Category: Organization
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Maryland Swimming in dire straits, let’s help out !
A call to arms here on GoSwim.tv: There is an epidemic in swimming right now, and Maryland is latest in a long line of schools dropping swimming from their programs. This is also a notice to all college coaches, your programs are NOT safe. In my humble opinion, you’re not just a coach anymore, it’s…
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Swim legend Mark Spitz backs the Big Splash mile
Fun fact in this video, Mark Spitz’s swimming career started with him doing well in a swim across a pool, mostly because he was called last because of his name starting with an “S”, and therefore was cold. Big Splash via the BBC
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UK 2011 Swimming and Diving Intro Video
OK, University of Kentucky, you win :-) UK 2011 Swimming and Diving Intro Video from UK Sports Video on Vimeo.
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The Steroid-Dealing, Ecstasy-Smuggling, Dead-Body-Burning Swim Coach
… that parents still want to coach their children. Wild story! I was told to tread carefully. I was told that the man in the headline above could be litigious, and that he had deep pockets. There’s also the matter of him burning and burying a dead body on his own property… During the trial…
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CAS dismisses Olympic ban on doping offenders
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) cleared the way today for several dozen former doping offenders to compete at next year’s London 2012 Olympics, by ruling the ‘Osaka’ clause “invalid and unenforceable”, that bars from the Games anyone who has served a suspension of six months or more since the last Olympics. Read for…
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Former Olympic swimmer questions use of funds in FINA
When Nikki Dryden was a successful swimmer for Canada, she had little time to focus on the financial affairs of FINA. However, now as a New York-based humans right attorney, she feels our sport’s governing body is only becoming richer, more secretive and less accountable. And yes, the numbers are quite worrying – with 22…
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Cullen Jones helps South Florida kids swim safe
According to a study by USA Swimming, 60 to 70 percent of African-American and Hispanic children don’t know how to swim. Cullen Jones and USA Swimming are trying to do something about that, with the Make a Splash campaign. From NBCMiami.com via Diversity in Aquatics.
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Swimming New Zealand president and head coach resign
It’s official, resignation letters here, here and here on swimmingnz.org.nz. The reason is the scolding SPARC commisioned Ineson report in June. Read more for instance on SwimNews.com and nzherald.co.nz. Swimmer Moss Burmester whose retirement last year triggered the review says according to Radio New Zealand that it is the right move.
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FINA must allow underwater video review from officials
Good point here on SwimmingWorld Magazine: Debate continues on the current breaststroke turn and finish rules that govern competitive swimming. Video from the 2011 FINA World Championships of Brazil’s Felipe Silva finishing with an illegal dolphin kick to capture gold in the 50 meter breaststroke is proof that FINA needs to take another look at…