“Of the 600+ kids and adults currently served in the UCP WORK, Inc. Non-Government Funded (NGF) Programs Department, many started participating in our unique programs when they were pre-schoolers. Today, these same kids are now thriving adults who have not let their physical challenges slow them down.”
“A former Mission Viejo Nadadores swim coach has been banned for life by swimming’s national governing body after he had an inappropriate relationship with a female teenage swimmer. Daniel Dusenbury, was banned by USA Swimming after officials obtained a DVD filled with explicit details of their long-term sexual relationship. The team’s officials commented that as early as 2006, Dusenbury was involved in a relationship that lasted for more than four years with a 15-year-old swimmer from Aliso Niguel High. Dusenbury has not yet commented on his punishment.”
Important stuff at swim meets, because of the background noise and loud start signals etc. Zoom H1 it will be for me, or something similar :-)
Read for instance WorldCrunch via Arbroath
It was around 5:20 p.m. Saturday evening when onlookers watched as the sea creature reached the main thoroughfare of Atlântica Avenue in Balneário Camboriú, in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina,Folha de S. Paulo reports.
According to local police, the animal used the cross walk at the busy intersection of Atlântica Avenue. (Sea lions tend to weigh some 300 kilograms (660 lbs))
With the help of firefighters and police tossing water to keep it wet, the sea lion made it back safely into the southern Atlantic by about 7 p.m.
Awesome news on Engadget, for those of us that rooted for Ziphius, the smartphone-controlled aquatic drone :-)
Now that our Insert Coin: New Challengers contestants had duked it out and the judges have made their decision, we have a winner: Ziphius. Not only did the bot win $20,000 thanks to deliberation by our judges, but it came home with our $5,000 reader’s choice prize too. Victorious and $25,000 richer, the brains behind the aquatic drone joined us backstage to chat about their project.
Funny, via Texas Swimming
See azfamily.com
A 3-year-old girl nearly drowned in a backyard swimming pool on Saturday, according to officials with the Phoenix Fire Department.
It happened at a home in west Phoenix near 55th Avenue and Thomas Road.
The girl is reportedly in extremely critical condition at Phoenix Children’s Hospital.
A film about Dave Cornthwaite and his quest to swim 1000 miles down the Lower Missouri, while attempting to raise £1 million for breast cancer awareness through Coppafeel.org
Swim 1000 from Miguel Endara on Vimeo.
A Bethany Larsen story, featuring Christian Sprenger
Bethany Larsen-Australian Swimming News Story from Bethany Larsen on Vimeo.
