TOP 100 WATERSPORTS SITES
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| Hewlett: 3-Year-Old Drowns In Pool A 3-year-old girl drowned in a swimming pool at a house on Long Island late yesterday, the Nassau County police said. The girl, whom the police did not identify, was taken from the house, at 15 Princeton Avenue in Hewlett, about 7 p.m. to South Nassau Communities Hospital, where she died, the police said. nytimes.com |
MU swimming teams win showdown (Columbia Daily Tribune) The Missouri men’s swimming and diving team scored 365 points en route to its third straight Show-Me Showdown title yesterday at Mizzou Aquatic Center. The Missouri women tallied 382.5 points and victories in 14 of 16 events to claim a third Showdown win of their own. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Frostburg State offering youth, advanced swimming lessons (Mineral Daily News-Tribune) FROSTBURG, Md. -Activities for Life at Frostburg State University will offer Youth and Advanced Swimming Lessons for children ages 5 to 12. The classes will be from 6-6:50 p.m. in the FSU Pool in the Cordts PE Center. Classes will be held on Monday and Wednesday from Oct. 22 to Nov. 7. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Big Waves Mean No Small Preparation for Surfers More than bronzed slackers in board shorts, big wave surfers study oceanography and weather patterns to help them ride waves that can be more than 50 feet high. nytimes.com |
New Suit May Be Too Fast The slick new swimsuit that has been involved in 12 world records already this year will be examined by FINA, swimming’s governing body. “There are concerns about suits being like triathlon suits, which are thicker,” Cornel Marculescu, FINA’s executive director, told SwimNews.com. “There are buoyancy issues.” There have been 13 world records set since mid-February, 12 in the LZR Racer, a full-length body suit made by Speedo. nytimes.com |