Category: Swimming Pools
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Petition calls for Paris 2024 aquatics venue to be named after Camille Muffat
A petition calling for the new Paris 2024 aquatics stadium to be named after Camille Muffat, the London Olympic 400 metres freestyle champion who tragically died in a helicopter accident less than three years later, has already gained over 10,000 signatures. Muffat was among 10 people to die when two helicopters collided in Argentina in…
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Disability is not Inability – Swimming Pools
This is a short informational and awareness video on the difficulties someone with my sort of disability experiences every time they visit a swimming pool or water park, and my ideas to mitigate these sorts of issues.
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5 Disturbing True Swimming Pool Horror Stories
From getting pulled underwater by a stranger to hearing someone in your pool, here are 5 short disturbing stories that take place in swimming pools.
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Swimmers eagerly await reopening of popular Manoa community pool
A city spokesman tells us the gym roof is now done, and they’re just finishing repairs in the pool bathrooms.
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How To Prepare Your Home For Fall & Winter
It was a great summer, and your family made the most of it. Between vacation time, pools, or just hanging out in the backyard for a barbecue, you’re almost ready for school to start and the weather to turn cold. But is your home ready? As a homeowner, you need to prepare your home for…
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An ode to the public swimming pool and the nostalgia that comes with it
As the long, hot, dry and smokey summer of 2017 in the Vancouver region draws to an unofficial but merciful end, I am grateful for a particular public amenity that in my adult life I could pretty much take or leave: the public swimming pool. I also owe a debt of gratitude to my eight-year-old…
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W&L Quick Hits: The Men’s and Women’s ODAC-winning Swim Teams inaugurate the Natatorium
Our ODAC-winning swim teams were the first to jump into the new natatorium, and we were there with a whole bunch of cameras.
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Swimmers want New Hope to rethink pool future
The New Hope city pool has been around for more than 50 years. But it might be replaced with a new city hall and police station. A new outdoor pool could be built on the current city hall site, but those plans are uncertain and residents who use the current pool are voicing concerns.
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Popular Vallejo Swimming Pool Shutting Down After 68 Years
A popular swimming pool in Vallejo is shutting down after 68 years of summer fun. Al that fun will be just a memory at the Vallejo Plunge soon. The local landmark has been open since 1949. “I took swimming classes here when I was 10 – I took summer swimming classes,†says Vallejo resident Breah…