Pool Facts, Tips, and Articles for Your Swimming Pleasure

 

The Basics of Safe Swim Defense
03/18/2010
In the United States, nine people drown every day. Drowning is the second most common cause of injury-related death for children ages 1 to 14. Despite these sobering facts, swimming is and will remain one of the most enjoyable outdoor activities out there.
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Things Kids Should Remember When Playing in Water
03/16/2010
At this time, everyone is planning to have their summer getaway. Kids most especially are so much excited to go paddling, splashing and soaking almost whole day into the water. It's sure relaxing to go bathing into the beach, pool and in the lake on a hot day.
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Toning Your Upper Body With Swimming
03/16/2010
The swimming pool is a great place to exercise and you can do some great, gentle but effective exercises to tone your upper body. This article gives you guidance on how to go about it.
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The Best Swimming Pool Games
03/16/2010
Swimming pools can be a whole load of fun. This article gives some great games to play in your swimming pool to make your pool party or trip to the local pool enjoyable and fun.
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Swimming Pool Cleaning
03/16/2010
This article outlines the basic things you need to consider when caring for your swimming pool. Cleaning and managing your pool saves you money but is also essential to keep your pool safe for people to use without getting sick or hurting themselves.
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Toning the Stomach - Swimming Exercises to Give You a Trim Tum
03/16/2010
Swimming laps using your preferred swimming stroke can help you achieve a toned stomach. Each and every stroke makes use of different muscles in various ways.
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Swimming For Cardiovascular Endurance
03/16/2010
This article gives you an overview of using swimming to build your cardiovascular endurance. It is an excellent exercise for this purpose.
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Swimming to Increase Your Muscular Strength
03/16/2010
Just like any other form of exercise, swimming helps increase the endurance and strength of your muscles at the same time. Depending on how fast or how slow you swim, you can simply build-up the strength of your muscles or you can have a good cardiovascular work-out in addition to building muscle strength and endurance. Each time you swim, all the muscles in your body becomes involved.
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Bishop's Stortford Swimming Club - It All Started in a River 130 Years Ago!
03/12/2010
Bishop's Stortford Swimming Club, formed in 1884, is an amateur swimming club based at the Bishops Stortford College Swimming Pool and hold regular training sessions during the week. Being almost 130 years old, it is rumoured that the club is the longest established swimming club in Hertfordshire.
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Staying Safe Poolside
03/11/2010
Kids and adults alike look forward to that first warm day of the year when they can finally take a dip in the pool and take some time out for relaxation in the sun. Pools and pool activities are an integral component of summertime. Unfortunately, every year thousands of people suffer injuries and even fatalities from poolside accidents.
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Choosing a Swimmable Mermaid Tail - Neoprene Tails
03/11/2010
In my first article of this series I wrote about nylon-spandex (swimsuit fabric) mermaid tails. In this article we will look at buying and owning a neoprene tail - made from wetsuit material. First of all, neoprene is very different from swimsuit fabrics.
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Choosing a Swimmable Mermaid Tail - Spandex Tails
03/10/2010
Ready to buy a mermaid swim tail, but don't know whether to choose a swimsuit fabric tail or a neoprene or silicone rubber tail? This is the first in a series of articles discussing the differences.
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Use Life Vests and Preservers For a Safer Water Experience
03/09/2010
With summer approaching, our minds turn to water-based fun and activities. Remembering to include safety vests and life preservers, or personal flotation devices (PFD), can help keep fun from turning into tragedy.
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Fin Swimming - The "Formula One" of Swimming
03/08/2010
Anyone who was ever witness to a fin swimmer sprint 50 meters gets why fin swimming is dubbed the Formula One of swimming. The speed is undeniably impressive!
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One Weird Old Tip to Get Your Child Swimming
03/03/2010
Teaching a very young child to swim can be extremely challenging. Check out this weird old tip to help build water confidence with your child.
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Trade Associations

Follow the links below for more information and upcoming meetings.

Association of Pool & Spa Professionals

The Association of Pool and Spa Professionals members adhere to a code of ethics in business and technical practices that share a strong commitment to safety, health, and enjoyable use of industry related products.  To visit their Consumer Resources Member Locator engine.

FSPA

The Florida Swimming Pool Association has a wide variety of resources to help you get the most from your FSPA membership.

Broward Chapter:

No Chapter meeting for the month of December

Palm Beach Chapter:

Chapter Meeting & Holiday Happy Hour: Friday, December 4th @
Old Key Lime House, Lantana

Treasure Coast Chapter:

Chapter Meeting & Christmas Party: Wednesday, December 9th 7-9pm @ Mickey Finn's, PSL Blvd

Chapter Meeting: Thursday, January 21, 2010

ASPI

The Associated Swimming Pool Industries of Florida is a local group of swimming pool builders, service companies, wholesale distributers, manufacturers, and other related professionals.

IPSSA

The Independent Pool and Spa Service Association, Inc. exists for the mutual professional benefit and growth of its members and for the continued improvement of the pool and spa industry.