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Eric in The Cure (1995)
Find out everything you need to know about the 8th World Swimming Championships, held in Perth, Western Australia January 8 through 18, 1998. This aquatic competition features swimming, diving, water polo, synchronized swimming, and synchronized diving. More than 100 countries are expected to compete. Includes recent swimming news on events held in Australia and Australians’ swimming accomplishments.
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Learn about the courses offered by the American Red Cross for all ages, skill levels, and physical abilities. Children and their families can take courses that teach them how to prevent accidents and enjoy the water safely. They also can learn to swim or improve their swimming with new strokes, stroke refinements, and diving safety tips and techniques. Offers courses for lifeguards, swim coaches, and instructors. A basic sailing course is also available. Use the search engine to find the location of your local Red Cross.
ISR offers a complete program of parent education concerning the many facets of drowning prevention. Examine ISR’s lessons and techniques for teaching 6-month to 12-month infants, as well as children who are one year and older. Get drowning-prevention and safety tips. You’ll also see info on some of the legitimate concerns about infant swimming programs. This site recommends that you read the Parent Resource Book; it is required reading for parents who register their children in ISR lessons. The book covers attitude and emotions; physiology and safety before, during, and after the lesson; factors in learning; behaviorism; family aquatic safety; CCPR; and first aid. Find an ISR instructor near you and learn about the certification requirements each must meet.
The International Swimming Hall of Fame is a not-for-profit educational organization located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It annually honors the world’s greatest aquatic heroes and preserves the sport’s history. It serves as a worldwide focal point of swimming, diving, water polo, and synchronized swimming. Learn about the history of the Swimming Hall of Fame, the membership, and how to make a donation. Learn all about the museum and what it offers. Check out resources from the Henning Library. Or, order one of the recommended books from the Museum Bookstore. Includes a calendar of events and info on programs and activities.
Get highlights of what’s new in the swimming world, including meet highlights and results. Check out the schedules of regional and national meets, records, and the top times in all events for all age groups. Gives coaches practice examples, workout sets, and drills for training sessions. Lists the rules for competitive swimming for all age groups and examines legal issues. Provides info on nutrition and health concerns among swimmers, as well as guidelines on therapy for common competitive swimming injuries. Includes forums where you can share ideas with other swimmers.
There are seven NIKE Swim Camps in the U.S. At camp, your child trains all day, works hard, improves, makes new friends, and has fun. Your child refines and develops new techniques and achieves a new level of self confidence. Every facet of swimming is covered, including individual stroke analysis, dry-land instruction, start and turn techniques, and nutrition. Learn where the camps are located and how they work, look at a typical daily schedule, see camp highlights, and learn about the fees and what is included with each package.
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This site discusses the major causes of accidents and how you can avoid injury—whether your favorite activity is swimming, body surfing, rafting, kayaking, or boogie boarding. You learn about dangerous surf conditions—lateral currents, rip currents, backwash, and shore break. You also get some swimming safety advice. You get the average water temperatures (by month) for various spots on the Atlantic coasts. You also learn how to use the Beaufort Wind Scale, which includes World Meteorological Organization wind descriptions and their effects on land and sea.
Coach Emmett Hines, the head coach of H20uston Swims, talks about how the best swimmers create their art. Hines shares his observations of several world-class freestylers working out together. Check out his comparisons of several swimming styles and body positions.
Read research article abstracts on swimming. Or, check out the original articles geared toward a coaching staff in Australia. The Swimming Science Bulletin provides articles often written as responses to specific needs and controversial issues raised by swimming coaches. You’ll enjoy the extensive info on the strokes of champions, complete with pictures showing each step of every stroke. Also, take a look at the problem of drugs used to enhance performance. You also get access to Coaching Science Abstracts; these interpret research articles for coaches and others interested in applied sport science.
The STA focuses on the teaching of aquatic skills, from basic water confidence to serious survival. Progressive challenges enable everyone—toddlers, teenagers, adults, the elderly, the handicapped, and the disabled—to get used to the water, enjoy it safely, and increase their fitness and water skills. Ambitious, able swimmers can proceed to competition lifeguard and teaching levels. STA teaching qualifications include swimming skills, personal survival, rescue, and diving techniques. The STA discusses new ideas on coaching in swimming, diving, water polo, and lifesaving. Read a history of the STA and learn about the examinations, certificates, and awards available. Learn about becoming an STA member, the membership goals, and the fees.
This e-zine of the printed version presents breaking news, meet results, world rankings, and special events. Read the current issue of the magazine or browse through the archives of back issues. Use the search engine to specify a swimmer’s last name or country and then view that swimmer’s biography. Check out the swimming calendar of events. Or, visit the Shopping Mall to order clothing, equipment, accessories, or training software.
Masters Swimming is an organized program of swimming for adults. Anyone can join USMS; it consists of more than 30,000 men and women from age 19 to 101. Members participate in a variety of ways, ranging from lap swimming to international competition. Get info on places where you can swim and USMS competitions. Get tips on swimming for general fitness. Or, if you’re interested in competitive swimming, take a look at the training tips, stroke techniques, nutrition tips, and motivation techniques. Includes the News You Can Use newsletter. Check out the FAQ to learn how to join USMS.
USS is the national governing body for competitive swimming in the United States. Get info on the USS; it formulates the rules, implements policies and procedures, conducts the national championships, disseminates safety and sports medicine info, and chooses athletes to represent the U.S. in international competition. You’ll also get the latest swimming news, meet results, records, Olympic games info, and several swimming discussion forums you can participate in.
This is the home page of the United States Aquatic Association of the Deaf. USAAD recruits aquatic athletes for national and international competitions. It provides training and development camps and coaching clinics; solicits funds and grants; selects coaches and athletes for competitions; maintains rules, records, and statistics; and publishes a newsletter three or four times a year. Learn about USAAD’s history, as well as some of its members’ accomplishments. Check out the annual USAAD swimming and water polo rosters, as well as the women’s and men’s records. You’ll also get info on competition results and USAAD’s event calendar. Includes a USAAD contact list.
Visit this site for info on swimming superstars and upcoming competitions, general swimming news, and advice. You’ll also get links to sites (and descriptions of what the sites offer) on Masters swimming, diving, water polo, synchronized swimming, and lifeguarding. Also includes a helpful Q&A section.
FINA is the international governing organization of amateur aquatic sports. FINA is based in Switzerland and is a world-wide important policy maker in all swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo, open water, and Masters swimming sports. Read articles on the latest developments in aquatic sports. Check out the FINA calendar of events, and check out the latest competition results. Learn about FINA’s history, regulations, and members. You can also purchase related publications and videos from FINA.