This is a brief edit of the best bits of the Cold Water Swimming Championships, which took place on the 26th of January at Tooting Bec Lido, London. If you’d like more information about cold water swimming in London visit slsc.org.uk/
Cold Water Swimming Championships (CWSC 2013) at Tooting Bec Lido from Nando Cuca on Vimeo.
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The former swimming coach at Bayard Rustin High School was sentenced to Chester County Prison Tuesday for his sexual affair with one of the swimmers on his team.
Common Pleas Court Judge David Bortner rejected Keith Fuller’s plea to allow him to remain free so he could support and care for his family, and instead ordered him to serve 7 to 23 months term in jail.
“There is no doubt in my mind that confinement will involve hardship for Mr. Fller and his dependants,†Bortner said at the conclusion of an emotional three-hour sentencing hearing, during which Fuller, 48, of West Goshen, asked for forgivingness.
“But he should have thought about that before he decided to act the way he did,†Bortner said.
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In November, James Pantera became certified with USA Swimming as a coach, but that status is now in question.
“I think he completely misrepresented himself on his website,” said Mike Saltzstein.
Saltzstein, an Alpine resident and former vice president of USA Swimming, filed a complaint with the group.
Fourteen years ago, Pantera pleaded guilty to federal charges, including student loan fraud.
Swimmers from I guess Saint Lucia taking photos with the mascots at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey.
“Here we’re taking a look behind the scenes at the 2012 World Swimming Championships (SC) in Istanbul, Turkey. There was quite the marshaling process, to see the full blog head to (after 7pm pacific tonight) pozzswim.ca”
Is that … The first national team version ?!?
http://youtu.be/C6Xe0c-W1LI
That sounded a bit Australian, eh?
http://youtu.be/9jNBvhXlWn8
Many of the biggest names in world swimming will compete at the British Gas International Meet at the John Charles Centre for Sport in Leeds, from 7th — 10th of March 2013. World short course champion Hannah Miley looks ahead to the first international swimming meet on British soil since the Olympics.
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The weather conditions weren’t particularly appropriate for swimming Sunday, but for many dedicated dippers, it was no problem at all.
The Olcott Polar Bear Swim for Sight took place in Lake Ontario where 573 hearty souls waded into the freezing water to raise money for a good cause.
Swim for Sight Chairman Bill Clark said, “They’re wading in the icy chunky water. They’re laughing and they’re coming up and saying, oh it was great.”
