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  • Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi received a LEN delegation in her office this Friday where the Italian Swimming Federation’s and city’s bid to host the 2022 European Aquatics Championships was presented.

    Meeting with Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi Rome 2022 European Championships bid presentation Ligue Europeenne de Natation LEN Federazione Italiana Nuoto FIN 22/11/2019 Photo © Deepbluemedia
    Meeting with Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi Rome 2022 European Championships bid presentation Ligue Europeenne de Natation LEN Federazione Italiana Nuoto FIN 22/11/2019 Photo © Deepbluemedia
    Meeting with Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi Rome 2022 European Championships bid presentation Ligue Europeenne de Natation LEN Federazione Italiana Nuoto FIN 22/11/2019 Photo © Deepbluemedia
    Meeting with Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi Rome 2022 European Championships bid presentation Ligue Europeenne de Natation LEN Federazione Italiana Nuoto FIN 22/11/2019 Photo © Deepbluemedia
    Meeting with Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi Rome 2022 European Championships bid presentation Ligue Europeenne de Natation LEN Federazione Italiana Nuoto FIN 22/11/2019 Photo © Deepbluemedia
    Meeting with Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi Rome 2022 European Championships bid presentation Ligue Europeenne de Natation LEN Federazione Italiana Nuoto FIN 22/11/2019 Photo © Deepbluemedia
    Meeting with Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi Rome 2022 European Championships bid presentation Ligue Europeenne de Natation LEN Federazione Italiana Nuoto FIN 22/11/2019 Photo © Deepbluemedia
    Meeting with Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi Rome 2022 European Championships bid presentation Ligue Europeenne de Natation LEN Federazione Italiana Nuoto FIN 22/11/2019 Photo © Deepbluemedia
    Meeting with Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi Rome 2022 European Championships bid presentation Ligue Europeenne de Natation LEN Federazione Italiana Nuoto FIN 22/11/2019 Photo © Deepbluemedia
    Meeting with Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi Rome 2022 European Championships bid presentation Ligue Europeenne de Natation LEN Federazione Italiana Nuoto FIN 22/11/2019 Photo © Deepbluemedia

    A LEN delegation was in Rome this Friday to conduct a final site visit before the LEN Bureau allocates the 2022 European Aquatics Championships. The delegation toured the proposed venues of the event with the world-famous Foro Italico in the heart of the plans.

    The delegation, headed by General Secretary David Sparkes, Vice-President Andriy Vlaskov and Executive Gianni Minervini, was later received by Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi in her office. On this occasion Paolo Barelli represented the Italian federation and shared the most important parts of the bid in the city hall in the presence of Giuseppe Pierro, the director of the Sports Ministry and Cinzia Zucal Sports Councillor of the Lazio Region.

    Mr Barelli emphasised that Rome and the Lazio Region was ready to stage another great edition of the continental showcase in the framework of the multi-sport European Championships, a project run by Eurovision (EBU), which had proved to be a great success in 2018 drawing more than 200 million viewers. “It’s a wonderful occasion to promote our city and aquatics around the world but also to involve the younger generations and boost the success of the Learn-to-Swim projects” he added.

    Mayor Raggi said that the city embraced the bid as it plans to use existing facilities both for the competitions and trainings with the addition of some temporary ones and doesn’t require any new construction which sends a positive message on sustainability. “Such a highly appreciated event as the European Aquatics Championships will have a great impact in our city. Staging cultural events in connection with the sport part as well as involving the young generations should also be a great addition” she said.

    LEN General Secretary David Sparkes recalled that the last time Rome hosted the European Aquatics Championships dated back to 1983. “Since then this beautiful city organised two fantastic World Championships so the people here have all skills, experience and knowledge to deliver a brilliant continental event. We were happy to see the plans which were very much promising, you have outstanding facilities and rich traditions so everything is given to have a highly successful European Championships here” he said, adding that the voting on 2022 was expected within a week by the LEN Bureau.

    According to the first masterplan presented, the 2022 European Championships will be reminiscent of the 2009 World Champs as the globally renowned complex of Foro Italico will host the swimming and the diving competitions and a temporary pool would be set up in the adjacent tennis centre to accommodate the artistic swimming events. Open water swimming would return to the coasts of Ostia where the Italian Swimming Federations has its training centre which can serve as the practice site as well.

    As a novelty, Rome is considering to stage the first ever European Championship in high diving. “The city has some iconic landmarks and the plans we saw are very attracting, let’s hope this can turn into reality” David Sparkes said at the meeting.

    The LEN Bureau is set to vote on the bids for 2022 next week.

    Press release from LEN

  • Earlier this month, South African Olympic swimmer Terence Parkin was assaulted in a road rage. The deaf swimmer joined the Scenic Drive to share more about the incident.

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  • A girl who was a member of the Liberty High School swim team was found dead Wednesday night under a pool cover after a swim team practice in Hillsboro, police say.

    The girl, identified as 14-year-old Nabila Maazouz, was found underwater at the Shute Park Aquatic & Recreation Center, according to Hillsboro police. Maazouz was a freshman at Oregon Episcopal School and a member of the Liberty High School swim team, which had just finished practicing at the facility.

    Authorities said the swimmers pulled a cover over the pool before leaving the water. As the team was leaving the facility, they noticed Maazouz was missing. She was found under the pool cover 20 to 25 minutes later, officials said. A police spokesman said it was unclear if she was under the cover when it was pulled over the pool.

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  • The Vancouver Polar Bear Swim Club is one of the largest and oldest Polar Bear Clubs in the world. Its initial swim was in 1920 when a small number of hardy swimmers took the plunge into English Bay on New Year’s Day. Led by their founder, Peter Pantages, the swim has grown from around 10 swimmers in that year to the new record of 2,550 official entries set in 2014.

  • Iconic U.S. swimmer is recipient of the 2019 Jesse Owens Olympic Spirit Award.

  • Do you suffer from swimmer’s shoulder? Is it preventing you from reaching your full potential? Here is a great breakdown about why swimmer’s shoulder happens and how you can prevent this injury while keeping your swimmer’s lifestyle.

    Swimmer’s Shoulder
    It shouldn’t come as a surprise to find out that swimming regularly and competitively can give you a shoulder injury, given that swimming requires hundreds of thousands of arm rotations. This puts a lot of strain on the shoulder muscles and joints. Competitive swimmers quickly discover that the most common injury is the shoulders, and it happens very frequently to all swimmers.

    Preventing Swimmer’s Shoulder
    Fixing an existing swimmer’s shoulder problem and preventing it all starts with the posture. When you’re in or out of the pool, you have to work on improving your posture. The most frequent cause of this injury is poor mechanics in the water and bad posture. When we’re at home, we tend to always be slumped – at our desks, on the couch, in bed, and whenever we’re looking at our phones. This posture translates into swimming as well.

    When you have a bad posture in the water, you’re setting yourself up for a shoulder injury. That’s because you’re limiting the mobility of your limbs, but you’re also generating less power. Knowing this, here are some good tips to follow to improve your posture.

    1. Sleep on your back
    The default sleep position for most people is on the side. The problem with that is that if you’re a swimmer, placing an arm over your head or rolling your shoulders forward puts them out of alignment and makes a sore shoulder much worse. When you sleep, lie on your back to keep pressure off your shoulders and to align your neck and shoulders.

    2. Work on t-spine mobility
    As per Chris Fordham, a swim coach at Write My X and Brit Student, “the thoracic spine is the upper and middle back, and it’s important to get good mobility here or you’ll be hindering your dolphin kick. Focus on exercises that boost the range of motion in your t-spine.”

    3. Focus on scapular stability
    The scaps are the base of your shoulder joint and how it can generate more force and power. The stronger and more stable your scaps, the more power and speed you can get in the water, and the less likely you are to get injured. Add some scap strengthening and stability exercises in your routine.

    4. Rotator cuffs are important
    Internal and external rotator exercises are linked with swimming for decades. Rob Thorpe, a physician at 1Day2Write and Next Coursework, warns that “working on the rotator cuff won’t fix all shoulder problems though. The internal and external rotators aren’t a solution but a prevention tool, and shouldn’t be prioritized over t-spine mobility and scap stability.”

    5. Develop a perfect swimming technique
    You need to maintain a good posture in the water as well as out or you’re still susceptible to injury. Swimming is a resistance exercise, like weight lifting, so you need to focus on technique and form first and foremost. The best way to prevent injury is to have an excellent technique and great mechanics in the water. If you do feel shoulder pain, go see a physician right away and speak to your trainer. You need to find out which exact movement causes pain and why.

    6. Get a good routine
    Swimming takes a lot of time. On top of school, work and social activities, it can be hard to make time for swimming and focus on our health and strengthening. However, spending just a few minutes each day before a workout will go a long way in preventing a chronic or sudden injury. Focus on preparing your body and shoulders specifically to high-performance activity. Make this a part of your routine that’s as critical as getting your goggles and suit.

    The majority of shoulder injuries in swimming are preventable. By spending time thinking about your posture and working on your mechanics in the water, you can set yourself up to be in top physical condition. Be sure to keep your coach and sports doctor up to date on any injury or condition you might have.

    Swimming buff and writer Joel Syder is a contributor for Coursework Help and PhD Kingdom. He writes articles about health, fitness, and his passion of swimming. His dream is to make competitive swimming a more popular sport for young kids. He also writes regularly for Academic Brits.

  • #SeeMyAbility – The National Learn to Swim Framework is an inclusive programme that develops opportunities and provides a progressive pathway for children with a physical, sensory or learning impairment. Scottish Swimming support Learn to Swim Providers across Scotland to ensure inclusion of children with a disability in their mainstream programmes.

    Learn more at https://learntoswim.scot/see-my-ability/