Swim

Moving through the water or swimming is a popular source of recreation, exercise and in some cases is a competitive sport. One of the most popular of Olympic events, swimming has received world wide recognition as a competitive sport. Since swimming is a low impact sport, it can offer lifelong benefits for health and fitness. People who swim may find an increase in endurance, muscle strength and cardio-vascular fitness. A very popular way to do this cost effectively is to purchase a lap pool.

Swimming also has benefits for weight loss, at a rate of 3 calories per mile per pound. A person weighing 150 pounds who swims the mile in 30 minutes would burn 900 calories in an hour.


Swim blogs include registration, news and event listings as well as video and photos of top swimming events and swimming’s best athletes. The Swim network seems to be an all inclusive blog with links to the latest news and full details on the Beijing Olympic swimmers.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Swim”

• Triathlon Training Update- Triathlon Club of San Diego

  
  Outside San Diego — Authority: 110
  My training has come a ways since I last reported here on Outside San Diego.  My endurance has jumped significantly, and I am running distances in times I previously thought would not happen for months.  My daily 2.5 mile run has become routine and I am able to run it in it’s entirity,  and have energy to spare ...
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• Rockstar and Adult Swim handing out free music

  
  Blast: Boston's Online Magazine — Authority: 566
  Rockstar Games today announced a unique partnership with Adult Swim set to grant a free downloadable mix tape to any and all. That’s right, anyone who visits AdultSwim.com beginning Dec. 7 through Dec. 31 at midnight, when 2009 becomes 2010, can download a 17-track mix tape compiled by Rockstar and Adult Swim. ...
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• Ken P. D. Snyde-Cast #124: Whither To Dither

  
  Quick Stop Entertainment — Authority: 522
  Adult Swim’s Dana Snyder and Quick Stop Entertainment’s Ken Plume set out to have a literate conversation between two pals, but inevitably devolve into a verbal, and funny, free-for-all full of bickering, infighting, and the special kind of male bonding that comes from conflict expressed through the podcast ...
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• HE NEW GENERATION: SPEEDO® LAUNCHES THE NEW LZR RACER® ELITE SUIT

  
  the17thman — Authority: 133
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• THE NEW GENERATION: SPEEDO® LAUNCHES THE NEW LZR RACER® ELITE SUIT

  
  the17thman — Authority: 133
  Tonight in my mail box came the official press release from Speedo USA announcing the FINA Approved 2010 LZR Racer Elite Suit.  I dont have any new official photos but here is the full press release for your enjoyment: THE NEW GENERATION: SPEEDO® LAUNCHES THE NEW LZR RACER® ELITE SUIT Inspired by Speedo’s ...
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• How much is a hot tub?

  
  Common Allergies And Symptoms — Authority: 133
    Our hot tubs range from £2595 to £11995 with installation costing an extra £250. Mechanical hire is needed when there is no access. It is not complicated to install a hot tub. an electric supply and hose are the vital bits you need for installing a hot tub. the price of having an electric supply will range ...
  17 hours ago

• Jon Glaser blogs second season of Adult Swim’s ‘Delocated’

  
  Punchline Magazine Blog — Authority: 477
  Are you one of the many comedy nerds eagerly awaiting Season two of Delocated on Adult Swim? Or are you one of the remaining plain nerds who don’t know anything about the series, wherein Jon Glaser (pictured) plays a man in the Witness Protection Program who moves his family to New York in an attempt to be cast ...
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• Taper Morning Swim

  
  the17thman — Authority: 136
  i woke up early this morning and headed to the pool to swim during the lap swim.  The team does have a morning workout but it starts later and is further away plus I wanted a taper swim.  So I headed over to the pool.  It was so cold out and having to shower and run out on deck before swimming was painful.  But ...
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• Austria’s Bierschwimmbad Helps You Absorb Beer in a New Way: Through Your Pores

  
  Matador Nights — Authority: 540
  Two Freud look-alikes frolic with a blonde in a bierschwimmbad. Photo courtesy of Starkenberger. “Enjoy the wonderful and cosy ambiance and savor the impressing wall paintings, a highlight of the Starkenberger Biermythos!” exclaims the website for Starkenberger Bierschwimmbad . Biermythos is just what it ...
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• Up to 20% Off Ocean World Dolphin Swims.

  
  Latest Coupons from ICnD — Authority: 448
  Description: Online Tour & Travel Shop Website: Viator.com Details: Ocean World Dolphin Swims. Find out why the dolphin swim is the most popular program at Ocean World! During your 30-minute encounter youll dance, hug, pet and swim with the dolphins. Finishing with a spectacular dorsal fin tow, your ...
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• Challenge Project: "Interest Bearing Sister" or Savings Account Migration

  
  Airelon's Investing and Trading Blog — Authority: 125
  Some time ago , I mentioned that I was moving the "interest bearing sister" of the $500 Challenge Project away from ING Direct, and to a personal account. Quite frankly, I was sick of the nonsense on the part of large financial institutions, who were looking to debt ridden governments to bail them out of their own ...
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• Form of Wallowing Garbage Scow!

  
  Ask MetaFilter — Authority: 642
  Yet another swimming exercise and etiquette question. I wanted to start swimming because I was tired of doing an hour a day on the elliptical machine. I have read Total Immersion, read the Masters Swimming site, and all the relevant previous questions . With that said, I have some questions. The first is Id like ...
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• Drug Dealer or Prostitute? Who Knows!

  
  The Nervous Breakdown — Authority: 535
  When Jessica Anya Blau lived in Oakland, California, she bought a nearly-brand-new SAAB with no pink slip from a maybe-prostitute, maybe-drug-dealer, who danced like Michael Jackson and hung out with Huey Newton.
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• Understanding Swimming talk at Nytro - Wednesday Dec 16th

  
  Coach Vance, TrainingBible Coaching — Authority: 112
  Ill be doing a talk at NYTRO in Encinitas, CA which you wont want to miss! What: "Learning and Understanding the 3 Most Important Technical Aspects of Swimming" When: Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 6:15 - 7:30 PM Where: Nytro Who: Anyone who is struggling with swimming, or wants to get faster in the water This ...
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• Diversity and Swimming -- and community leaders

  
  Mark Rauterkus & Running Mates ponder current events — Authority: 131
  George Houston, Senior Director at the Center for Creative Leadership, spoke at USA Swimmings Diversity Summit, Nov. 12-14 at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. His topic: Leadership in a Diverse World. One of the swimmers on the high school team came to me yesterday and said that she didnt want to ...
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• Wait, what were we talking about?

  
  World of Julie — Authority: 122
  Conversation I had with another mom while Eli and her daughter were in swim class: Other Mom: So you have an older son too? And then Eli and Zuzu? Julie: Yep. And I’m pregnant. Other Mom: Wow! You’re pregnant! When are you due? [Which I mishear as "What did you do?"] Julie: I don’t know! How did it happen? ...
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• Sprints to wake up

  
  I am Auggie's Dad Sweat365 Fitness Community — Authority: 126
  10X100 leaving on the top.  This sounds easier than it really was.  Got the idea yesterday and gave it a whirl today.  Helps to have a lane all to yourself when working the sprints because then you don’t have to worry about knocking into someone. This is actual swim time, not counting the “rest” in between. ...
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• The safety rules of using a hot tub when pregnant

  
  Common Allergies And Symptoms — Authority: 133
  The social benefits of owning a hot tub should not be overlooked! Having a hot tub can be socially advantageous especially if you want to invite friends over! However, you will also derive substantial and more immediate physical and psychological benefits from ownership and use of a Hot Tub or Spa. But is a hot tub ...
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• Whitman swim teams take third at Northwest Swim Invitational

  
  The Pioneer | Whitman news, delivered. — Authority: 482
  In the two-day Northwest Swim Invitational hosted by Lewis & Clark College, both Whitman swim teams showed that they are forces to be reckoned with in the Northwest Conference. Each team finished third overall, the men out of nine schools and the women out of 10. The University of Puget Sound won the women’s ...
  2 days ago

• Tuesday Night Swim What Taper?

  
  the17thman — Authority: 133
  I was hoping for a nice taper workout and get out after an hour of the practice.  But that was not meant to be.  The medium lanes are overflowing into the fast lane and since there was only 3 of us who normally swim in the fast lane I swam with them.  The hopes of a slower fast lane didnt happen. Warmed Up mixed ...
  2 days ago

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