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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”

• Infant Swim Therapy Benefits And Risks

  
  BabyNames& FamilyIssuesBlog — Authority: 153
  In the last couple of years infant swim therapy has become on of the more common topics of conversation among parents of new babies. It can be a little confusing as to exactly what these sessions can provide and whether or not they are truly in the best interest of the child. There are plenty of circumstances that can ...
  4 hours ago

• Who Says Turkeys Can’t Swim?

  
  Thirsty in Suburbia — Authority: 124
  As you’re pondering what to do with all that leftover Thanksgiving turkey, ponder this from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. In the Letters section of the October 2008 Conservationist: One morning my daughter and her friend were canoeing across Little Tupper Lake in the Whitney ...
  6 hours ago

• It’s Here!!!!

  
  Runner Leana — Authority: 120
  Yesterday morning I got a call from Greyhound that I had a shipment to pick up – my bike had arrived!!!  I was originally going to run over lunch but instead I hopped over to Greyhound to pick up my bike and drop it off at home.  The guy at the courier desk helped me unpack it and load it into my car.  As he took ...
  7 hours ago

• Ken P. D. Snyde-Cast #123: Whine And Brine

  
  Quick Stop Entertainment — Authority: 477
  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 ...
  9 hours ago

• Waterproof Bravia Phone U1, PRISMOID And SIWA Come From KDDI !

  
  vhxn.com — Authority: 442
  KDDI has released its latest waterproof Bravia Phone U1 with IIDA model Prismoid and Prismoid phones. All of the models have a new case, the SIWA which is a made up of Japanese paper. The models are expected to be available from December. The IIDA Model Prismoid phone is designed by Naoto Fukasawa. The price and other ...
  9 hours ago

• Nike Swim: We may see more commercials like these in 2010!

  
  Southern California Aquatics SCAQ Swim Club — Authority: 501
  I want to edit and do the titling like this for a SCAQ or the USMS commercial. Note when the athlete is in the air how your here a "soaring sound." When he breaks the surface tension of the water you hear a symbol. When videoed underwater the sound is filtered or muffled. Little details like this really resonate an ...
  17 hours ago

• What Jonathan is thankful for

  
  TV Squad — Authority: 718
  Another year, another Thanksgiving, and another Fall TV season with plenty of reasons to be thankful. Heres whats winning me over this holiday season... FXs Sons of Anarchy -- Talk about a complete 180°. This show went from near the bottom of my list last season to one of the most superb dramas on TV right now. ...
  23 hours ago

• Go Stuff Yourself – The Thanksgiving Mixtape

  
  Radio Exile — Authority: 130
  Everyone seems to talk to about Thanksgiving as if it is their favorite holiday. It makes sense: when it all boils down, no one loves gluttony more than an American. We can justify spending money on food (over presents), knowing that we will partake in shoveling these tasty purchases through our personal pie holes. ...
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• Susie Talks Latest Adventure

  
  Watch your favorite videos on the internet. — Authority: 181
  Maggie Rodriguez spoke to Susie Mann, 79, along with her daughter and granddaughter about living with terminal intestinal cancer and her newest bucket list adventure, swimming with bottlenose dolphins.
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• child of the noughties: it’s bound to melt your heart for good or for bad;

  
  [last year's girl] — Authority: 123
  This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series best of the noughties Surprisingly to nobody, in the end I couldn’t steer clear of the “best of the decade” chat that is dominating the blogosphere at the moment. Last time around, of course, there wasn’t a “blogosphere” – and I wasn’t really listening to ...
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• Thanksgiving weekend SALE at Swimsuits for all

  
  Let's Talk Wallpapers Shops & Catalogs — Authority: 124
  Thanksgiving weekend only, SwimsuitsForAll.com is offering 20% off on everything storewide! That includes already reduced clearance items as well! Just use coupon 20off. Valid 11/27-12/1 only. Thanksgiving Weekend Special! 20% Off Womens Site-Wide! Use code 20off. Valid 11/27 - 12/1 only Thanksgiving Weekend ...
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• D-E-I-R-T

  
  YOU'LL NEVER RUN ALONE — Authority: 126
  I am on leave today. It is time for an extended workout. Let hope it materialise. :) Woke up as per norm and head over to ECP. There are a fair bit of activities at there even though it is a weekday morning when i started my run from B1 at 5:52am. Intend to do a short run, therefore can try to push up the HR ...
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• Adult Swim Finer Things ‘09 collection revealed

  
  gaijINside — Authority: 143
  Adult Swim has revealed it’s Finer Things ‘09 catalog, for the upper-class animation nerd. In their catalog, you can find Dr. Henry Killinger ties, Mooninite pants, and more.Related posts:“G.I. Joe: Resolute” to premiere on Adult Swim[adult swim] DVD Factory now operating“Rising Son” to premiere on Adult ...
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• Warm up swim

  
  I am Auggie's Dad Sweat365 Fitness Community — Authority: 124
  Just a little swim to get the blood flowing.  That puts me over the 100,000 yard mark for the year.  Thats like 56 miles or so. Workout: Type: Swim Date: 11/25/2009 Time: 09:50:53 Total Time: 00:21:00.00 Calories: 221 Distance: 1,400 yd Average Pace: 1:30.11/100yd
  2 days ago

• Another Swim Practice

  
  the17thman — Authority: 139
  I was feeling in a negative mood before going to swim but that quickly changed.  Had a bunch of laid back fun mates in my lane so it made the workout fun to do.  Warmed Up 400 Mixed Then we started some kicking and drilling.  Four rounds of 50 kick / 50 drill / 50 swim.  I was still in my goof off warmup ...
  2 days ago

• Michael Phelps Secretly Dated Miss California 2010 Nicole Johnson

  
  HairBoutique.com Blog — Authority: 144
  What is it about Miss California USA?  Of course we had all the drama with the first Miss California USA, Carrie Prejean who stirred up enough controversy to make her more famous than any of the other Miss USA contestants.Do you remember any of their names besides Carrie?  Didn’t think so.(Michael Phelps at the ...
  2 days ago

• A Personalized Adult Swim

  
  Popular Fidelity — Authority: 560
  I am a huge evangelist for Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim line of programming.  Even when they let me down by bringing in more life action crap, I’m usually the first in line to watch their new cartoons and, thankfully, they’ve launched a service that will make it even easier for me to pluck the gems from their ...
  3 days ago

• Brisbane New Voices: Fiona Privitera

  
  Another Lost Shark — Authority: 127
  Today I am holding a copy of my latest publishing venture Brisbane New Voices, featuring two brand new micro-poetry-collections by Jonathan Hadwen and Fiona Privitera. It looks rather stunning and is putting a very large smile on my face! So to celebrate, here is a look at one of the poems from Fiona Privitera’s ...
  3 days ago

• Monday Nite Swim Swim

  
  the17thman — Authority: 121
  Tonights swim was pretty okay even with me not making some intervals and leaving after about an hour. Warmed Up 400 Swim 250 Pull (650) Then we started a kick and drill warm up set. Four Rounds - 2x75s Kick on 1:20 2x25s Drill on 30 IM Order (I missed a 50 kick during the backstroke) I pretty much missed most of ...
  3 days ago

• Victory for Bryn Mawr Swim Team

  
  The Bi-College News Online — Authority: 143
  By Sam Ahmed It was a triumphant day for the Owls as freshman Meredith Davis became the first swimmer in five years to set a school record for the swim team. Her time of 1:01.02 not only broke the six-year record of 1:01.28 that Kelly Radimer set back in 2004 but led the first-year swimmer to the victory in the ...
  3 days ago

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