News: Aquatics
VICSWIM learn to swim program thrown funding lifeline
The VICSWIM Summer 'Kidz' learn to swim program will be overhauled and revived as a result of a funding boost in the 2011-12 Victorian Budget. The Victorian Government has...
Jun 10, 2011
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Special needs swimmers hoist launched at McKeon's Swim Centre
A new hoist for special needs swimmers has been launched at McKeon's Swim Centre in Unanderra, NSW. The new hoist results from the efforts of a number of local organisations who...
Jun 9, 2011
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Funballz sets the ball rolling
Gold Coast inflatable water ball attractions operator Funballz is expanding its business activities having been appointed Australian distributor of Funballz Original products....
Jun 9, 2011
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Dolphin Discovery Centre redevelopment opens
Stage one of Bunbury's Dolphin Discovery Centre has been officially opened by Western Australia's Regional Development Minister Brendon Grylls. Minister Grylls yesterday visited...
Jun 9, 2011
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Numbers exceed expectations at Onehunga War Memorial Pool
Users numbers at the Onehunga War Memorial Pool (OWMP) are growing week by week, continuing to exceed the expectations CLM Management who reopened the facility on 1st April. CLM...
Jun 8, 2011
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Sea World Launches 2011 Whale Watching Season
As the first of thousands of Humpback Whales start to travel past the Gold Coast, Sea World Whale Watch tours have been launched for the 2011 season. The Gold Coast whale...
Jun 7, 2011
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ASCTA releases Swim Australia Teacher of Learners with Disability course
The Australian Swimming Coaches & Teachers Association (ASCTA) has released the Swim Australia Teacher of Learners with Disability (SAT LWD) course. Conducting the first course...
Jun 7, 2011
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Sea World Manager features in whale documentary
Sea World Marine Sciences Director Trevor Long was one of the stars of a Channel 10 documentary 'Call of the Whales' screened yesterday. Marking World Environment Day, the...
Jun 6, 2011
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Dates confirmed for 2011 ASCTA Queensland conference
The Queensland Branch of the Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association (ASCTA) has confirmed its dates for its 2011 annual conference. The event will be held at...
Jun 3, 2011
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Royal Life recommends Aquatic Signage Upgrades
The Royal Life Saving Society Australia (RLSSA) is recommending that aquatic facilities upgrade their signage in accordance with the new Australian/New Zealand Standard...
Jun 2, 2011
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Fowlie receives ASCTA coach of the year award
Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) swim coach John Fowlie, the man who coached Alicia Coutts to five gold medals at last year's Commonwealth Games in Delhi, has been named the...
Jun 1, 2011
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Research highlights inadequate supervision in Australian child drownings
Recently published research by Lauren Petrass and co-authors from the University of Ballarat, has found that a lack of adequate supervision was a contributing factor in more...
May 31, 2011
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SA Aquatic Centre Builders owed millions of dollars
Millions of dollars of work on some of South Australia's largest construction projects, including the recently completed State Aquatic Centre, remain unpaid as a result of a...
May 30, 2011
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Aqualogan recognised with national award
Logan City Council's aqualogan Springwood facility has been recognised by one of Australia's peak swimming school bodies. At Swim Australia's recent national convention on the...
May 30, 2011
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South Australia and Victoria back WA's Watch Around Water Campaign
Industry aquatic industry and safety bodies in South Australia and Victoria have partnered with the Watch Around Water program. The partnership with the see the program, which...
May 27, 2011
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Recreation SA develops Aquatic sector group: Announces Aquatics 2011 conference
Recreation SA has developed an aquatics sector group, 'Aquatic Recreation SA', to represent the professional interests of the South Australian aquatic industry. Sponsored by...
May 26, 2011
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SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre looks forward to 2012 Olympic trials hosting
The YMCA is welcoming Swimming Australia's announcment that the South Australian State Aquatic and Leisure Centre, which it manages, has won the rights to host the London...
May 25, 2011
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GNFP highlights health fears for Western Australian aquatic play space
A children's pool at a Western Australian waterpark should be permanently closed amid grave concerns about water quality, an independent water treatment assessor says. Kalamunda...
May 24, 2011
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Sunbather helps AIS pools reduce their carbon footprint
With its previous solar pool heating system having given the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) 28 years of service, Sunbather Pool Technologies have recently replaced and...
May 24, 2011
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Northern Territory Drowning highlights need for Watch Around Water
The recent drowning of a four-year-old boy at a Northern Territory waterpark has led Western Australia's LIWA Aquatics to highlight the importance of its 'Watch around Water'...
May 23, 2011
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New Waterplay slide activity centres embody form, function and fun
After months of field research and strategic design, aquatic play pioneer Waterplay Solutions Corp. is releasing an exciting line of slide activity centres that are being...
May 21, 2011
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Manukau Swim Program delivers 200,000 free lessons
Community Swim, the cornerstone project of Sir John Walker's Find Your Field of Dreams Foundation, marked a major milestone this week with its 200,000th swim lesson for Manukau...
May 20, 2011
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Be part of the World's Largest Swimming Lesson
Aquatic facilities around the world still have the chance to participate in this year's World's Largest Swimming Lesson (WLSL) event. The event, to be held on Tuesday 14th June...
May 19, 2011
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CLM's SwimMagic teaches over 11,000 swimmers each week
New Zealand's largest swim school SwimMagic is currently teaching over 11,000 swimmers a week. With New Zealand being surrounded by natural waterways and coast lines, people are...
May 18, 2011
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