Our national flag “Merkið” (the Mark) looking good among blue friends at the FINA 2009 World Swimming Championships in Rome, Italy.
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Pascal’s 1 Day in Paradise
Justin tells the story of Pascal, a boy who absolutely loves the water and grew up on a boat in Tropical North Queensland, as he revisits the Great Barrier Reef.
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Pellegrini confirms romance over with Magnini
Read Gazzetta del Sud (in English)Olympic medalist Federica Pellegrini says her romance with fellow swimming sensation Filippo Magnini is over. “We are very disappointed to announce that our love affair is over,” Pellegrini, who won Olympic gold in Beijing in 2008, said in an interview Thursday with ANSA.
Reports of trouble between the pair had been circulating for years. Speaking from France, where both are training for the world championships in Barcelona in August, Pellegrini said that she and Magnini will continue to train together.
“Sometimes it’s just that the feeling fades,” she said. “We will continue our journey in professional sports, focusing only on that”.
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Nantucket Dolphins Swim Team
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ISHOF Induction 2013
The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) introduces the International Selection Committee’s Class of 2013. The ten individuals inducted were: Swimmers GARY HALL, JR. (USA), PIETER VAN DEN HOOGENBAND (NED), YANA KLOCHKOVA (UKR) and DAGMAR HASE (GER); Diver HU JIA (CHN); Synchronized Swimmer NATHALIE SCHNEYDER (USA); Water Polo Player MILIVOJ BEBIC (YUG, CRO); Open Water Swimmer CLIFF LUMSDON (CAN); Coach ALBERTO CASTAGNETTI (ITA) and in the Contributor category, PETER MONTGOMERY (AUS).
The class of 2013 was formally inducted at the International Swimming Hall of Fame’s 49th Annual Induction Ceremonies on Saturday, May 11th in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (USA).ISHOF Induction 2013 from Jarret Streiner on Vimeo.
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SPLASH – Our Y’s Water Safety Program
“SPLASH” is the Westside Family YMCA’s free water safety program for fourth graders attending local Title I LAUSD schools. During these lessons students develop or improve swimming skills, learn about water safety, and emphasize the importance of character, honesty, respect and responsibility.
All participants emerge from the program with skills to help them be safe in an aquatic environment.
SPLASH – Our Y’s Water Safety Program from Westside Family YMCA on Vimeo.
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Swim Club Founder Rick Curl Sentenced to 7 Years
Read for instance NBC WashingtonThe co-founder of a prominent Northern Virginia swim club was sentenced Thursday to serve seven years in prison for sexually abusing a student.
Rick Curl pleaded guilty back in February to abusing Kelley Currin 30 years ago. Currin was a swimmer at the Curl-Burke Swim Club, which Curl co-founded.
Curl was sentenced to 15 years, with all but seven of those suspended, and must complete five years of probation and alcohol treatment. He must also register as a sex offender.
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Roger Auster – Sea Swimmer
20 year old Roger Auster from the landlocked town of Cirencester in the Cotswolds, talks about his experiences to do with sea swimming in the cold waters around his new home of Falmouth on the south Cornish coast.
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Simi Valley Family YMCA – “You Shared Your Story”
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.