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Many remember scoring that goal or winning a race fondly from childhood. But growing up doesn’t have to mean the end of team sports! Two swimmers, Rossella Pescatori and Chris Wall, have kept competing as adults, which helps them both remember how they fell in love with the water in the first place.
Pescatori, 45, was heartbreakingly close to competing in the…
ContinueAdded by Anne Artley on April 21, 2016 at 1:30pm — No Comments
Two swimmers, Bob Beresh and David Walters, are opposites when it comes to skill-level. Beresh, a beginner, started attending organized, coached workouts about two months ago. Walters, a national standout, competed on the U.S. 4x200 freestyle relay with Michael Phelps in the 2008 Olympics.
But they both share a struggle that anyone trying to exercise…
ContinueAdded by Anne Artley on February 25, 2016 at 6:28pm — No Comments
Jason May and Melanie Webber, two local triathletes, have excelled in competition and both started out in the pool. One has reached the elite level and the other is a novice swimmer, but they both enjoy the sport and the time they spend swimming laps.
Triathlon season is approaching! And they’re gearing up again.
Melanie Webber has competed in nine…
ContinueAdded by Anne Artley on June 29, 2015 at 3:00pm — No Comments
This year, Southern California Aquatics (SCAQ) has expanded its 2015 Ocean Swim Series to include safe, high quality; affordable and fun swim options during the week as well as both morning and evening sessions. SCAQ is an adult swim club that also offers pool practices at nine locations, including Echo Park. Ocean swimming is great workout for…
ContinueAdded by Anne Artley on May 8, 2015 at 4:30pm — No Comments
Lewis Carter, 77, (right) and Jerome Smith, 71, (left) discovered a passion that boosted their health.
State University of New York says swimmers have lower heart rates compared to those of non-swimmers. Swimming was also found to be a viable workout for people in cardiac rehabilitation and recovering from heart failure or artery…
ContinueAdded by Anne Artley on February 6, 2015 at 1:00pm — No Comments
Nineteen seconds. For most of us, that’s not a lot of time to accomplish much, maybe fill up a glass of water, walk up the stairs, or get a leash for the dog.
But for aspiring Olympian Derek Toomey, that’s enough time to swim two laps of the pool.
Toomey, who just finished his college swimming career at the University of Minnesota,…
ContinueAdded by Anne Artley on January 14, 2015 at 4:18pm — No Comments
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