st to 27th. The event will take place at the…
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British Swimming says no plans to hold Europeans in London
According to www.swimming.org, British Swimming can confirm that no discussions have taken place with LEN with regard to the staging of the 2012 European Championships following Antwerp’s recent withdrawal as host city. However, British Swimming is planning to discuss with LEN the possibility of hosting future European Championships post-2012.
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UMD Swimming gets more lenient fundraising deadline, might just make it
Maryland athletic department officials have reached a compromise with the swimming and diving teams, giving them more time to raise the $11.57 million or 8 years of operating cost that the university requires in order to spare their program. Now the demand is a series of benchmarks toward the goal, starting with having to raise…
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Swimming South Africa in money trouble
Who isn’t, you might say, but according to the Sowetan, South African swimming is so cash-strapped that some staff members have already started looking for jobs after being told about the federation’s dire need for funding. Service providers have not been paid for three months, but the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Com.ittee has…
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Oklahoma Swimming hosts swim clinic for Native Americans
On Jan. 21, 2012 Oklahoma Swimming held a clinic for Native Americans interested in swimming.
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Maryland defends student’s right to privacy on social media
Introduced on Thursday, Maryland’s Senate Bill 434 prohibits institutions “from requiring a student or and applicant for admission to provide access to a personal account or service through an electronic communications device” – by sharing usernames, passwords or unblocking private accounts, for example. This is apparently a common practice, to minor student-athletes’ social media accounts…