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Listed here are a number of swimming related links which hopefully you will find useful. If you have any more suggestions, or to get your own site listed on this page, please drop the Phoenix webmaster an email!
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Basildon falls within the East Region of the ASA. So there’s lots of information here about our regional ASA organization and ASA events. Note the Essex subsection.
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British Swimming Ranking database If you swim in any licensed competitive gala your times will get loaded to the ASA ranking database. See how you compare with others in the country, region or national or just get a list of your own ‘licensed’ PB’s.
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National ASA WebsiteTHE place for National swimming news. The Amateur Swimming Association is the English national governing body for swimming and other water sports.
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Essex Swimming websiteContains details on Essex County ASA events, news, courses, county championship details (past results and future dates), county records and contacts etc.
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National Speedo League - This site includes all sorts of details for the Speedo league competition, rules, results and league tables, as well as a discussion forum. Click on the ‘London’ tab to see information in our area.
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Maps to local swimming pools (Basildon, Wickford and Pitsea) and other local information. See below for links related to the Sporting Village and proposed 50m pool.
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Local (Leigh-
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This is a UK Swim site with lots more than just news and discussion. There’s stuff here, on goggles, galas, techniques etc. They even have a time converter from any pool length to another (very handy for 33m pool times!). Have a rummage around!
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Information site on Swimming. Includes information on eating before and during swimming
galas, technique tips and lots of onward swimming-
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I don’t know who Pete is and whether he’s still maintaining his website (last update Jan ‘06?), but this site does include some interesting stuff on Olympic, 50m and outdoor pools!
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if it’s open air swimming you have in mind, try this site. This site includes details of open air pools (Lidos) in the UK, their history and whether they are still open to the public. So whether you’re looking for something to do on a hot day at home or on holiday, or you’re just interested in the history, then have a look here.
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This is an international directory of pools around the world. So if you’re looking for somewhere to swim while away from home, it’s worth looking here to find a pool. If you know of one they’ve not listed (and it’s not the one in your back garden) let them know!
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Swim and Start techniques described for each stroke with extensive example pictures.
Published by Rein Haljand, Ph.D. Professor of Kinesiology in Estonia
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FINA is the World Wide Swimming Sports Organisation. This is the official FINA Website. Contains swimming news, results, reports and more.
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Loads of swimming resources here. Articles, technique tips as well as Individual Stroke Video Clips which include some top international swimmers. Also, top 25 web site list which sadly we haven’t quite made yet.
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Basildon 50m Pool news See below for the most recent news we’ve found on the construction of a 50m pool at Basildon. Latest indicated opening date is Oct 2010. If you spot an article let us know! Feb ‘08 -
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Water Sports directory with links to everywhere -
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British Long Distance Swimming Association As it says on the tin! All about long distance (and they mean reeeally long) swimming. At the bottom of the homepage you can find a list of recent Channel swimmers. Fancy a trip to Lake Windermere anyone?
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UK directory listings with sport section. |
Simply Swim
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Site targeted mostly at Triathlon athletes but includes swimming information as well. Provides a facility to maintain your own Training log and a swimming tips section.
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Other links: SwimNews.com -
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