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Kansas HS swimming coach saves athlete in near-drowning
A Kansas high school swimming coach reportedly saved one of his athletes over the weekend in a near-drowning incident during a team practice. [caption id="attachment_14879" align="alignright" width="310"] Screenshot via KSHB in Kansas City.[/capti...

Western Kentucky suspends swimming and diving program
Western Kentucky University announced today it is suspending the swimming and diving program for five years after an investigation discovered multiple Title IX violations. [caption id="attachment_11626" align="alignright" width="191"] Western Kent...

Investigation finds Title IX violations at Western Kentucky
Swim team members at Western Kentucky University were subjected to hazing and sexual assault, according to documents obtained by the College Heights Herald. [caption id="attachment_11626" align="alignright" width="207"] Western Kentucky Universit...

Dry land programs for swimmers
Not every swimming program is fortunate enough to have its own pool, and that forces coaches to find innovative ways to train their athletes without stepping in the water. Because so many teams have been forced to adapt, coaches across the country...

Arrowhead High School Special Report (Home)
Arrowhead High School Special Report Coach And Athletic Director's entire September 2012 issue is dedicated to our first-ever, head-to-toe coverage of the inner workings of one of America's most-envied public high-school athletic programs—Arrowh...

High School Sports Participation Increases for 24th Straight Year
NFHS.orghttp://www.nfhs.org/content.aspx?id=9628Participation in high school sports increased for the 24th consecutive year in 2012-13 and passed the 7.7 million mark for the first time, according to the annual High School Athletics Participation Sur...

Safety Advocates Bringing Awareness To Injuries Beyond Concussions
http://world.einnews.com/247pr/348783Shree Dandekar, who serves as an athletic trainer for high school athletes in New York City, has come out in support of a new movement that places a focus on preventing and understanding all safety risks for young...

Pioneer In Girls Athletics Dies
kmaland.comhttp://kmaland.com/04266_E_Wayne_Cooley_dies_114005.aspThe longtime Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Executive Secretary passed away Saturday at the age of 90. Edward Wayne Cooley was born in Mercer, Mo., on Sept. 16, 1922. He married...

New Jersey HS Athletic Program Fined, Put On Probation For Missing Swim Meets
The Timeshttp://blog.nj.com/hudsonhssports/2013/04/post_26.htmlThe Marist High School athletics program has been placed on probation and fined by the Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic League after the school’s swim team did not show up for...

Pollnow: Teacher By Day, Coach By Night
Sponsored By:Teacher By Day, Coach By NightJennifer Pollnow, head girls swim coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), finds that many of the things she does as a teacher apply to her role as a coach....