infobox thoroughbred racehorse horsename Synchronised image caption sire Sadler s Wells horse Sadler ... 2010 br Lexus Chase 2011 br Cheltenham Gold Cup 2012 awards honours updated Synchronised 7 March 2003 ... race record&bottomHorseTabs horse form title Synchronised publisher Racing Post date 2011 06 02 accessdate 2012 03 17 ref Synchronised died after sustaining an injury in the Grand National on 14 April 2012. Background Synchronised, considered a small horse by steeplechasing standards, was a bay ... sport horseracing cheltenham festival 9149698 Cheltenham Festival 2012 how Synchronised came good in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.html title Cheltenham Festival 2012 how Synchronised came good ... synchronised delivers lifelong dream for jp 3053359.html title Synchronised delivers lifelong dream ... 2012 02 15 accessdate 2012 03 17 ref Synchronised s dam, Mayasta, was a successful racehorse, winning ... racing Between February 2008 and March 2009, Synchronised was campaigned over hurdles and won three ... chasing Synchronised began his career as a steeplechaser by winning a minor race at Market Rasen ... Chase at Chepstow Racecourse Chepstow . The following spring, Synchronised bypassed the major Novice ... and only three of the seventeen runners completed the course. Ridden by A. P. McCoy , Synchronised ... chasing Synchronised won only once from five races in the 2010 2011 season, but that win was his most ... before Synchronised was moved up to Grade I class for the first time in the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown ... Racing Post date accessdate 2012 03 17 ref The race also showed that Synchronised did not need ... by the former winners Long Run and Kauto Star , but Synchronised was also fancied and started ... injured himself and was pulled up at the tenth fence. Synchronised was still only sixth as the field ... in the Grand National , in which Synchronised would carry top weight. ref cite news url http www.google.com ... 2012 03 17 ref Death Synchronised was put down after suffering a leg fracture during the 2012 Grand ... more details
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
Use dmy dates date December 2011 Cleanup date May 2008 No footnotes date April 2009 Synchronised Armed Forces Europe SAFE is a concept for an ever closer synchronisation of the European forces under the Common Security and Defence Policy . The concept was adopted on 10 November 2008 by Hans Gert P ttering , President of the European Parliament during the 7th Berlin security conference. On 21 January 2009 agreed Committee on Foreign Affairs EU Committee on Foreign Affair of the European Parliament with a large majority for the concept and added it in the annual report of the European Parliament on Common Security and Defence Policy . Council of the European Union are currently discussing the implementation of the concept. Contents of the concept SAFE is based on voluntary participation opt in model and should lead to a synchronisation of the European forces leadership. The opt in model is the concept that is also applied to the Euro or Schengen Area and it offers sufficient leeway for the neutrality of some members and military alliances of others. SAFE encourages the dynamic development of cooperation and deepens the national armed forces towards a closer synchronisation. SAFE approves the principle of a Europe wide division of labour in military capabilities. In addition, SAFE is open to military careers in the national armed forces for all Europeans, from the member countries that participate. This is already realised in the Belgian and Irish armed forces, and, rudimentary, among the German Dutch reservists. As part of SAFE, a European statute concerning the regulation of training standards of soldiers will be developed. Furthermore, among the standards to be developed there will be an operational doctrine and a unification of rules and regulations concerning freedom of action questions of rights and obligations the quality of equipment and medical care social security ... On 20 Feb 2009 the European Parliament voted yes to create SAFE Synchronised Armed Forces Europe ... 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 synchronisedswimming 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
2009 World Aquatics Championships Context date October 2009 Results Green denotes finalists class wikitable style text align center rowspan 2 Rank rowspan 2 Diver rowspan 2 Nationality colspan 2 Preliminary colspan 2 Final Points Rank Points Rank bgcolor ccffcc Gold1 align left Natalia Ishchenko align left RUS 98.667 1 98.667 1 bgcolor ccffcc silver2 align left Gemma Mengual align left ESP 97.834 2 97.833 2 bgcolor ccffcc bronze3 align left Marie Pier Boudreau Gagnon align left CAN 95.500 3 96.000 3 bgcolor ccffcc 4 align left Beatrice Adelizzi align left ITA 93.500 4 94.667 4 bgcolor ccffcc 5 align left Yumi Adachi synchronized swimmer Yumi Adachi align left JPN 92.333 6 93.334 5 bgcolor ccffcc 6 align left Darya Yushko align left UKR 92.834 5 93.167 6 bgcolor ccffcc 7 align left Despoina Solomou align left GRE 90.500 7 90.333 7 bgcolor ccffcc 8 align left Jenna Randall align left GBR2 89.500 8 90.166 8 bgcolor ccffcc 9 align left Sona Bernardova align left CZE 88.666 9 88.667 9 bgcolor ccffcc 10 align left Anna Kulkina align left KAZ 87.000 10 87.500 10 bgcolor ccffcc 11 align left Stephanie Jost align left SUI 86.333 12 87.167 11 bgcolor ccffcc 12 align left Giovana Stephan align left BRA 86.500 11 86.500 12 bgcolor DDDDDD span style display none 16.5 span span style display none H09.5 span span style display none 00 55.635 span span style display none O span 13 align left Nadine Brandl align left AUT 85.833 13 14 align left Park Hyunsun align left KOR 84.833 14 15 align left Melanie Zillich align left GER 79.833 15 16 align left Kalina Yordanova align left BUL 79.333 16 17 align left Julieta Andrea Diaz align left ARG 78.500 17 18 align left Grisel Tendero Llada align left CUB 78.334 18 19 align left Anastasiya Ruzmetova align left UZB 78.166 19 20 align left Greisy Gomez align left VEN 77.833 20 21 align left Nadezhda G mez align left CRC 74.833 21 22 align left Devah Leenheer align left ARU 73.834 22 23 align left Lee Renyi Gayle Esther align left SIN 73.667 2 ... more details
2009 World Aquatics Championships Results Green denotes finalists class wikitable style text align center rowspan 2 Rank rowspan 2 Diver rowspan 2 Nationality colspan 2 Preliminary colspan 2 Final Points Rank Points Rank bgcolor ccffcc gold1 align left Natalia Ishchenko align left RUS 98.500 1 98.833 1 bgcolor ccffcc silver2 align left Gemma Mengual align left ESP 98.000 2 98.333 2 bgcolor ccffcc bronze3 align left Beatrice Adelizzi align left ITA 94.667 3 95.500 3 bgcolor ccffcc 4 align left Chlo Isaac align left CAN 94.334 4 95.000 4 bgcolor ccffcc 5 align left Yumi Adachi synchronized swimmer Yumi Adachi align left JPN 92.667 5 93.167 5 bgcolor ccffcc 6 align left Lolita Ananasova align left UKR 91.167 6 92.500 6 bgcolor ccffcc 7 align left Chlo Willhelm align left FRA 90.166 8 91.500 7 bgcolor ccffcc 8 align left Natalia Anthopoulou align left GRE 90.666 7 90.834 8 bgcolor ccffcc 9 align left Jenna Randall align left GBR2 88.833 10 89.167 9 bgcolor ccffcc 10 align left Wang Ok Gyong align left PRK 89.000 9 88.666 10 bgcolor ccffcc 11 align left Sona Bernardova align left CZE 88.166 11 87.833 11 bgcolor ccffcc 12 align left Park Hyunsun align left KOR 87.500 12 87.666 12 bgcolor DDDDDD span style display none 16.5 span span style display none H09.5 span span style display none 00 55.635 span span style display none O span 13 align left Nadine Brandl align left AUT 86.500 13 14 align left Pamela Fischer align left SUI 85.500 14 15 align left Giovana Stephan align left BRA 84.833 15 16 align left Melanie Zillich align left GER 80.000 16 16 align left Kalina Yordanova align left BUL 80.000 16 18 align left Grisel Tendero Llada align left CUB 79.167 18 19 align left Anastasiya Ruzmetova align left UZB 78.334 19 20 align left Margareta Jakovac align left CRO 77.667 20 21 align left Julieta Andrea Diaz align left ARG 77.500 21 22 align left Greisy Gomez align left VEN 76.167 22 23 align left Devah Leenheer align left ARU 76.166 23 24 align left Lee Renyi Gayle Esther ... more details
Australian SynchronisedSwimming AUSSI Masters Swimming in Australia Swimming Australia is also a foundation ...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 ... more details
only used for synchronisedswimming. Using noseclips in competitive swimming can cause a disadvantage to most swimmers. It is for this reason that noseclips are only used for synchronisedswimming ...about competitive swimmingSwimming sport Image swimming.breaststroke.arp.750pix.jpg thumb right A swimmer ... thumb People swimming at Yosemite National Park Swimming is movement through water using one s limbs, and usually without artificial apparatus. Swimming is an activity that can be both useful and recreational ... , and watersports sport . History See also History of swimmingSwimming has been known since prehistoric times the earliest records of swimming date back to Stone Age Cave of Swimmers paintings from around ..., wrote the first swimming book, The Swimmer or A Dialogue on the Art of Swimming Der Schwimmer oder ein Zweigespr ch ber die Schwimmkunst . Competitive swimming in Europe started around 1800, mostly using breaststroke . In 1873 John Arthur Trudgen introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions ... s flutter kick . Swimming was part of the 1896 Summer Olympics first modern Olympic games 1896 ... swimming association, International Swimming Federation F d ration Internationale de Natation FINA ..., as do Spearfishing spear fishermen . Swimming is used to rescue other swimmers in distress. In the USA ... swimming styles especially for rescue purposes see List of swimming styles . Such techniques are studied by lifeguard s or members of the Coast Guard . Swimming is also used in marine biology to observe plants and animals in their natural habitat. Other sciences use swimming, for example Konrad Lorenz swam with geese as part of his studies of Ethology animal behavior . Swimming also has military purposes. Military swimming is usually done by special forces, such as Navy SEALs . Swimming is used ... swimming or water survival training. Swimming is also a professional sport. Companies sponsor swimmers ... as entertainers, performing in water ballet s. As a form of travel Essential travel by swimming over ... 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
lifesaving , water polo , synchronisedswimming synchronized swimming and treading water. Turtle ... extended, use the arms with a pushing, flapping, clapping or uplifting motion. Snorkeling Swimming ... kick. Feet first swimming A very slow stroke on the back where a breaststroke movement with the arms ... together in a clapping action. These strokes are often used for training. Corkscrew swimming ... waltz crawl . Underwater swimming Any style with underwater recovery can be swum under water for certain distances depending on the need for air. Underwater swimming on the back has the additional ... has to be not too shallow as otherwise the victim will be hit Extended Arm Tow unconscious victim swimming ... otherwise the victim may be given further spinal damage, such as paralysis. Clothes swimming The swimmer .... Rescue tube swimming The lifeguard pulls a flotation device, which is pushed forward when .... ref name scouts See also portal Swimming Paralympic swimming Stunt swimming Total Immersion swimming ... historical and less known swimming styles Swimming styles Category Swimming styles de Schwimmstil ... 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
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
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