pp semi small yes Wiktionary swimmingSwimming may refer to Movement and sport in water Aquatic locomotion , animal movement through water Human swimming , human movement through water Swimming sport , the competitive sport of swimming Media Swimming album Swimming album , a 2008 album by French Kicks Swimming film Swimming film , a 2000 film directed by Robert J. Siegel See also Swim disambiguation Swimmers disambiguation lookfrom swimming intitle swimming disambiguation mk ru ... more details
orphan date May 2009 Friends of Rockbridge Swimming, Inc. FOR Swimming is a non profit organization formed in 2004 for the purpose of fostering charitable causes and providing support, educational opportunities, and benefits for youth, high school, and adult swim teams, as well as providing fitness training and aquatic therapy for all Rockbridge County citizens. Image FORSwimmingPool.JPG thumb Pool interior After two years of intensive fund raising, in June 2006, FOR Swimming broke ground on the construction of a 25 yard pool enclosed within an Asati fabric dome, located in Lexington, Virginia . Principal construction work was managed by Gunner Construction, and took approximately one year to complete. The Air supported structure Asati dome is highly translucent and requires no lighting during daytime hours with an added thermaliner to reduce heating costs. A chair lift was installed to give the physically challenged easy access to the water. In addition, an adjacent pool house was built complete with locker rooms, showers, office, team room, pump room and storage for pool and swimming equipment. The project was funded by FOR Swimming s Raise the Roof Campaign supported by donations from individuals, families, and businesses. The community pool is actively used by swimmers of all ages and abilities. The nearby Maury River Middle School offers a swimming class to its students the pool is home to the Rockbridge Storm swim team and Rockbridge County High School swim team and, also serves the needs of local Masters swimming Masters Swimmers , Aquacise Aquacize enthusiasts, family and lap swimming. In addition, FOR Swimming provides training in human swimmingswimming , lifeguard ing, and kayak rolling. Use of the pool is available with a season membership or a daily pass. External links http www.rockbridgeswims.org FOR Swimming Category Lexington, Virginia Category Swimming pools Category Swimming venues in the United States ... more details
Underwater swimming can refer to Unequipped aquatic locomotion swimming beneath the water surface, such as the streamline swimming streamline style Scuba diving , snorkeling , or free diving Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics Men s underwater swimming disambig ko ru ... more details
Image Swimming ACT logo.png thumb right Logo of Swimming ACT Swimming ACT is as district of NSW Swimming. It is the peak body of the sport of competitive swimming sport swimming in the Australian Capital Territory and administers the sport on behalf of its affiliated clubs. Like all districts of NSW Swimming, its own ACT Championships but unlike many other districts in NSW these are open to teams and competitors from outside the district. ACT Swimming awards an annual Presidents Trophy at the conclusion of the summer championships. The winner is determined by the overall rankings of the clubs in the Men s, Women s, Relay and Development Championships. This has been won for the last several years by the Tuggeranong Vikings swimming club http www.vikingsswim.org . As members of NSW Swimming, members of clubs affiliated with ACT Swimming compete in the NSW Championships. Swimming ACT is constituted by 10 swimming clubs which are all registered with Swimming NSW and Swimming Australia , two ... within the ACT but are affiliated with ACT Swimming. In this regard ACT Swimming is much .... Clubs Deleted image removed Image GSC logo marlin.png thumb left Ginninderra Logo center Swimming ACT s registered swimming clubs include center font face Arial size medium 1. http www.deakinswimming.com Burley Griffin Amateur Swim Club 2. http www.canberra.org.au Canberra Amateur Swimming Club ... club Dickson Amateur Swimming Club 5. http www.ginninderramarlins.org.au Ginninderra Swimming Club 6. Goulburn Amateur Swimming Club 7. http www.vikingsswim.org Tuggeranong Vikings Swim Club 8. http www.queanbeyanleaguesswimmingclub.websyte.com.au Queanbeyan Leagues Swimming Club 9. http www.telopeaswimclub.org.au welcome.htm Telopea Amateur Swimming Club 10. http www.wodenswimclub.org.au Woden Swim Club br font External links http www.swimming.org.au Swimming Australia website http www.nswswimming.com.au Swimming New South Wales website Category Swimming in Australia ... more details
ref improve date December 2011 Scottish Swimming , also known as the Scottish Amateur Swimming Association SASA , is the national Sport governing body governing body for swimming sport swimming , diving , water polo and synchronised swimming in Scotland . The SASA and the English and Welsh swimming associations form British Swimming organisation British Swimming , which is responsible for British teams at the Olympics, and other events in which the United Kingdom sends a combined team. Founded in 1888, the SASA was incorporated as a limited company in 2003. It comprises four districts North, Midlands, East and West and has 160 affiliated swimming clubs across the country. It is based at the National Swimming Academy on the campus of the University of Stirling . See also Sport in Scotland External links http www.scottishswimming.com Official website http www.swimscotland.co.uk Scottish Swim Meet Results Service http www.scottishmasters.co.uk Scottish Masters Swimming http news.bbc.co.uk sport1 hi other sports swimming 4242354.stm BBC Sport, Swimming Contacts Scotland Swimming in the United Kingdom Scottish Sport Category Organizations established in 1888 Category 1888 in sports Category 1888 establishments in Scotland Category Swimming organisations Category Sports governing bodies in Scotland Category University of Stirling Category Swimming in Scotland Category Sport in Stirling council area Scotland org stub Scotland sport stub sport org stub ... more details
2008 in swimming documents the highlights of competitive international swimming during 2008. Events Major international championships 9 13 April 2008 FINA World Swimming Championships 25 m in Manchester , United Kingdom 9 17 August Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing , China 7 15 September Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing , China 2008 FINA Swimming World Cup 10 12 October Belo Horizonte , Brazil 17 18 October Durban , South Africa 25 26 October Sydney , Australia 1 2 November Singapore 8 9 November Moscow , Russia 11 12 November Stockholm , Sweden 15 16 November Berlin , Germany Regional championships 1 7 December 2008 African Swimming Championships in Johannesburg , South Africa 11 14 December European Short Course Swimming Championships 2008 in Rijeka , Croatia Youth and Junior championships 8 13 July 2008 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships in Monterrey , Mexico 30 July 3 August 2008 European Junior Swimming Championships in Belgrade , Serbia Open water swimming 3 8 May 2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships in Seville , Spain 20 21 August 10 km marathon swimming at the Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing , China 25 26 October Marathon swimming at the 2008 Asian Beach Games in Bali , Indonesia National championships Long course class wikitable Dates Event City 22 29 March flagicon AUS 2008 Australian Swimming Championships Australian Championships Sydney 31 March 6 April flagicon GBR British Swimming Championships 50 m 2008 British Championships Sheffield Short course class wikitable Dates Event City 27 30 November flagicon SWE 2008 Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships Swedish SC Championships Sydney International swimming commonscat 2008 in swimming Category 2008 in swimming fr 2008 en natation ... more details
File Claire Farry diving LOC .jpg thumb 150px Claire Farry circa 1913 before swimming with hands tied together and feet tied together Stunt swimming and trick swimming is swimming beyond using the traditional strokes and is usually performed for entertainment or for publicity. Synchronized swimming was one of the stunt swimming techniques that went on to become its own recognized style. ref cite book author Katharine Whitney Curtis coauthors title Rhythmic swimming year 1942 publisher page quote For the purposes of this book, stunt swimming has been defined as including all swimming activities other than ... url http books.google.com books?id yH JFcvy1zEC&q isbn ref Examples Jack LaLanne , performed a stunt swim on his birthday as a publicity stunt. For his 70th birthday in 1984 he pulled 70 rowboats. ref cite news author coauthors title LaLanne Pulls Off Fitness Stunt url http news.google.com newspapers?id 0 kpAAAAIBAJ&sjid bb4EAAAAIBAJ&pg 3436,3197004&dq jack lalanne stunt&hl en quote Fitness enthusiast Jack lalanne matched his 70 years against 70 rowboats Tuesday, emerging victorious from a chilly one mile swim during which he towed the ... newspaper United Press International date November 21, 1984 accessdate 2010 12 17 ref See also portal Swimming References reflist Category Swimming ... more details
File Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics women Freestyle swimming.jpg thumb 300px Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic swimming is an adaptation of the sport of swimming sport swimming for athletes with disabilities. Paralympic swimming is contested not only at the Swimming at the Summer Paralympics Summer Paralympic Games , but at disabled sports competitions throughout the world. The sport is governed by the International Paralympic Committee , hence the name of Paralympic swimming. Rules for the sport are adapted from those set forth by the International Swimming Federation FINA . The majority of rules for Paralympic swimming are the same as those for able bodied competitions. Significant differences include the starting position and adaptations allowed for visually impaired swimmers. Competitors may start a race by standing on a platform and diving into the pool, as in able bodied swimming, or by sitting on the platform and diving in, or they may start the race in the water. In events for the blind and visually impaired, people called tappers stand at the end of the pool and use a pole to tap the swimmers when they approach the wall, indicating when the swimmer ... web title Swimming About the sport date 2008 publisher International Paralympic Committee url http www.paralympic.org release Summer Sports Swimming About the sport accessdate 2008 09 14 ref Classification File 86 ACPS Atlanta 1996 Swimming General Views.jpg thumb upright Australian swimmer Brendan ... swimming freestyle , backstroke swimming backstroke and butterfly swimming butterfly , while SB corresponds to breaststroke swimming breaststroke and SM to the medley swimming medley . Hence, a swimmer ... of the Year Category World record holders in paralympic swimming portal Swimming References reflist Racing unassisted human Category Swimming Category Disabled sports Swimming Category Paralympic sports Swimming fr Natation handisport it Nuoto paralimpico ... more details
Infobox Organization name Institute of Swimming image size caption abbreviation IoS motto formation 1970s extinction type status Non profit company registration 01759210 purpose Swimming training education in the UK headquarters SportPark, 3 Oakwood Drive, Loughborough , Leicestershire, LE11 3QF region served UK membership Swimming instructors language leader title leader name main organ Board of Directors parent organization Amateur Swimming Association affiliations British Swimming organisation British Swimming , Royal Life Saving Society UK num staff num volunteers budget website http www.swimming.org ios IoS remarks The Institute of Swimming is a swimming educational organisation based in Loughborough , Leicestershire . History It was known as the Institute of Swimming Teachers and Coaches ISTC , and was based on Granby Street in Loughborough town centre, and previous to that in the 1990s ... Swimming education in England ref It became the Institute of Swimming on 15 July 2004. The organisation ... Swimming Association ASA . Swimming schools and coaches can be registered with the organisation ... searching for qualified swimming instructors. In this respect it is similar to a trade association for swimming teachers. Comprehensive insurance is provided as part of membership. It published the magazine Swimming when the ISTC , now called Swimming Times ref http www.swimming.org asa clubs and members swimming times magazine1479 Swimming Times ref , published with the ASA. Professional qualifications Fellows of the Institute of Swimming can use the FIoS designation after their name. Structure ... , Sector Skills Council for sport Swimming Teachers Association STA , similar organisation, but independent of British Swimming, and not based in Loughborough Association for Physical Education ... Category Swimming in the United Kingdom Category Organisations based in Leicestershire Category Swimming organisations Category Professional education in the United Kingdom Category Sports academies ... more details
A swimming gala is a swimming competition between clubs ref http www.holywellswimmingclub.co.uk Gala Results.htm Holywell Swimming Club Gala results ref or groups of swimmers, usually of young people. This term is primarily used in the United Kingdom UK and South Africa in Australia swimming carnival is the norm. In the UK swimming galas are traditionally held at the end of the summer and through the autumn. Typical groups that compete at galas include school s, Girlguiding UK Girl Guides and The Scout Association Scouts ref http www.suttonscouts.org.uk beavers 2005 swimming gala Sutton Scouts swimming gala 2010 ref other youth groups ref http www.urdd.org cms en chwaraeon eitem newyddion 282 Urdd Gobaith Cymru Swimming Gala 2011 ref and between swimming clubs and between individual swimmers. As well as the usual swimming events, there are sometimes more fun or unusual events such as swimming backwards or varieties of mixed relays and special races are often staged for the group leaders. This could also be extended to others as well as leaders many others will have a go at the race. Swimming galas serve several purposes including competition, fund raising ref http www.witneyanddistrictsc.co.uk fun.php Whitney and District Swimming Club Fundraising gala ref and social bonding. There are lots of types of galas, some of which are listed here. League galas are a set of galas often 3 between different clubs where in each race points are awarded, and whichever club get the most points win and get promoted to the next division. County galas are for individual swimmers that have achieved the qualifying times and wish to compete at a county level. After these come regional galas which have the same concept as county galas but for bigger areas so they have faster qualifying times. The next stage up are national galas which are for the best swimmers in the country. Open galas are galas ... DEFAULTSORT Swimming Gala Category Swimming competitions Category Youth organizations Swimming ... more details
Morefootnotes date May 2009 Infobox Organization fullname United States Swimming Inc. organizationname USA Swimming abbreviation USA S image Usaswimminglogo.jpg image border size 200px caption motto Build ... governing body National governing body NGB status purpose Organizing competitive swimming in the USA ... USA Swimming is the national Sport governing body governing body for Swimming sport competitive swimming in the United States . It is charged with selecting the United States Olympic Swimming team and any ...&Alias Rainbow&Lang en About USA Swimming , USA Swimming . accessed May 8, 2009 ref History Note USA Swimming was originally called United States Swimming USS upon its departure from the AAU. Thus, there are several terms used to describe the organization at different times. These terms are USA Swimming, USA S, United States Swimming, USS, and US Swimming. Prior to the existence of USS , the AAU, or the Amateur Athletic Union , served as the governing body for swimming and other sports across the country ... in the US. During this time, swimming was one of the committees in the organization and was not an independent ... Olympic Committee , but would not be run by the Committee. Thus, United States Swimming was born ... Swimming Committee to the new United States Swimming. Bill Lippman, the last head of the Swimming Committee, and Ross Wales, the first president of United States Swimming, worked together to ease ... date July 2008 Presidents MultiCol Bill Lippman Last Head of swimming committee in the AAU Ross Wales 1980 1984 First true president of USA Swimming Sandy Baldwin 1984 1986 Carol Zaleski 1986 1990 ... Statement blockquote To inspire and enable our members to achieve excellence in the sport of swimming and in life. ref name about blockquote Core Objectives The three core objectives of USA Swimming ... When it was part of the AAU to 1981, USA Swimming had its headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana . In 1981 USA Swimming moved to its present day location in Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado Springs ... more details
Infobox Single Name Swimming Ground Cover Swimming Ground.jpg Artist Meat Puppets from Album Up on the Sun B side Released 1987 Format promo single Recorded Genre Alternative rock Length Label SST Records Writer Curt Kirkwood Producer Last single This single Swimming Ground br 1987 Next single I Am a Machine br 1987 Swimming Ground is a promotional release to coincide with the new Up on the Sun record. Track listing All songs by Curt Kirkwood unless otherwise noted Swimming Ground Up on the Sun Meat Puppets Category Meat Puppets songs Category 1985 singles 1980s single stub ... more details
unreferenced date March 2009 Wiktionary reference Resistance swimming is a form of human swimmingswimming ... itself to any stroke the swimmer wishes to perform. Resistance swimming can be carried out either against the pull of a tether or against the flow of water artificially set in motion by means of a swimming machine . Tethered swimming Image Swimergy hybrid swim machine.jpg thumb right 300px Swimergy still water swimming machine showing resistance swimming apparatus Riptide In its most simple form, it consists of swimming while being held relatively stationary by a flexible restraining device ... Bragg use a commercial restraining device in their personal training for open water swimming. Users often indicate that it takes a certain amount of time to learn to compensate for the feeling of swimming ... swimming, as this method is known, has been in use since the middle of the twentieth century ... systems These swimming machines straddle the difference between traditional tethers and mechanical swimming machines. As a result they combine the advantages of both, with a couple of drawbacks. They share the self contained aspect of counter current swimming machines with the low cost, simplicity ... swimming experience. There are no energy costs other than the water quality system with these machines, as they use no electricity for swimming. While they are valuable for aerobic exercise, endurance ... training they have to be complemented with open water practice. Swimming machines main Swimming machine Another form of resistance swimming is that in which the swimmer is unrestrained .... Such an apparatus is also known as a countercurrent swimming machine , of which a number are presently ... in the late eighties. Swimming machines made their appearance in the 1970s, initially in the form of jetted streams. Some of these were criticized for causing turbulence and an un natural swimming environment ... on dry land while simulating certain swimming strokes. These devices however can not compensate ... more details
Other uses The Swimming Hole File Swimming hole.jpg right thumbnail The Swimming Hole by Thomas Eakins A swimming hole is a place in a river , stream , stream creek , spring hydrosphere spring , or similar natural body of water , which is large enough and deep enough for a person to human swimming swim in. Common usage usually refers to freshwater fresh , moving water and thus not to ocean s or lake s. In the UK swimming at natural swimming holes has a long history and has recently become known as wild swimming . ref see for instance Waterlog by Roger Deakin 1997 ref , especially since the publication of bestselling books on the subject by Kate Rew and Daniel Start. Nude swimming is a well established tradition at some more remote swimming holes and is an attraction to many natural swimming fans. History File Paradise Lost 16.jpg thumb right A man and woman at a swimming hole, in this case a creek. There are still countless natural swimming places that meet this definition and many are still used. Efforts in recent years to clean up such bodies of water have actually resulted in cleaner water in many rivers and creeks and healthier natural places to swim. In Europe, as the nineteenth century dawned, a new era of contemporary artists were rediscovering the appeal of the swimming hole. The waterfall, surrounded by trees and mountains, was now regarded as the quintessence of beauty. William Wordsworth , Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Thomas de Quincey spent much time bathing in the mountain ..., tarns and ponds. Safety Safety is a paramount concern with swimming in natural settings. These are usually informal unofficial swimming places and usually there are no lifeguard s. Current stream Currents ... links http www.swimmingholes.info SwimmingHoles.info , on line guide to swimming holes and hot ... www.swimholes.com home.htm Day Trips with a Splash Hiking guides to swimming holes in California, Southwest ... Swimming pools ... more details
Portal swimming File Swimming lesson indoor child facing away.jpg thumb A five year old girl learns arm placement from her teacher in an individual class at a dedicated swimming school in San Jose, California ... swimming board.jpg thumb A Styrofoam flotation aid AKA a kick board can help children learn to swim. Swimming lessons is the process of learning to human swimming swim . In most countries there is a definition of a number of swimming levels that is reached in the process of the curriculum. The respective certificates of swimming tests are required for further training in aquatic abilities. Many countries have defined a minimum swimming level that children should reach by the end of primary education , in most cases with the help of school swimming classes being part of the normal curriculum. Children are often given swimming lessons, which serve to develop swimming technique and confidence. Children ... Injury Prevention Committee title Swimming lessons for infants and toddlers journal Paediatrics & Child ... IP IP03 01.htm ref School swimming In many places, swimming lessons are provided by local swimming pool ... swimming lessons into their Physical Education curricula , provided either in the schools own pools ... accessdate 2006 06 28 format PDF language Swedish ref In both the Netherlands and Belgium , swimming lessons during school time schoolzwemmen , school swimming are supported by the government. Most schools provide swimming lessons. There is a long tradition of swimming lessons in the Netherlands and in Belgium the Dutch language Dutch translation for the breaststroke swimming style is schoolslag ... correct. In Germany and Austria , school swimming Schulschwimmen is part of the elementary school curriculum ... . About 50 percent reach a higher swimming level certificate during school swimming. In Switzerland most schools offer a swimming course, however only 70 of the students take part in it which has led to the Schulschwimmen f r alle petition in 2007. Unlike in Germany and Austria, a swimming test ... more details
Refimprove date December 2009 File Girl with styrofoam swimming board.jpg thumb A swimming float is normally used for toddler s or other very young children who are beginning to learn how to Human swimming swim , or during exercise for therapeutic or training purposes. These devices, which come in many shapes and types, are used to aid them with buoyancy . The most common floats for children are swim ring inflatable ring s where the user swims in the middle of it and the inflatable armbands they are placed around the user s arms . After being inflated through a valve , they are much less dense than water because they are composed mainly of air, surrounded by a thin layer of synthetic material. Swimming float assisted can be more difficult than swimming without the float, because if the float is held in front of the swimmer a more vigorous workout for the legs is given as the swimmer s weight is propelled solely by the legs, and vice versa for the arms. A variation known as the pool noodle is a long about convert 3 ft convert 4 ft thin a few inches across cylinder with a hollow core. It can be used to aid in floating or stretching exercises. A pull buoy or leg float is used to focus exercise on the arms. Pool dumbbell s are used for strength training where muscles push down against buoyancy . This is the opposite of conventional dumbbell s, which are used to force muscles to pull up, against gravity. Swimming board Image Swimming kick board.jpg thumb right A standard EVA foam kickboard Swimming boards often referred to as kickboards are made from plastic See also Air mattress air mat Personal flotation device References Commons category Swimming floats Reflist DEFAULTSORT Swimming History Category Swimming equipment Competitive swimwear Tool stub de Schwimmbrett ru ... more details
Refimprove date January 2008 Image Icehole.jpg thumb 350px Ice swimming in Finland Winter swimming is the activity of human swimmingswimming during the winter season, typically in outdoor locations open water swimming or in unheated pools or lidos. Many winter swimmers swim with standard swimming costumes ... are Lynne Cox and Lewis Gordon Pugh . Ice swimming is swimming in a body of water with a frozen crust of ice , and may be synonymous with winter swimming in colder countries. This requires either ... One way that the hole is maintained at regular ice swimming places is with a pump that forces ... open by keeping a lid over the hole to prevent ice forming. Most ice swimming places also use a specific ... the ice swimming tradition has been connected with the sauna tradition. Unlike dousing , it is not seen ... relief. Ice swimming on its own is especially popular in Finland . There is an Avantouinti ice hole swimming Society, and swimming holes are also maintained by other groups such as the Finnish ... of ice swimming and winter sauna locations. ref cite news url http www.tampere.fi english sports recreation winter swimming.html title Winter swimming date May 22, 2007 publisher Tampere.fi archiveurl ... in South West London which is home to the South London Swimming Club. The pool is 100 yards in length ... drops then swimmers stay in for less and less time, swimming just one or two widths rather than several ... swimming and dousing with cold water in Russia Citation needed date June 2010 . They are done for health ... America The members of Canadian and United States American polar bear clubs go outdoor bathing or swimming ... . Cosmo Kramer briefly joins a New York polar bears club in the sitcom Seinfeld . The oldest ice swimming ... every Sunday from November to April. See also portal Swimming Ice bath Cold shock response Cold water dousing Polar bear plunge Stunt swimming References Reflist External links Commons category Winter swimming Category Swimming Category Winter sports Category Open water swimming Category Bathing ... more details
Infobox swimming association Logo Swimming Australia logp.png Badge size 200px Founded 1909 FINA affiliation xxxx Region Oceania Swimming Association OSA Region affiliation xxxx President Website http www.swimming.org.au swimming.org.au Swimming Australia is the peak governing body for Swimming sport competitive swimming in Australia . The body currently has approximately 90,000 registered members ... swimming championships were first held in 1894. Australia had swimmers at most major international swimming events since the 1896 Summer Olympics . ref name ASC 1985 cite book author1 Department of Sport ... p 186 ref This interest led to the creation of the Amateur Swimming Union of Australia , the precursor to Swimming Australia, which was founded in 1909 at a meeting of state swimming representaties ... upload swimming 20australia about 20us organisation 20& 20administration organisational 20structure organisational 20information 20may 202006.pdf title Organisational History publisher Swimming Australia ... upload swimming australia about us organisation & administration organisational structure organisational ... Swimming Union of Australia had extended its charter to include negotiation with the recently formed International Swimming Federation F d ration Internationale de Natation FINA . James Taylor ... to 1944. During 1985, under a new corporate structure, the Amateur Swimming Union of Australia was incorporated in the Australian Capital Territory and became Australian Swimming Inc. On 1 October 2004, Australian Swimming became a company limited by guarantee and changed its name to Swimming Australia Ltd. ref cite news title Neil Martin takes reins over Swimming Australia url http news.xinhuanet.com ... of the Year Every year Swimming Australia has its annual awards night where it announces many ... and affiliations Swimming Australia s key stakeholders includes http www.nswswimming.com.au Swimming New South Wales http www.swimmingvictoria.org.au Swimming Victoria http www.qld.swimming.org.au ... more details
Swimming is pretty popular in Sweden . The Swedish Swimming Federation has about 300 member clubs and about 12,000 licensed swimmers. History The history of modern swimming in Sweden starts in Uppsala , where professors from the Uppsala University start swimming education and grading for men. The first ... in another college town university city in 1824. Upsala SS allowed educational swimming for women in 1880 and began competitive swimming in 1910. The Swedish Swimming Federation was founded in 1904, but the first Swedish Swimming Championships was held in 1899. The Swedish Swimming Federation ... Swimming Championships in Scandinavium in Gothenburg in 1997. Sweden took three gold medals. Rosenlundsbadet ... has organized meets in the FINA Swimming World Cup . National competitions Swedish Swimming Championships main Swedish Swimming Championships The Swedish Swimming Championships lang sv Svenska M sterskapen ... Championships . Swimmers representing Swedish swim teams may participate. Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships main Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships The Sweden Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships lang sv Svenska M sterskapen i simning, SM i simning, Sim SM, Kortbane SM are annually ... World Championships Short Course World Championships and European Short Course Swimming ... participated include Anthony Ervin and Attila Czene . Swedish Junior s Swimming Championships main Swedish Junior s Swimming Championships The Swedish Junior s Swimming Championships lang sv Svenska ... together with Swedish Swimming Championships Swedish Championships and in early February in indoor ... of the Swedish Swimming Championships Swedish Championships . The swimmers competing in the Junior s Championships may also swim the semi finals and finals of the Swedish Swimming Championships Swedish ... course championships has got the same event structure as the Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships and swimmers who are 20 years and younger may compete. Swedish Youth Swimming Championships main ... more details
Infobox film name Swimming Upstream caption image Swimming Upstream FilmPoster.jpeg director Russell Mulcahy producer writer Tony Fingleton narrator starring Harry McKeon br Jesse Spencer br Geoffrey Rush br Judy Davis cinematography Martin McGrath editing Marcus D Arcy studio distributor Metro Goldwyn Mayer released 27 February 2003 runtime 1 hrs. 54 min country Australia language English budget gross Swimming Upstream is a 2003 in film 2003 Australian film written by Tony Fingleton and directed by Russell Mulcahy . It stars Harry McKeon , Jesse Spencer , Geoffrey Rush , and Judy Davis . It shows the life of Fingleton Spencer from childhood to adulthood, and dealing with a topsy turvy family. It is based on Fingleton s autobiography of the same name. The film also stars Good Game host Steven O Donnell actor, presenter Steven O Donnell in a minor role as a lifeguard. Box Office Swimming Upstream grossed 896,785 at the box office in Australia. ref http film.vic.gov.au resources documents AA4 Aust Box office report.pdf Film Victoria Australian Films at the Australian Box Office ref See also Cinema of Australia References reflist External links imdb title id 0326664 title Swimming Upstream Amg movie 278032 Swimming Upstream rotten tomatoes id swimming upstream title Swimming Upstream metacritic film swimming upstream Swimming Upstream mojo title id swimmingupstream title Swimming Upstream http colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au nfsa search display display.w3p adv yes group groupequals holdingType page 0 parentid query Number 3A703409 querytype rec 0 resCount 10 Swimming Upstream at the National Film and Sound Archive Russell Mulcahy Category 2003 films Category Australian films Category ... Swimming films Category Films directed by Russell Mulcahy Category Films set in Queensland Australia film stub 2000s drama film stub es Swimming Upstream fr Swimming Upstream it Una bracciata per la vittoria hu sz bajnok nl Swimming Upstream pl P yn c pod pr d ... more details
Swimming Time is the debut album by Danish rock band Nephew band Nephew , released in 2000. Track listing Stay Inside 4 09 We don t Need You Here 3 40 Wasted 4 50 Sexy Rescue 4 52 Carlsberg Nights 3 49 Downtown Europe 3 11 100 Years 4 36 Oyster Hall 4 32 Bedtime Now 4 03 Speed Nation 3 56 Circulating Slow 4 04 Swimming Time 6 03 Category 2000 albums Category Nephew albums 2000s rock album stub da Swimming Time fr Swimming Time ... more details
Infobox Sports league title Metropolitan Swimming current season 2011 Long Course Season logo pixels sport Swimming sport Swimming founded ceo Mary Fleckenstein fame inaugural motto teams 75 country United States champion most champs website http www.metroswimming.org TV Metropolitan Swimming MR is the governing body for competitive swimming in the New York Metropolitan Area. It is an LSC member of USA Swimming and the Eastern Zone. Most of the athletes who compete in Metro sponsored swim meets are youths under the age of 18. However, there are also opportunities for older members of the swimming community to compete. Location Metro is one of the 59 sub divided areas by the National Governing Board, which is USA Swimming. The area that Metro covers is New York City , Nassau County, NY Nassau , Suffolk County, NY Suffolk , Westchester County, NY Westchester , Rockland County, NY Rockland , Dutchess County, NY Dutchess , Orange County, NY Orange , Putnam County, NY Putnam , and Sullivan County, NY Sullivan Counties in New York State. Athlete Members Nearly 10,000 individuals are registered Metro athlete members, one of the largest in all areas of USA Swimming. These athletes compete across approximately 75 different swim clubs in about as many facilities. The level of competition across the clubs varies greatly, from recreational swimming to Olympians. Some of the notable athletes who have come from Metro include Cristina Teuscher , Jenny Thompson , Julia Smit , Philip Scholz , and Rick ... Aquatic Club , Three Village Swim Club and Empire Swimming Competitions and Events Metro sanctions about 115 swimming competitions per year. Most of these are competed in Short Course Yards, then Long Course Meters, and one Open water swimming Open Water Championship. Age Group Invitational Empty .... USA Swimming Category Swimming organisations Category Sports in New York Category Sports in New York City swimming stub ... more details
Infobox film name Swimming image Swimming film.jpg caption Swimming DVD cover director Robert J. Siegel writer Lisa Bazadona br Robert J. Siegel starring Lauren Ambrose br Jennifer Dundas br Joelle Carter producer Linda Moran distributor Oceanside Pictures budget released 5 April 2002 small Massachusetts small runtime 90 min. country United States language English Swimming is a 2000 in film 2000 film directed by Robert J. Siegel . Main cast Lauren Ambrose &ndash Frankie Wheeler Jennifer Dundas &ndash Nicola Jenrette Joelle Carter &ndash Josee Jamie Harrold &ndash Heath James Villemaire &ndash Brad External links http www.swimmingthemovie.com home.html Official site Active as of Aug. 2011 Imdb title id 0202711 title Swimming DEFAULTSORT Swimming Film Category 2000 films Category American films Category Bisexuality related films Category Coming of age films Category 2000s drama films Category English language films 2000s drama film stub fr Swimming ... more details
Citations missing date March 2010 Turns in swimming are used to reverse the direction in which they are Human swimmingswimming . They are usually done when the swimmer reaches the end of the swimming pool but still has one or more lengths to swim. Open turn is where the swimmer touches the wall, with one or two hands depending on the requirement for the stroke, not grabbing and brings legs to the wall in a tuck like position, then turning on the wall to face the opposite end of the pool and pushes off in a streamline to begin a new lap. butterfly stroke Butterfly and breaststroke swimmers must touch with two hands, then one arm is typically dropped into the water to begin the turn while the other comes past the head to complete the turnaround from the wall and then the swimmer will push off into a streamline. See also Butterfly stroke Turn and finish . ref http news.bbc.co.uk sport1 hi olympic games 4231146.stm BBC Sport. Olympics Swimming Guide Breaststroke butterfly turns ref Tumble turn , flip turn , or turntable turn the swimmer swims to the end wall, tucks, does a forward flip, and pushes off in streamline. While typically only done in backstroke and freestyle modalities, it is legal in all events provided that in butterfly and breastroke both hands touch the wall simultaneously and immeditately prior to the turn. See also Front crawl Racing turn and finish . ref http news.bbc.co.uk sport1 hi olympic games 4230338.stm BBC Sport. Olympics Swimming Guide Tumble Turn ref Backwards flip turn , bucket turn , or suicide turn a turn used in the individual medley when changing from backstroke to breaststroke. The turn involves a touch on the wall in backstroke, followed by a back flip which puts you in position to push off into breaststroke. See also History of swimmingSwimming innovation Swimming innovation References reflist Category Swimming ... more details
Total Swimming is a company based in the United Kingdom that specialises in the delivery of swimming at grassroots level. It was set up in 2005 by Olympic swimmers Stephen Parry swimmer Steve Parry and Adrian Turner . Total Swimming is most well known for the Pools 4 Schools programme, an initiative that takes temporary swimming pools across England to teach primary school children to swim, which is run with the Amateur Swimming Association ref http www.swimming.org u16 school swimming ref . The programme has achieved widespread media attention, including features on BBC TV ref http news.bbc.co.uk cbbcnews hi newsid 9020000 newsid 9022400 9022412.stm ref and radio, plus ITV regional news. In July 2010, Pools 4 Schools celebrated teaching its 10,000th child to swim ref http www.coventry.gov.uk ccm content chief executives directorate corporate policy communications team news releases 2010 british gas pools 4 schools celebrates 10000th new swimmer in coventry.en jsessionid a1SJkHXEqlZc ref with a ceremony attended by Olympic swimmer and television personality Mark Foster swimmer Mark Foster ref http www.swimming.org news general news 10000 children learn to swim at british gas pools 4 schools 5319 ref . Total Swimming also runs swimming academies and holds events for swimming clubs. References See Wikipedia Footnotes on how to create references using ref ref tags which will then appear here automatically Reflist External links Official Website http www.totalswimming.co.uk UK company stub Category Articles created via the Article Wizard Category Swimming in the United Kingdom ... more details
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