Every day, people’s lives are impacted through their involvement with the YMCA.
These are just a few of their stories.
Simi Valley Family YMCA – “You Shared Your Story” from Shawn Cross on Vimeo.
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Davis Aquatic Masters Promo
Yeah, groovy music! See damfast.org
Davis Aquatic Masters Promo from Peter Fuszard Cinematography on Vimeo.
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Gorsedd honour for David Davies
Read BBCOlympic swimmer David Davies, former Wales footballer Malcolm Allen and leading chef Bryn Williams will be honoured by the Gorsedd of the Bards.
Every year people who have made a contribution to Welsh culture or society are chosen as new members for the Eisteddfod Druidic Order.
David Davies, from Barry, won a bronze medal at the Athens Olympics in 2004 and a silver at Beijing four years later.
Image courtesy of SaraLeeBranch, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
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Swim coach from Walnut Creek pleads not guilty to sex crime charges
Read MercuryNews.com and ktvu.comA former swim and water polo coach pleaded not guilty Monday to felony charges alleging sex crimes against a teenage girl, according to the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office.
Christopher Yang, 27, of Walnut Creek, was charged in April with nine felonies, including four counts of unlawful sex with a minor. Yang has coached at Northgate High School in Walnut Creek and Campolindo High School in Moraga, but authorities are not saying how he knows the girl.
“This is a regrettable situation for everyone involved, and Mr. Yang accepts responsibility for his lapse in judgment in his brief relationship with the alleged victim,” Yang’s attorney, Marvin Lew, said.
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Capcom cancels “Blood Swimming Pool” event after Woolwich attack
Read for instance VG24/7Capcom has cancelled a Resident Evil: Revelations marketing stunt, which would see an open air swimming pool filled with fake blood and fake human torsos, following an alleged terrorist attack in Woolwich yesterday.
The pool near Hackney Wick Station was to be manned by zombified lifeguards, and feature intestines for lane markers.
Eurogamer reports that Capcom issued the following statement on the matter:
“In light of yesterday’s sad events we’re cancelling our Revelations pool event. Thank you for your understanding.â€
The Woolwich attacks saw one man killed, and two arrested near an army barracks, and is being treated by the UK government as a suspected terrorist act.
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Cash injection for Swimming SA
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Sport Minister Fikile Mbalula has announced his department will offer financial assistance to cash-strapped Swimming South Africa.
The R2.7 million sponsorship will help the national team’s campaign at the Swimming World Championships in Barcelona.
Mbalula said the sponsorship will make sure South Africa is represented well at the competition and that the funding is a stop-gap measure.
Earlier in 2013, Swimming SA announced it would not have enough cash to sponsor the entire team.
The South African team list can be seen here on swimsa.org
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David Carry takes on Swimming Scotland role
Double Commonwealth Games gold medallist David Carry has been appointed to the board of directors at Swimming Scotland.
Carry retired after the 2012 London Olympics , but won gold in the 400m freestyle and individual medley at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
He now works as a business coach for Red Sky Management.
“I hope to help create a positive and lasting impact to swimming in Scotland,” said Carry.
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10 On Your Side Special Report: Treading Water
See wavy.com, via Diversity In Aquatic
The barriers keeping African Americans from learning to swim is a difficult subject to talk about. There are stereotypes that black people cannot swim. That is not what this story is about. Almost everyone is capable of learning to swim. This story is about the barriers that keep African Americans from learning to swim, and how too often those barriers put us, your neighbors, friends and loved ones in danger.[…Â ]
“Parents taught their kids growing up to stay away from the water, and stay away from the river,” Potts said. “It was almost like saying don’t touch that it’s hot; you’re going to get burnt.”
This scenario has played out all across the country for years. A study by USA Swimming found that fear is one of the strongest barriers keeping black kids from learning and it was passed from generation to generation.
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★STOCKPORT METRO SWIMMING★ From beginners to Olympians
Stockport Metro‘s vision is to provide swimmers with the optimum environment and the right opportunities at each stage of their development to enable them to achieve excellence. We will continue to strive for gold medal success through the provision of seamless pathways from early skill development to the Olympic podium.
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