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Sunday's Swim Report - Meet The Kings And Queens Of The Swimming Universe

Lane 1 - The San Luis Obispo Tribune posts "Olympic star Missy Franklin makes Cal debut at Cal Poly swim meet.  So, Franklin’s college swimming career began Friday for Cal, and it kicked off in San Luis Obispo at Cal Poly’s King and Queen of the Pool meet."

Lane 2 - Aqualillies posts "Trying on Esther Williams' swimsuits.  Aqualillies at Esther Williams' house trying on suits from her collection."

Lane 3 - M Live posts "Davis Tarwater, Kara Lynn Joyce bring Olympic medals, experience to help Saginaw youth swimmers.  Davis Tarwater watched, just one of the many, as the four members of the United States 800-meter freestyle accepted their gold medals and listened to the national anthem at the 2012 London Olympics.  But the former University of Michigan swimmer knew that there were more than four swimmers and more than four gold medals.  Tarwater brought his gold medal to Heritage High School for the Fitter and Faster Swim Tour, a swim clinic Saturday that attracted 54 swimmers, ages 6 to 16."

Lane 4 - The Monitor posts "Olympian Soni makes impact on Valley swimmers.  On Saturday, Soni emphasized having fun and fundamentals. She implored her students to swim through their core, wade with the proper hand movements and fall forward in the water while not scrunching the shoulders.  Every September, McAllen Memorial swim coach Roxanne Balducci and the McAllen Swim Club bring in a prominent swimmer or coach to host a clinic. In previous years, Ricky Berens, Chloe Sutton, Brendan Hansen and Eddie Reese have made the trek."

Lane 5 - M Live posts "Olympic swimmers visit East Grand Rapids: 'We just want them to see the dreams that are in front of them'.   Olympic medal winning swimmers Brendan Hansen and Kim Vandenberg have competed all around the world and have shined in the sport’s biggest and hottest spotlights.  The two agreed Saturday that the pools that they are most comfortable in, though, are the ones in which they are teaching children how to best follow their own dreams.  The East Grand Rapids Waves Swim Club hosted the Mutual of Omaha Breakout Swim Clinic on Saturday at EGR High School, and Hansen and Vandenberg were guests. The two worked with over 100 children, providing instruction on performance techniques."

Lane 6 - Tracy Press posts "Of swimming pools past, future.  I tuned in the City Council meeting Tuesday night on Channel 26 and watched and listened to the discussion of what kind of an aquatic center could eventually wind up in Tracy.  And as several members of the council indicated, the discussion has gone on a long, long time without any decision being made to move the process along toward actual development.  The Tracy Plunge, shown in 1954, was a busy place during the summer months from its opening in 1931 through 1986, when it was closed with the opening of the community swimming pool — later named for Recreation Director Joe Wilson — in Dr. Powers Park."

Lane 7 - The Race Club posts "Fast Swimming Techniques - Flip Turn - The Flip.  In our second part of Fast Swimming Techniques Video Series on Flip Turns, Gary Hall Sr discusses 3 common mistakes made during the Flipturn along with swimming drills that can improve your own swim training program. Learn innovative swimming drills for the flipturn and know the proper position of the head, arms and feet. The Flipturn is the part of the Race where there is the greatest opportunity to gain on your competitors so take notes!"

Lane 8 - Timothy Dansie posts (w/video) "Video Letter/Vlog to my family back home during my trip to IGLA in Seattle for Water Polo. Seattle is an amazing city I never expected to visit but glad glad I took the chance to.  Big thanks to the IGLA organisers for a great event, all the polo teams for awesome games, À Contre-Courant for all their support, Mark our coach for be so positive no matter what and our extra players Kevin and Gareth for saving our asses."

ISHOF - now is the time.

ISHOF - now is the time.  A promotional video created by USA Water Polo in 1996 to promote the addition of women's water polo onto the Olympic Program.

Sunday's Swim Report - A Bit Of A Swimmer's Comeback and SHARKS!

Lane 1 - The Telegraph posts "Caribbean swimming holiday: the day I beat Becky Adlington.  Teresa Machan heads to the Caribbean to improve her swim technique with Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington."

Lane 2 - Daily Telegraph posts (w/video) "Swimmer Kenrick Monk's new career as a rower with Olympic ambition.  Up until two weeks ago Kenrick Monk had never been in a boat before. Today, the dual Olympic swimmer is aiming to qualify for his third Games - this time as a rower."

Lane 3 - Boxscore posts "Hungarian Water Polo legend Dezső Gyarmati passes away.   The final day of the Men's Junior U20 World Championships in Szombathely, Hungary was overshadowed by the death of Hungarian waterpolo legend Dezső Gyarmati who passed away today at the age of 85. He won three Olympic gold medals during his active career and is considered one of the greatest water polo player of all time."

Lane 4 - Boston Herald posts "Shark sighting prompts Cape Cod swimming ban.  State officials told the Cape Cod Times (http://bit.ly/16UcLOn ) that divers spotted the 16-foot-long shark about a quarter-mile off shore Saturday and warned surfers when it moved to about 100 yards from the beach. Someone also called the National Park Service to report the shark."

Tuesday's Swim Report - Maybe All Swimmers Should Get Back In The Pool

Lane 1 - Team USA posts "Conor Dwyer: At Home In Baltimore.  A good summer run is about to become a great one for Olympic medalist swimmer Conor Dwyer.  First, his beloved Chicago Blackhawks won another Stanley Cup. Dwyer, a native of suburban Chicago, lived and died with the Blackhawks during their turbulent playoff run.  Then Dwyer threw down personal bests at USA Swimming’s 2013 Phillips 66 National Championships and World Championships Trials last month in Indianapolis, punching his ticket for the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain in style."

Lane 2 - Indy Aquatic Masters posts "IAM Head Coach Introduction - Mel Goldstein."

Lane 3 - 9 News posts "Thorpe describes battle with depression.  Australian swimming legend Ian Thorpe hates depression.  Thorpe described his own struggle with depression in a bid to help other sufferers, saying in his case it came on slowly and remained unnoticed for many years."

Lane 4 - Nevada Appeal posts "Michael Phelps jokes about getting back in the pool.   Heard on the course - Michael Phelps on the NBC broadcast crew… “Maybe I should get back in the pool after how bad I did today. It is a lot easier to swim than golf. The biggest thing about golf that I want to do is I want to be able to compete. I have friends who are scratch golfers, and I’m a very competitive person. It is not fun going out there and getting absolutely tortured every single hole. So, this is something that will take a lot of time and a lot of work, and it is something that I am looking forward to doing.”

Lane 5 - FINA posts "BCN2013: Tibor Benedek (HUN) Headcoach of Hungarian Waterpolo team."

Lane 6 - The Gympie Times posts "Elmslie’s bold move with new coach for titles.   OLYMPIC gold medallist Brittany Elmslie's drastic decision to switch coaches a month out from the world championships could prove a masterstroke, as the teen star looks to replace a turbulent time with fast pool times.  Fellow Coast speed export Melanie Schlanger - Elmslie's 4x100m freestyle gold medal-winning teammate from the London Olympics - says the 19-year-old will benefit greatly by joining respected Brisbane-based mentor Michael Bohl."

Saturday's Swim Report - I ♥ Swimming, You ♥ Swimming, We All ♥ Swimming!

Lane 1 - HuffPo has "The Ice Caps Are Melting, Teach Your Kids to Swim.  The percentage of children who have not been taught to swim is dangerously high. Unfortunately, 70 percent of African-American, 60 percent of Latino and 40 percent of Caucasian children have not been taught swimming. It is imperative that we change these numbers. Formal swimming lessons, according to a study reported in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine (2009), reduce the risk of drowning by 88 percent among children ages 1 to 4."

Lane 2 - Toyota posts "Team Toyota Health and Fitness: Sarah Haskins' Swimming Tip.    Check out pro triathlete Sarah Haskins' secret to a faster swim stroke. Follow her journey @sarahhaskinstri #TeamToyota"

Lane 3 - The Age posts "Rice makes clean break.  ''I'm 24 going on 45,'' Rice says, laughing about her new status as she prepares to host a live screening of Tuesday night's episode. It's a special fund-raiser for Youth off the Streets and some of the young people involved in the program will appear in the episode.  On her stoush with Fraser, Rice says she was ''disappointed'' and that the swimming champions had agreed to ''move past the situation'', especially because lots of kids were looking to them."

Lane 4 - Mercury News posts "Olympic swimming champ now devoted to teaching water safety.  Born and raised in Hawaii, Hercules' Bill Woolsey learned to swim at an early age and went on to an accomplished swimming career at the University of Indiana and two Olympic relay medals, in 1952 and 1956. He now is working with the Hawaii Swim Club, which he swam for back in the late 1940s and early 1950s, on creating a water-safety program for elementary school-age children in his native state."

Lane 5 - Team USA posts "Tony Azevedo Ready For First Father’s Day As Dad.  Tony Azevedo joked that he doesn’t need (or want) a mug for Father’s Day telling him he’s the world’s best dad.  Nor does he need (or want) a new tie.  He just got the best gift of all: his first child, son, Cruz, who was born May 20 in Croatia, where Tony has been playing professional water polo."

Lane 6 - Cincinnati.com posts "Swim League begins its 50th year.  It was in the summer of 1963 when eight swim clubs in Northern Kentucky formed the Northern Kentucky Swim League and on Thursday night two of the original members – Beechwood Swim Club and Bluegrass Swim Club – met to open the 50th Anniversary of the NKSL.  The league has produced numerous standout collegiate swimmers and coaches, including: Olympic swimmer Nate Dusing; Olympic diver Becky Ruehl; four-time NCAA champion Cory Chitwood; current USA National Team Director for USA Swimming Frank Busch and Brent Rutemiller, who is CEO of Swimming World Magazine."

Lane 7 - Scottish Swimming posts "We LOVE SWIMMING.  Those kids benefitted from our Top Up programme! Scottish Swimming are delighted that the Scottish Government will continue to support the National Top Up Swimming Programme with a further investment of £500,000 over a two year period.  This investment builds on the Government's previous investment of £1.2 million which saw a 6-8% improvement in the number of children able to swim."

Lane 8 - NYDN posts "Honey Boo Boo's mom June Shannon hits the beach: Celebrity beach bodies we NEVER wanted to see…Cue the (not so) "Forever Young" jokes! Rod Stewart was caught running around Miami Beach in a speedo on Aug. 7, 2012."