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| Crown Macau infinity pool is selected as one of the World's Best Hotel Swimming Pools 2008 by Forbes 澳門皇冠酒店入選2008年十大最佳酒店泳池 (澳门皇冠酒店入选2008年十大最佳酒店泳池) | | 2008-07-21 04:07:00 | | American finance and economic magazine Forbes has selected this year 2008 top 10 best hotel swimming pools in the world. Macau Crown Hotel pool, with its infinity pool view, became the only selected pool in Macau in the top 10 list.Other selected swimming pools including those with the best natural scene or surround by luxurious decorations. For example San Alfonso Del Mar country club in Chile and Las Vegas Mandalay Bay hotel pool.Crown Macau Hotel pool is located on the 16th floor of Crown Macau Tower in Taipa. The length of the pool is 25 meters in which swimmers can view with the beautiful scene of Macau peninsula while swimming. The swimming pool is equipped with a fruit juice bar and music.Crown Macau Hotel pool is designed by world famous, indoor designer Mr. Peter Remédios. His other works including the design of New York Four Seasons Hotel, Mandarin Oriental Hotel at Landmark Plaza in Hong Kong.美國財經雜誌福布斯旗下 Forbes Traveler 選出2008年十大最佳酒店 | | By: SeeMacau | | |
| | 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games Preview - Synchronized Swimming | | 2008-07-18 14:59:19 | | Synchronized Swimming, the event originally known as water ballet, will make its sixth appearance as a medal sport this year at the Summer Olympics. Since making its debut as a medal sport at the 1984 Los Angeles Games, 33 medals have been awarded in synchronized swimming. Japan has the most medals with 11, but [...] | | By: Pan 2007 | | |
| | Smokin’ Fast Open Water Swimming | | 2008-07-18 14:59:19 | | What kind of talent will be at the 9th Annual RCP Tiburon Mile? Olympians, world champions, gold medalists, world-record holders and NCAA champions. Just like the 2008 World Open Water Swimming Championships where great pool swimmers (Grant Hackett and David Davies) went head-to-head with the best open water swimmers, the Tiburon Mile will pit [...] | | By: Pan 2007 | | |
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| Red Mazda in Swimming Pool | | 2008-07-09 02:30:00 | | What an incredible accident!!! Ha! Ha!This photo released by Ashley Campasino shows a red Mazda Miata being pulled out from the bottom of the Campasino family swimming pool in Stewartstown, Pa. on June 30, 2008. Kim Taylor thought she had set the emergency brake. But her wayward red convertible nonetheless rolled downhill, crashed through a fence and plunged into her neighbors' in-ground pool.
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| | SWIMMING: 41-year-old Torres Makes Olympic Team, Two World Records Fall | | 2008-07-05 11:33:00 | | OMAHA, Neb. – One world record was broken and another tied Friday at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming. Aaron Peirsol (Irvine, Calif.) tied the world record and qualified in the men’s 200m back, turning in a time of 1:54.32, and Michael Phelps (Baltimore, Md.) broke his own world record and added the 200m IM to his Olympic program with a time of 1:54.80. For Phelps, the 200m IM was his fourth win of the week, after taking the 400m IM, the 200m free and the 200m fly. He has qualified for the Olympics in five events, including the 4x200m free relay.Forty-one year-old Dara Torres (Los Angeles, Calif.) became the oldest U.S. swimmer to ever qualify for an Olympic Games, and the first swimmer to make five Olympics, after winning the 100m freestyle in a time of 53.78. Natalie Coughlin (Vallejo, Calif.) of California Aquatics, snapped up the second spot, finishing .05 seconds behind in 53.83. Coughlin has also qualified in the 100m back, 200m IM and 4x100m free relay.Ryan Loc | | By: 2008 China Beijing Summer Olympic | | |
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| Katie Hoff on fire at U.S. Olympic swimming trials | | 2008-07-01 05:09:26 | | Katie Hoff won the women’s 400 meters freestyle at the U.S. swimming trials just after setting a world record for the 400 meter individual medley.
Brendan Hansen won the 100 meters breaststroke earning a place in the Olympic team. He holds the world record for the event.
Christine Magnuson won the women’s 100 butterfly also earning [...] | | By: Beijing Olympics 2008 | | |
| | Just Keep Swimming | | 2008-06-27 12:06:25 | | Since its summer finally, its really hot out. We drug the boys down to the river to go swimming and fetch sticks. I had originally just intended for Cherokee to stay on his leash with his nice new collar and stay out of trouble, but I ended up just taking it off an letting [...] | | By: Homeward Bound Puppy | | |
| | Swimming in Ass | | 2008-06-27 06:00:00 | | Swimming in Ass.
No, no...
I'm not talking about the top four items on Hugh Hefner's "Things I Need to Do Today" list...
(lucky bastard)
I'm talking about my swimming pool.
Pools.
Now, for those of you who come here regularly, you know that I live in New England.
As such, summer in New England lasts approximately a week and a half.
If you take away the rainy days, this gives you about one or two days, tops, in which you can enjoy a swim in the pool.
It's a great f*cking investment.
My wife wanted a pool when we bought the house, SO...
...we got a pool.
As part of this fantastic deal, I get to perform endless hours of labor trying to maintain the f*cking thing for said two days of swimming enjoyment.
Hooray for me!
For those of you in warmer climates (pricks), winter here consists:
1) shitloads of snow and ice
2) women bundled up like sherpas summiting Mt. Everest
3) horrific accidents where cars simply slide off the roads into trees, killing all inside
Seriously, i | | By: Mental Poo | | |
| | CEM Swimming Pool Service, Installation and Sales | | 2008-06-24 00:00:00 | | If you own a swimming pool, you know what I mean when I say that the water in the pool always seems to disappear. How does this happen? Is the pool leaking? Does it need to be serviced or repaired? I want to dive into how to locate problems with your [...] | | By: Resources Zone | | |
| | Swimming in the Gulf of Mexico | | 2008-06-21 17:49:00 | | My husband did urge me to swim with him in the ocean as he was kept urging with me, so I did go with him, I suppose not to as I am somewhat scared might the shark will is there (lol). We did swim together until to the buoy, I just brought my water wing so that I do not get drown and I had fun swimming with him since it was raining too and the water is warm. After we did swim in the ocean, we swam also in our pool that was refreshing as it was a little bit cold due the rainwater. I felt glad I go with him swimming as that was good exercise for me and makes me feel good of myself. | | By: My Trails In Life | | |
| | | | Swimming Pool Man's audio blog live call in show @ 11:30 am today. | | 2008-06-06 09:28:00 | | Tune in today at 11:30 am central time.Stop by and help make my first show a success.listen live.What a great concept!BlogTalkRadio.com let's you call into my show by phone or voice chat using their voip on the website. Either way it's easy.call (347) 677-0634from 11:30 am till noon.it's all free!$10 off a $75 Purchase + FREE Shipping – Coupon Code: W5AFF01Visit Swimming pool Services Directory for info on swimming pool builders retailers and service companies. | | By: Tales of Swimming Pool Man | | |
| | | Scarlett Johansson swimming in the nude | | 2008-05-29 09:42:00 | | In this scene from her new movie, He's Just Not That Into You, Scarlett Johansson is naked, swimming in the nude, and getting you all hot and bothered. Except, she's probably not. At least not that we can see. In all likelihood, Scarlett Johansson is probably wearing some nude-coloured swimsuit or maybe something like those flesh-toned pasties we saw in those Megan Fox topless pictures. Still, as far as primitive brain knows, Scarlett Johansson is naked, and that's what I'm going to keep telling | | By: HOT CELEBRITY PICTURE and GOSSIP | | |
| | | Swimming Pools Updated | | 2008-05-25 07:34:53 | | Back in February, 2008 I published a post about the swimming pools in Singapore. I listed the pools around Singapore that have toddler and teaching pools. This is very useful if you don't live in a condo and need to find a convenient pool.One of the pools we like to visit is the School of Physical Education Swimming Complex on Evans Road. This pool was closed earlier in the year for renovations, so we were eager to visit again. We didn't notice any obvious 'renovations' to the complex when we visited last weekend-perhaps 'maintenance' is a better description as the tiles and paint are new. I also notices a couple of sun lounges which are definitely a new and welcome addition.Anyway, this pool is pleasant with a few palm trees and some grass surrounding the pools. It is right behind the hockey field so you can watch a game through the fence if you like. There is no toddler pool, but the teaching pool is shallow enough for my 4 year old to stand in but deep enough to have a proper swim i | | By: SINGAPORE KIDS PLACES | | |
| | WORLD'S LARGEST SWIMMING POOL | | 2008-05-19 06:07:00 | | I just received this article from my older brother via e-mail. The first time I saw this gigantic swimming pool, my eyes were like glued to the computer screen. I was simply amazed. I can't quite describe it's just unbelievable! So, I decided to share this with you all.
If you like doing...
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| | Synchronized swimming qualifiers - pictures | | 2008-04-16 22:42:02 | | I went to the “Good Luck Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Synchronized Swimming Qualification Tournament” yesterday at the new Beijing Olympic swimming center. It was great to finally see inside the center and be able to walk around a bit more and even get close to the National Stadium which holds its first event tomorrow [...] | | By: Beijing Olympics 2008 | | |
| | Swimming Safety | | 2008-04-15 20:56:52 | | Ok this post may not be related to nursing or health (well somehow it is) but it is related to life and death...Accidents do happen and cases of drowning are the worst accident that could happen. You and your friends are having fun at the beach or in the pool when all of a sudden friend disappears and you find his/her dead body minutes later.We all have had a near-drowning experience and it is very frightening. We all had tried swimming in deep waters and then our muscles give up or worst we ge | | By: My Nurse\'s Notes | | |
| | Woodlands Swimming Complex | | 2008-04-13 01:42:38 | | Singapore My Homeland (Melody Fair)
Woodlands Swimming Complex
Address: 3 Woodlands St. 13 (738600)
Operating Hours: 8.00 am - 9.30 pm
Facilities: 1 Competition Pool, 1 Teaching Pool, 1 Wading Pool
Seating Capacity - 400pax
These are some photographs taken at Woodlands Swimming Complex. Used to bring Ricsson here for swimming when he was a baby. There was one [...] | | By: Peace Bella Singapore | | |
| | Swimming and Bo-bo | | 2008-04-08 18:26:11 | | Part of it getting warmer out is the chance to go swimming at the end of the road in the river. Boris loves water and seems to be ok with swimming. We’ve taken him down a couple times to go swimming (once to tape his application to America’s Next Top Dog) and he willingly goes [...] | | By: Homeward Bound Puppy | | |
| | Nikon at FINA World Swimming Championships | | 2008-04-08 13:31:00 | | Nikon UK is proud to announce that Nikon will be sponsoring the 9th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) as an Official Partner of the event.For the first time ever, the event will take place in Manchester at the MEN Arena between the 9th and 13th April 2008. During the five-day competition, over 750 of the world’s best swimmers from around the globe will be fiercely competing for gold in front of thousands of spectators – in a temporary pool, designed and built specially for the occasion.As Manchester's biggest sporting event since the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and with so much action packed into just five days, Nikon will be there to ensure that not a moment is missed.In addition to a prominent brand presence and promotional activity at the event, Nikon will also be offering services free of charge to professional photographers through the Nikon Service Depot. Photographers will be able to talk shop with Nikon’s technical support experts, as well as use the depot’s faciliti | | By: DSLR CAMERAS ONLINE | | |
| | Swimming | | 2008-04-02 22:19:49 | | I have always loved swimming. It's important to note, however, that I have not loved going swimming for a good decade and half. There are a multitude of delicate ways to explain my aversion to it, but why don't I... | | By: Hutch off the cuff | | |
| | Hamachi Slowly Swimming Down Stream | | 2008-03-21 15:00:00 | | Since the first time I posted about Hamachi Hamachi about two years ago (before Foodmayhem), I have returned several times, and they have slowly declined in my eyes. They were never amazing but a good bang-for-you-buck kind of place. After a while, the sashimi platters started getting a little sloppy and fish was sometimes tendonous. I would meet with friends for lunch there feeling like it was just ok because they had cheap and filling lunch specials.Today, I ordered-in (because I'm still sick) a Yosenabe. It will likely be my last act of patronage to Hamachi. The decision is long overdue. The soup base was boring, tasting mostly like cabbage. The piece of salmon was fishy. The bland white fish and chicken was skimpy and there was no clam although written in the menu description.I finished lunch feeling like I have felt this disappointment at Hamachi before so I need to document this to remind myself that I don't want to go again. We eat at so many places, that I often read my own blo | | By: FoodMayhem | | |
| | How to Avoid Swimming With The Health Insurance Sharks - The Health Insurance Pyramid Revealed! | | 2008-03-09 06:34:00 | | Health Insurance Salesman can sometimes make it seem like swimming with the sharks is a picnic! You get bombarded with messages on the tv and internet telling you that their particular insurance company is in fact the secret to all your health insurance prayers. In this article I help you to swim through those shark infested waters and reach the other side with your health and wallet intact.[ health , insurance , online ]Health Insurance Salesman can sometimes make it seem like swimming with the sharks is a picnic! You get bombarded with messages on the tv and internet telling you that their particular health insurance company is in fact the secret to all your prayers, and that if you go with them you could be hit by 76 different diseases simultaneously and still be covered. Hey. It's possible that cover exists. I am an optimist after all ;) But in reality searching for affordable family, individual or group health insurance can be a long drawn out affair. And the three steps of findin | | By: Insurance-Health. | | |
| | Amanda Beard says swimming should be more risque | | 2008-03-07 07:15:29 | | Amanda Beard in an interview with Dave Hollander said swimming should be more “risque”.
“I’ve actually talked to my agents a lot about producing my own swim meets where we’d do a couple different swim meets in different locations and mix it up like that — not having your traditional races and having someone like Budweiser [...] | | By: Beijing Olympics 2008 | | |
| | Wandsworth Swimming pools | | 2008-03-06 09:30:14 | | The Daily Telegraph report last week into swimming pool closures highlighted just how important swimming pools are to local communities. Not only for pleasure, for children, for health, they play an active part in local life. The odd Olympian may also be unearthed from time to time. Which is why it is important to keep the Borough's pools alive and this includes lidos, too. The Wandsworth lido in St George's Park was shut down in the mid-90s, at a time when local authorites were denouncing swimming pools over lack of funds and other baloney excuses.Swimming pools SW11 and WandsworthThe Tooting lido is one that has faced its struggles in the past, while others remain a threat. The Telegraph's investigation only served the significance and what can be done if Wandsworth, or for arguement's sake Clapham Leisure Centre (pictured), is ever faced with similar woes.Take a look at one of these for examples of campaigning:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/poolingresourceshttp://www.londonpoolscampa | | By: The Wandsworth Companion | | |
| | How to find a swimming pool builder. | | 2008-03-01 07:14:00 | | Finding a pool builder used to be one of two ways, the phone book or the guy your friend used.That was then, this is now.I have been telling my fellow pool industry associates for years the people they want to serve are online.My own website has been around longer than Google and thanks to Google and others like Yahoo I get all the business I can do.The Internet has changed everything about how people shop for swimming pools and pool products.I made a point some time ago about how a lot of pool companies have good websites and still don't do well in the online search results.That is one of the reasons I have my directory site. I have discovered another way for both swimming pool builders and potential pool buyers to connect.It looks like one of those "Win - Win" things. I don't see a downside at all.There is a website that will send you up to five pool builders who all want your business.These pool builders must meet certain guidelines to enroll.Not only do they pay to be included but | | By: Tales of Swimming Pool Man | | |
| | Australian swimming champion to pull out of the Olympics | | 2008-02-29 00:59:51 | | Australian triple gold medallist Jodie Henry won’t be competing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She is suffering from a pelvic injury that will prevent her from competing in the Olympic trials to be held in Sydney next month.
“Basically it’s an imbalance in my muscles around my pelvic area which means that every time I [...] | | By: Beijing Olympics 2008 | | |
| | Automatic Swimming Pool Cleaners | | 2008-02-28 20:13:00 | | There a lot of things about caring for swimming pools that the old saying "there's more than one way to skin a cat" applies.Automatic Swimming pool Cleaners fit that to a tee, I know another saying...Generally speaking I have learned that like there are two basic types of pool cleaners, pressure side and suction side. There are two types of pool owners when it comes to some automatic cleaners. Those with greater scientific and mechanical aptitude and the time to take care of their pool. Then there are others who because of time or not being scientific or mechanical don't do as well or need more help.I clean pools each week. I have for years and years.I have learned some pool owners, those with the time and aptitude to adjust and monitor, love suction side cleaners like the Kreepy Krauly. I don't see this unit often because my customers don't have the time to work with a suction side cleaner. They don't want to deal with chemicals, cleaners or anything they don't have to. I have seen th | | By: Tales of Swimming Pool Man | | |
| | Swimming Pool Inspection Form | | 2008-02-25 23:19:00 | | Click the image, print the form.Call me and I will help you inspect your pool.We can discuss each item as we go down the list.Chemicals - Pumps - Cleaners - MaintenanceVisit Swimming pool Services Directory for info on swimming pool builders retailers and service companies. | | By: Tales of Swimming Pool Man | | |
| | Swimming pool light blown, light won't work. | | 2008-02-22 11:47:00 | | Today my routine for checking out a swimming pool light.Just like the one in the image to above.The tools, if you can't use these tools you should not try to work on your own pool light.Screw drivers, medium size straight and slotted, voltage meter/tester, electrical tape, needle nose pliers, thick towel, sharpie pen, safety glasses and gloves.First I look at the pool light.If it has water in the fixture, that's a problem.A new fixture may be in order, often after being wet inside they are ruined.If I see no water in the fixture and the bulb is not clearly blown. Blown looks like a dark spot one the bulb if you can see past the lens.When I arrive I ask to see the pool light switch. I always start there. Pulling out a light to find a tripped circuit breaker is not a good thing.I test the switch both on and off for voltage.If I have power and voltage the switch and breaker are good.No transformer skip down to next section.Next the transformer (low voltage 12 volts systems).When you turn | | By: Tales of Swimming Pool Man | | |
| | Swimming Pool Parts Catalog - Parts Ordering - Parts Breakdown Illustration | | 2008-02-22 00:29:00 | | Swimming Pool Parts Catalog - Parts Ordering - Parts Breakdown Illustrationchemical feeders - cleaners - lights - filters - filter elements - pumps - heaters - controls timersA & A Mfg. Aladdin Allied Innovations American Prod. Anthony & Sylvan A.O. Smith Aqua (Aquabot) Aqua - Flo Aquapower Aquapure Aquasol Aquatemp Aquavac Astral Prod. Atlantic Autoclear Autopilot Baker-Hydro Balboa Baptistry Products Baracuda Blue - White Brett Aqualine Cal Pump Cantar Caretaker Clayton - Lambert Clearwater Coates Heater Comfort Zone Compool Cooper Industries Custom Molded Del Industries Danner Mfg. Eaton Mears Ecomatic Emerson Feherguard Flo Control Goldline Grid Controls Grundfos Pumps Harmsco. Inc Harwil Corp Hayward Hydrel Hydro Air Hydro Quip Hydrotech Intermatic J & J Elect. Jacuzzi Bros. Jandy Ind. KAFKO Mfg. K-D Pools King Tech. Kreepy Krauly Laing Len Gordon Letro Little Giant Lochinvar Magic Plastics Magnetek Marlow Mazzei Injector Muskin Nature 2 Odyssey Pac Fab Pentair Pleatco Polaris Poo | | By: Tales of Swimming Pool Man | | |
| | Podoli swimming pool | | 2008-02-21 15:06:06 | | A peek into Podoli swimming pool. You can see a girl on the very top of the diving tower preparing to jump.They also have two outside swimming pools - bigger (50m) and smaller (25m). The smaller one is opened during the whole year and is very popular even during winter time. | | By: Prague Daily Photo | | |
| | Opening a swimming pool | | 2008-02-18 22:18:00 | | I opened a pool today.!8x36 liner vinyl liner.Opened it by myself in about an hour and a half.It had a solid safety cover. The cover was clean and ready to come off.I loosened the spring straps all the way around. Lowered the strap anchors around the shallow end deck. So I wouldn't snag the cover. I just pulled it back about five feet, then folded every other seam to seam. It was a lot of back and forth grabbing the seams where you can. Worked the wrinkles out, rolled it up, pulled the bag over it, tipped it on my two wheeler and down to the shed.I brought the rails back from the shed, placed the stair panel rail then the deep end ladder. Tightened them down with a half inch wrench. Don't forget the ladder bumpers.Removed the gizmo's from skimmers and placed the baskets.Installed plug in the filter, site glass and pressure gauge.Small plug 1/8", in the Polaris pump.Two plugs in the main Hayward pump.Prime the pump and go.Tested the water, added some shock.The pool was a little cloudy a | | By: Tales of Swimming Pool Man | | |
| | Australia looking to beat Athens medal haul in swimming | | 2008-02-17 07:02:41 | | Australia is looking to better their haul of seven gold medals they won in Athens at the Beijing Olympics. They will miss Ian Thorpe’s contribution where he won two gold medals and a bronze. He retired from the sport in 2006.
“I am confident they will perform very well, we will go into the [...] | | By: Beijing Olympics 2008 | | |
| | Swimming pool salt systems, chlorine generators, saltwater pools, salt water pools, sws | | 2008-02-10 13:25:00 | | Swimming pool salt systems, chlorine generators, saltwater pools, salt water pools, sws, no matter how you say it, I don't think I want one.It seems to me the potential for problems are too great.I've read enough on my fellow bloggers page, The Pool Biz, to wonder why anyone would want one.Assuming all he says is true, and I believe it is, because it all makes sense, not only makes sense, he backs it up with data to prove his points.So much information it would take hours and hours to read it all, so far I've come close to reading it all.Not one of his points has been challenged in a way to make me think he is wrong.I don't know who he is beyond "The Pool Guy" at his blog.He is, in my opinion, a champion of the swimming pool owner.He has no ads on his page, does not promote his own pool service business.The only thing he does on his blog is explain why salt is bad for you and your pool.Here is a short list of the things I have learned.Salt pools can cause some very bad staining.Salt po | | By: Tales of Swimming Pool Man | | |
| | Swimming in public pools | | 2008-02-09 07:32:00 | | Personally I am all swimed out.There is little or no chance I would be swimming in a public swimming pool.I am talking about apartment, condo, hotel or motel pools.If you plan to swim in a public swimming pool, for the protection of you and your family there is one thing I would do.Every time without fail, test the water myself.Each day before any swimming starts, I would use my own test to see how the pH and disinfectant was reading.I would not under any condition swim in a pool that uses anything other than chlorine for the disinfectant, period.You can still get sick swimming in a pool that is perfectly balanced, the risk is much lower if it is in balance however. I would not swim in a pool that has small children swimming, those still using diapers. I don't care what kind of rubber pants or other method is being used to contain their accidents.You should buy and learn to use a pool test kit.The test strips would be my choice in this case.The directions are clearly marked on how to u | | By: Tales of Swimming Pool Man | | |
| | Swimming Pool Fence - Yes, you need one. | | 2008-02-05 19:51:00 | | Through the years I have been over the fencing issue many times.With customers, face to face.Their best answer to NOT get one is always the same.They are ugly.Some of you may not like what I say here or how I say it.When I get this I just want to shake them!My reply is always as standard as their protest of ugly.No sir... I'll tell you what ugly is.Ugly is watching a dead body pulled from your swimming pool.Ugly is being blamed, ugly is looking into every eye you see knowing they blame you.The people who sell these won't talk to you like this.But I will, If you do not lock your swimming pool area some how...Shame on you!I will now take the time to thank you for installing a fence.THANK YOU!I thank you and the life you may have saved thanks you.That's it, that's all you get for doing it. YEAH!If you don't, you may spend the rest of your days asking why?Why didn't I install a fence?OK lecture over...Some nice easy to install pool fencing.Just take it down when you don't want to see it.Pu | | By: Tales of Swimming Pool Man | | |
| | | Brand new swimming pool liner ripped. | | 2008-02-03 13:17:00 | | The company I worked for installed a new liner once.We had it filled,water balanced and running.We handed the pool over, said goodbye,That was friday morning.Monday morning she was calling about water loss. YIKES! we hate to hear those words.I was the lucky tech assigned to the case.I got there and as I walked through the gate I could see the pool.It looked very strange from this far angle. As I got closer the sides seemed to be moving in waves.I couldn't hardly believe my eyes. I ran to turn off the pumps and water hose.Back to the pool, as the motion of the water calmed down I could see it all.About every foot, running in vertical lines on the walls there was a slice in the liner.Here and there accross the floor the same thing.Some of them were only an inch or two, others a foot or two.I was shocked, how could this have happened?Vandals? Those damn Vandals!But why such even cuts? And why so many?They were all the way around, spaced very evenly.This was too strange... I pulled up a ch | | By: Tales of Swimming Pool Man | | |
| | "Good Luck Beijing" 2008 Swimming China | | 2008-02-03 05:28:00 | | "Good Luck Beijing" 2008 Swimming China Open in Beijing, Feb. 2, 2008. Zhang Lin won the gold medal in the event with a time of 3 minutes and 45.04 seconds, while Sun Yang took silver and Korzeniowski the bronze. Chinese athlete Xue Ruipeng（C) takes the start of the men's 100m breaststroke final at the "Good Luck Beijing" 2008 Swimming China Open in Beijing, Feb. 2, 2008. Xue Ruipeng placed the fourth in the event with a time of 1 minute and 03.37 seconds. Japan's Ryo Tateishi（C） gestures to thank photographers taking photos for him after the awarding ceremony for the men's 100m breaststroke final at the "Good Luck Beijing" 2008 Swimming China Open in Beijing, Feb. 2, 2008. Tateishi won the gold medal in the event with a time of 1 minute and 01.58 seconds. Chinese athletes support their teammates on stage at the "Good Luck Beijing" 2008 Swimming China Open in Beijing, Feb. 2, 2008. | | By: 2008 China Beijing Summer Olympic | | |
| | Swimming pool help FAQ, message board and blog pages. | | 2008-02-02 08:05:00 | | Swimming pool FAQ, message board and blog help pages.The internet is loaded with places to find tips, tricks and free advice for your swimming pool.The answers to swimming pool questions found there are often as varied as those who run those sites.Some of the swimming pool FAQ's are part of a site that has FAQ's on hundreds of topics.Frequently asked questions is what FAQ stands for, it could as well mean frequently answered questions.Often the mix of answers is as varied as the users who visit there.A simple question often has hundreds of answers, from the correct to the down right silly.Many of these sites should adapt the wiki method and just let everyone fine tune one answer.Message boards are another place where getting good answers is a hit or miss affair.They try to have a conversation using short questions with short replies.Often the message boards are run by true swimming pool experts who monitor those pages closely.Others are run by someone who has had a week or two experien | | By: Tales of Swimming Pool Man | | |
| | Swimming and Back Pain | | 2008-01-28 14:01:01 | | Swimming is considered a beneficial activity in alleviating pain. Whenever athletes experience an injury, swimming can be one way to keep active while avoiding undue stress on the swimmer’s back.
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| | Swimming And Its Tremendous Therapeutic Benefits | | 2008-01-28 10:01:29 | | Swimming is actually a skill that has many therapeutic benefits from children with sensory impairments and teenagers suffering from depression to adults suffering from arthritis. In order to achieve a healthy and balanced lifestyle, one should eat a balanced diet, get enough sleep about 6 to 8 hours a day, and engage [...] | | By: Online Business Alliance & Niches | | |
| | Fitness & Swimming in Ibiza | | 2008-01-26 09:49:00 | | Hi just a quick promotional post for a friend and a great Ibiza based company who we work with on occasion, and who provide an excellent service teaching and coaching swimming across the Island.The company is www.ibizaswim.com and they have just launched their new blog HERE. Please stop by and say Hi when you get a moment. Hopefully the blog will be as successful and popular as the swimming lessons have been.Personal trainer in Ibiza | | By: Ibiza Personal Trainer | | |
| | Swimming with the Fishes | | 2008-01-24 17:59:00 | | Taste, if you can survive it and are not on a save the species diet, fish could be a fabulous way to attack the fat.Rich in omega-3 and a natural source, fish are fantastic. Don't be scared! Oil ridden these critters might be, but fattening they are not. Unless scrambling your brain, and eating fried Catfish, Sablefish, Pompano or Atlantic Mackerel, is common practise for you, the fatty fish myth would be real. Saturated in vitamins, these will help maintain a balanced diet.Protein packed, muscle building will be made easy. Needless to say what that will do, I'll say it anyway. Fat will be burnt and your metabolism will be raised. Research on protein has found that it aids in the consumption of fat in the liver and creates a "thermic" effect increasing metabolism.Far from chocolate cake, but none the less exotic tasting, fish will fight the flab. If you like fish, read no further here (and read another post), but for those with limited or inquisitive palettes, I must urge that you read | | By: Fattie Boom Boom No More | | |
| | San Alfonso del Mar Resort: World's Largest Swimming Pool | | 2008-01-22 10:07:00 | | A view of the swimming pool at the resort of San Alfonso del Mar in Algarrobo city on the southern coast of Chile, some 62 miles west of Santiago, January 21, 2008. Acknowledged by the Guinness World Records as the world's largest swimming pool, the lagoon measures 3,323 ft in length, covers an area of 20 acres, contains 66,043,013 gallons of water and is navigable in small boats. REUTERS/Eliseo Fernandez An aerial view of the swimming pool at the resort of San Alfonso del Mar in Algarrobo city on the southern coast of Chile, some 62 miles west of Santiago, January 21, 2008. REUTERS/Eliseo Fernandez | | By: Amerikan Turk | | |
| | | | Swimming With The Sharks | | 2007-11-19 09:28:47 | | Anyone who knows me knows that I’m an adrenaline junkie. I’ve bungee jumped from a 201-foot tower (A.J. Hackett in Las Vegas, NV), tried indoor skydiving (Flyaway Indoor Skydiving in Las Vegas, NV), did a 1200-foot parasail (Xtreme Parasail in Oahu, HI), and pushed cars to their absolute limits (Bob Bondurant School of High [...] | | By: Leave The Office Behind | | |
| | Had Lots Of Fun Swimming With The Dolphin | | 2007-10-20 23:47:00 | | My husband and I went Discovery Cove, I had lots of fun here, and we come here during my birthday. The price to get in here is somewhat expensive $$, but you will not regret if you like to swim with the dolphin and to do snorkel. In addition, they have also some interesting to do in here and you will not be get bored, besides the food is included, snacks and drinks too and you will get admission for SeaWorld, it is not bad at all. The customer service was excellent. It was always my dream to swim with the dolphin and it came true as we come here and I did swim with the dolphin and kissed too. :) When we were here, we did snorkel. The water was cold but it was okay, because I wore a wetsuit and it is fun to swim with the fishes with different colors. I never saw a huge stingray before and this is the only place where I saw big stingrays, it was amazing and I did touch some small stingrays’ too. We had great time in Discovery Cove. | | By: Sorrounded By Everything In This World | | |
| | Swimming with Dolphins in Great Exuma | | 2007-10-20 15:45:00 | | =Nowhere in the world is swimming freely with dolphins an easier and more exciting adventure than in The Bahamas. It is where countless visitors travel to relax on unspoiled beaches, take in stunning scenery, enjoy warm people, and of course, swim in the wild with dolphins. It has become a popular attraction in Great Exuma Bahamas.Numerous diving programs are offered throughout The Bahamas, making swimming with dolphins a comfortable and wonderful activity for tourists and locals alike. Part of the amazement lies in observing them in their natural habitat, as you dive into open waters along coral reefs. Swimming with Dolphins Thirty years ago, swimming with dolphins was less common an event than it is today. At the time, a diver would spot one, maybe two, dolphins. Now, the experience can include an entire family unit. Dolphin encounters take place around the globe, but The Bahamas is recognized as one of the great centers where swimming with dolphins is possible.Much can be attributed to the natural beauty of the countless islands and cays in The Bahamas. Wild dolphin encounters occur regularly in Bimini, Grand Bahama, the Abacos and Great Exuma Bahamas, just to name a few. You can touch, interact, and even hand-feed these amazing mammals in their natural habitat. But before you start swimming with dolphins, you might want to learn some facts about them. Dolphin 101 · Most dolphins have acute eyesight· They have a sense of hearing superior to that of humans· They have a well-developed sense of touch· They range in length from 1.2 m (4 ft) to 9.5 m (30 ft)· They can weigh anywhere from 40 kg (88 lb) to ten tons· They are social, living in pods (also called “schoolsâ€) of up to a dozen mammals· They are found mostly in the shallower seas of the continental shelves· They are carnivores that eat mostly fish and squid· They use their sonar to communicate with each other· There are almost forty species of dolphin worldwideDolphins and Humans Dolp | | By: The Professional Travellers | | |
| | USA Swimming National Team Roster published | | 2007-10-14 02:50:40 | | The following swimmers have joined the elite few in becoming part of the 2007 USA National Swim Team. Each swimmer have recorded one of the top six times nationally this year in Olympic events swum in finals from World Championships, Pan Ams, World University Games and Nationals. Time trials and relays events not counted. These are the names to watch out for the U.S. in the 2008 Beijing Olympics swimming competition. These swimmers will rivals the chinese swimming team for the Olympic gold next year. Each will be eligible to receive opportunities and join programs granted for the top 6 finishers of each event.MEN50 meter freestyle: Ben Wildman-Tobriner, Cullen Jones, Nick Brunelli, Donald Scott Goodrich, Gabe Woodward, Gary Hall, Garrett Weber- Gale100 meter freestyle: Jason Lezak, David Walters, Nick Brunelli, Neil Walker, Garrett Weber, Jayme Cramer200 meter freestyle: Michael Phelps, Peter Vanderkaay, Adam Ritter, Jayme Cramer, David Walters, Ricky Berens400 meter freestyle: Peter Vanderkaay, Larsen Jensen, Michael Phelps, Erik Vendt, Michael Klueh, Matthew Patton1500 freestyle: Larsen Jensen, Erik Vendt, Chad LaTourette, Chip Peterson, Michael Klueh, Kyle Young100 meter backstroke: Aaron Peirsol, Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Randall Bal, David Cromwell, Ben Hesen200 meter backstroke: Ryan Lochte, Michael Phelps, Aaron Peirsol, Chris Dejong, David Cromwell, Nick Thoman100 meter Breaststoke: Brendan Hansen, Mark Gangloff, Scott Usher, Eric Shanteau, Jon Roberts, Ryan Lochte200 meter breaststroke: Brendan Hansen, Eric Shanteau, Ryan Hurley, Paul Zaich, Scott Spann, Nate Cass100 meter butterfly: Michael Phelps, Ian Crocker, Ben Wildman-Tobriner, Davis Tarwater, Ricky Berens, Jayme Cramer200 meter butterfly: Michael Phelps, Davis Tarwater, Eddie Erazo, Gil Stovall, Dan Madwed, Alex Vanderkaay200 meter individual medley: Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Eric Shanteau, Robert Margalis, Nate Cass, Doug Van WieTry the men's equipment:Speedo Elite Latex Swim CapRainbow Mens Double Layer SandalsSpeedo Men's Solid Jammer Bathing SuitQuiksilver Syncro 3/2 Flat Lock Hyperstretch Wetsuit - Men'sWOMEN50 meter freestyle: Dara Torres, Kara Lynn Joyce, Natalie Coughlin, Lara Jackson, Lacey Nymeyer, Brooke Bishop100 meter freestyle: Natalie Coughlin, Dara Torres, Amanda Weir, Dana Vollmer, Lacey Nymeyer, Andrea Hupman200 meter freestyle: Katie Hoff, Dana Vollmer, Kate Ziegler, Kate Dwelley, Mary Descenza, Lacey Nymeyer400 meter freestyle: Kate Ziegler, Katie Hoff, Alyssa Anderson, Ashley Chandler, Caroline Burckle, Jessica Rodriquez800 meter freestyle: Kate Ziegler, Katie Hoff, Caroline Burckle, Kelsey Ditto, Leah Gingrich, Emily Brunemann100 meter backstroke: Natalie Coughlin, Hayley McGregory, Leila Vaziri, Jenny Connolly, Mary Descenza, Kristen Shickora200 meter backstroke: Margaret Hoelzer, Katie Hoff, Teresa Crippen, Julia Smit, Mary Descenza, Kelly Harrigan100 meter breaststroke: Tara Kirk, Rebecca Soni, Megan Jendrick, Jessica Hardy, Keri Hehn, Michelle McKeehan200 meter breaststroke: Rebecca Soni, Caitlin Leverenz, Megan Jendrick, Tara Kirk, Elle Weberg, Keri Hehn100 meter butterfly: Natalie Coughlin, Rachel Komisarz, Dana Vollmer, Christine Magnuson, Samantha Woodward, Kim Vandenberg200 meter butterfly: Kim Vandenberg, Kathleen Hersey, Mary Descenza, Dana Vollmer, Katie Carroll, Courtney Kalisz200 meter individual medley: Katie Hoff, Kaitlin Sandeno, Caitlin Leverenz, Julia Smit, Whitney Myers, Emily Kukors400 meter individual medley: Katie Hoff, Caitlin Leverenz, Kaitlin Sandeno, Ariana Kukors, Kathleen Hersey, Julia SmitRecommended Ladies Swim Gear!Speedo Silicone Swim CapSpeedo Vanquisher Swim GoggleSpeedo Women's Lycra Solid Superpro Swim SuitReef Women Sandy ThongRecommended Links:Team USA Olympic Gear at ESPNshop.comDoes your website make you money?Advanced People Locate Search - Find Anyone!2008 Olympics USA Olympics Team | | By: Beijing 2008 Olympics Blog | | |
| | USA Swimming National Team Roster published [Digg] | | 2007-10-12 23:44:45 | | The following swimmers have joined the elite few in becoming part of the 2007 USA National Swim Team. Each swimmer have recorded one of the top six times nationally this year in Olympic events swum in finals from World Championships, Pan Ams, World University Games and Nationals. Time trials and relays events not counted.Read more... | | By: Beijing 2008 Olympics Blog | | |
| | Chinese Child Abuse: Swimming Lessons? | | 2007-10-04 15:23:00 | | China will host the 2008 Summer Olympics this year-- a high recognition for a country embattled in human rights abuses. As of late, China has been struggling with a different kind of abuse. No, it's not religious or political persecution. It's a form of child abuse and exploitation: over-zealous sports training.A 10 year old Chinese girl swam in a river for three hours with her hands and feet bound. Her parents watched from land as she struggled in what her parents called "training. Swimming lessons? Hardly! A parent who wants to see a Chinese swimming victory should get in the pool himself! In June, a Chinese Olympic firm that makes products for the upcoming games event admitted to using child labor! China is up to its neck in wrong-doing allegations which infringe on basic human rights. Does this mighty country deserve the Olympics? No-- it's people deserve a massive revamp of the right to unexploited life. | | By: Life Consistency | | |
| | So you were swimming? In the center of Prague? | | 2007-10-02 01:02:00 | | Well, there is no chance to use this right in the center of Prague. In the old building full of offices. Unless he was diving in the nearby Vltava river. But still, this is strange. On Thursday there was a girl drinking her coffee right here sitting in this window. But she was gone seconds before I found my camera. | | By: Prague Daily Photo | | |
| | CD Review: Lumatic - Swimming to the Hook | | 2007-09-20 23:24:00 | | CD Review: Artist: LumaticTitle: Swimming to the HookWebsite: http://wwwlumaticmusic.comStyle: Alternative / Rock / IndieBy Staff Writer L. Anne Carrington Escape to the bottom of a dark blue ocean and hear the gentle sounds and see the beautiful sights drifting there. This is what best describes Swimming to the Hook, the debut CD from the New York-based group Lumatic. The band was formed by Katherine Miller (singer/ keyboards/ laptop) after she graduated from Oberlin Conservatory with a degree in music composition. Performing Mozart for the first time at the age of 5, followed by years of writing abstract electronic and instrumental music, Miller made the decision to go toward more "user-friendly" musical aspects. Lumatic plays music that is both sweet and edgy, fusing ambient pop and experimental rock. There is not a false moment on this CD, and Miller's range and artistic restraint hint at all of her capabilities for even more musi | | By: Indie Music Stop | | |
| | | Mum, we're going swimming (to Podoli, Prague's best swimming pool :) | | 2007-07-17 21:25:00 | | Podoli is part of Prague with the best (and the biggest) swimming pool. There were tens of cars parked everywhere and trams were full of *going to* and *going from* swimmers of every age.And there is more! Zlute lazne ("Yellow baths") is a place at the Vltava river with a beach and all you can have near a typical tourists driven beach (they have a little ski slope in winter here, too :). Zlute lazne is very trendy. They must have great marketing/PR team because they had a tv reality show here last year, all of the fashion magazines do their summer shooting here.And I love that inflatable thing the girl has. Is it a centipede? :) | | By: Prague Daily Photo | | |
| | Hot swimming pools are new attractions to tourists in Tuba town Baluda | | 2007-06-17 01:50:01 | | TUBA, Benguet - The swimming pools with hot water established by private investors in recent years in this town adjacent to Baguio City have started as an attraction to local and foreign tourists, according to outgoing municipal mayor Jose Baluda.
He said that the increase of tourists only started early this year as a result of the eco-tourism campaign done by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo over the past five years in this western part of the Cordillera mountain ranges in northern Luzon.
Records show that prior to these swimming pools, the main attraction of the town some 230 kilometers north of Manila had been the world-famous Asin hotsprings and the Brown Madonna on the Rock cave chapel. (more…)
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| | New/Old Gym & Swimming Again | | 2007-05-31 15:35:30 | | For those of you who have been reading this blog for the last few years, I feel sorry for you. Ha ha! You may remember that I used to attend a gym in Ocean Township (I hate Ocean Township) where I was completely creeped out by some of the gym-goers and their gross [...] | | By: Joe's Journal | | |
| | How Safe is YOUR Swimming Pool? | | 2007-05-25 21:47:00 | |
Whether or not you have a swimming pool, if you live in the United States of America, I want to let you know that there are children dying because our pools are not fenced in.
I just learned that 85% of the apartment buildings in Los Angeles County are not required by law to have a fence. This is completely and utterly outrageous and we need to get busy writing letters and making phone calls to the officials we've elected!!!!!!
For your convenience, here is a website to help us contact our local officials within our country. All you need to do is type in your zip code and their names will come right up:
Find Your Elected Officials
It's not up to he or she to do this, it's up to you and me, my dears.
READ ABOUT THIS HEREPractice non-violence in your lives. You will be leaving your children a beautiful legacy. | | By: Marilyn's Non-Violent Planet Newspage | | |
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