September 2009 Blog Posts (6)

Buidling a Team

Coach Archie talks about how he built the first swim team at Norfolk State University.

Added by Jayson Jackson on September 21, 2009 at 7:29pm — No Comments

Any grant writers? Really, what about grant applications for others to see?

I'm working on a grant application, of sorts. I could use some help and input.

Are there any grant writers in the soup here? Can you self identify? Reply to this post please.

Furthermore, it would be great to have some grant template fodder for re-use in my grant applications. So, if others have finished grant applications and have wordsmithed some of the basics for aquatics, then I'd love to have those posted here, within the NING, too.

Grant application links… Continue

Added by Mark Rauterkus on September 21, 2009 at 9:45am — 1 Comment

On 9/14/09, U.S. House of Representatives passed H. Res. 57 "Recognizing the persistently high rates of drowning fatalities among children"

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=hr111-57

Added by Jennifer Galvin on September 16, 2009 at 12:44pm — No Comments

2009-2010 Swimming and Diving Competition Schedule

* denotes CCSA Conference Competition

HOME MEETS in CAPS

Home Meets hosted at the Morcom Aquatics Center

10/02/09 ORANGE VS GREEN INTER-SQUAD MEET

TALLAHASSEE, FL AT 8:30 am

10/10/09 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA(WOMEN ONLY)

TALLAHASSEE, FL AT 12pm

10/16/09 at HBCU Relay Meet

Greensboro, NC at 4 pm

10/17/09 at Gardner-Webb*, Campbell*

Boiling Springs, NC at 4pm

10/23/09 at Florida State

Tallahassee, FL at 4… Continue

Added by Douglas Carrington on September 13, 2009 at 12:36pm — No Comments

FAMU Swimming and Diving has a blog!

To all the friends and fans here on Diversity in Aquatics, I want to share the home of Florida A&M University's Swimming and Diving team blog. Here you can find information about the current teams, read interesting stories about our community activities, and stay abreast on the latest events with program alumni! Enjoy!

www.famuswimminganddiving.blogspot.com

Added by Douglas Carrington on September 13, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

From the Creek to the Curriculum

Coach Archie delivers a lot in these powerful 3 minutes, from learning to swim in the creek, his early days at West Virginia State where swimming was compulsory, building Norfolk State’s first pool on the beach with a tractor, and finally making swimming compulsory at Norfolk State by making sure it was included in the curriculum.

Added by Jayson Jackson on September 9, 2009 at 12:05pm — No Comments