Tag: COVID-19
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Community swimming pools staying closed, others opening with restrictions
Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer with community swimming pools opening up everywhere. This year it appears that won’t be happening in some areas.
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Pools deciding on summer swimming options
Pools at state parks are staying closed through the summer. As for public pools and splash pads, it’s up to local governments.
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Warm weather ahead for this weekend – but there’s a warning for swimmers
This weekend will be warm and some people will probably want to go for a swim – but you need to know where you’re allowed to swim and where you’re not.
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#MikeontheMic speaks to swimming coaches in Trinidad during #Covid19
Swimming coaches spend a lot of there time at the swimming pool where much of the coaching takes place. Coaches have the job of helping people to first learn how to swim and then making them faster and better. With swimming classes being canceled in T&T some coaches are trying to innovate in order to…
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IOC anticipates $800M in costs for postponed Tokyo Olympics
The International Olympic Committee announced Thursday that it anticipates it will bear $800 million in expenses following the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Games. The IOC said the figure includes $650 million in costs for the organization of the event originally planned for this summer as well as a $150 million aid package to allow various Olympic…
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Surf’s up: French surfers defy Covid-19 ban in battle over beaches
A group of surfers in Cannes, in southeast France, defied a government ban to take to the waves on Monday, amid a debate over whether beaches should continue to be closed to the public to stop the spread of Covid-19.
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‘This Is About Saving Lives’: Swim Schools Hope To Reopen Soon
As summer approaches, community pools remain closed under public health orders to combat the spread of coronavirus. Matt Lane is the CEO of Streamline Brands, an Englewood-based swim school company with nine locations in the Denver metro area and 250 locations nationwide. He understands why community pools are closed, but argues his business, offering swim lessons,…