United States House of Representatives formally acknowledges that water safety education should be included in primary and secondary schools. (H.RES.658)

May 15, 2012, marked the Inaugural International Water Safety Day prompting the United States House of Representative via H.RES.658 to formally acknowledge that water…

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From TEAMUSA.org, By Maura Gladys:

Ervin at the 2012 Austin Grand Prix

Anthony Ervin squirms at the word “comeback.”

“It’s not a comeback,” he says. “I’m just swimming again. I’m just enjoying what I’m doing and the environment that I’m in.”

But when…

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From USASwimming.org, by Mike Gustafson:

Last spring, Dax Hill was part of a historic swimming race. He didn’t break any NCAA records. He wasn’t even the fastest person in the heat. But Hill, a 6-foot-8 swimmer from the University of Texas, was the runner-up at the NCAA Championships in the 200 freestyle, second to Florida’s Brett Fraser.…

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Cullen Jones recounts a funny 2008 Olympic story in a recent article in the NY Times.



Michael Phelps wakes Jones to tell him that LeBron James and other basketball stars want to meet them in the lobby of the hotel. Cullen goes downstairs and hears LeBron talking to Phelps about going for his 8th gold medal. But when he meets Cullen, LeBron exclaims, "Wait, you… Continue