Month: June 2014
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Spotlight on child sex abuse in Swimming Australia
Read for instance SBS and The Guardian The response of the Directors of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in Queensland and New South Wales to sexual abuse allegations against former Olympic swimming coach Scott Volkers will come under scrutiny next month at the royal commission into child abuse. Swimming Australia will also come under the spotlight when…
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Teen dies during Lake Michigan swim outing
See Chicago Tribune A day after Jose “Tony” Joya drowned near Whiting, Ind., after he and a group of friends jumped from a pier into Lake Michigan, the mother of his young son was left wondering why he went into the water when he couldn’t swim. (video autoplays, therefore pushed below the break)
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Amy Van Dyken out of ICU
Read for instance The Gazette and KDVR Olympic champion swimmer Amy Van Dyke-Rouen has been moved from intensive care to a regular hospital room, nine days after severing her spinal cord in an all-terrain vehicle accident. Hospital spokeswoman Jamie Grimm says the six-time gold medalist was in good condition and moved from the ICU on…
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William Meynard (FRA) Arrested For Possession of Cannabis, Trying To Bribe Police in Rio
William Meynard, French 2013 world champion in the 4×100 freestyle, was arrested by Brazilian police on Sunday in downtown Rio de Janeiro, for possession of cannabis and then trying to bribe the police. A policeman himself, Meynard offered cash to be released by the police, thinking it was custom in Brazil. In his testimony, the…
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World’s Most Advanced Swim Workout & Training Platform Launches at Swim.com
Press release from swim.com Swim.com, the world’s most advanced swim workout and training platform, started in pre-beta today to select swimmers across the U.S. The training site becomes the first-ever swim activity platform compatible with all the major swim wearables.
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Lakeside Swim Club celebrates 90 years
See WDRB There are a lot of places to take a dip during the summer, but there aren’t many that look,or have a story like Lakeside Swim Club in the Highlands. “It was a working rock quarry,” Asst. Manager, Mary Graves said. That was in the early 1900s, till a spring started to fill the…
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FINA announces Mastbank (Russia) as title sponsor of the 2014 Swimming World Cup
Press release from FINA The FINA President Dr. Julio C. Maglione was today in Moscow (RUS) to sign an agreement with Russian commercial bank MASTBANK, which becomes the title sponsor of the 2014 edition of the FINA Swimming World Cup. “We are very happy to establish this partnership, which confirms and consolidates the value of…
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American Red Cross Free Swim App Brings Water Safety Information to Mobile Devices
See redcross.org The American Red Cross has released a free new Swim App to promote water safety for parents and caregivers of young people learning how to swim. The app allows iPhone, iPad, Android and Kindle Fire users to track their child’s progress in Red Cross swim lessons and play safety-themed games to test their…
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Young swimmers learn water safety with ‘The Josh Project’
See NBC24 The Josh Project is back in the pool offering swim lessons to young kids, and it’s making a bigger splash than ever. Enrollment in the non-profit organization’s swimming lessons program is higher than ever before. The Josh Project’s founder Wanda Butts says the program’s impact is reaching new depths as the 2014 classes…