2012 Summer Olympics

Hello Everyone, I wanted to send an update about the upcoming 2016 “I Comply” Compliance Roadshow. Plans are well underway and the details are coming together nicely! In total, 10 Cigna-HealthSpring offices will be a part of the tour touching over 3,500 employees face-to-face as well as countless others via a recorded video at the end of the roadshow via email. In order to best prepare to your office’s visit, I would like to request a few action items of you. These ‘to- do’s’ are essential to…

Swimming Safety Tips: Every Beginners Should Aware Of Swimming to me is something extraordinary. What is swimming to me? A sport? A form of physical exercise? No, swimming to me is a feeling. Intense feelings of happiness that wash away all the tiredness of a hectic day and make me feel alive once again. It is like a charger of my body that makes me full of energy every single time. As a regular swimmer today I decided to share some experience of mine with you guys. We all know that swimming…

In the historical narrative, Boys in the Boat, Daniel Brown recounts the captivating tale of Joe Rantz, his rowing crew mates, and their journey to the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The majority of the book describes the many obstacles that the young men from Washington University had to overcome leading up to their Olympic victory. More importantly, Brown sheds light on some of the individuals’ personal backgrounds, whose lives were significantly affected by the Great Depression, ultimately shaping…

Swimming and Eye-Health: Important Things to Know A session of swimming leaves us rejuvenated and no matter how sore we feel physically, there is a freshness that surrounds us right from the moment we come out of the pool. However, the feeling is not so pleasant for all because several swimmers are left with a stinging and burning sensation around their eyes, which is quite uncomfortable. In fact, the problem is so common among even the avid swimmers that it is popularly termed as, “swimmer’s…

Before the end of the late spring, he had been decided for the group that would say/argue at the national wheelchair b-ball titles; the Link Autos won the national title, the first of three titles Fox would win with the group. Tired of the unforgiving Winnipeg winters, Rolly moved (starting with one place then onto the next) to Vancouver, English Columbia, in 1966. Not long after losing his right leg to growth, Fox chose to keep running crosswise over Canada to raise (thinking about…

As the team ran along, Coach Timmons rode beside the course in his car offering advice and encouragement. Within a few miles, as he related to me, the lack of mileage over the summer began to take its toll and “I started to fall back.” After a few minutes, he had fallen well behind the others when the coach rode up next to him and said: “Get in.” Thinking that his workout was gratefully over, Coach Timmons drove up a few hundred…

I Believe in Competitive Swimming Swimming is my life. Joining the swim team has changed my life more than I ever thought it would. Since I joined my weeks have been filled with practice and more practice. Weekends are filled with meets and going to events. I went through a lot of years just so I could join the team. Being part of a team is amazing and full of fun. Swim has changed my life in a lot of ways. From being part of a team, to getting up early for meets. I don’t know what I would be…

Can you believe that some people think swimming isn’t a sport? Awesomely swimming has been around for centuries, but most people like it for entertainment. Luckily, people learn how to swim because it’s an essential skill that should be, but unfortunately almost required in life and parents want them to be safe, but other people learn for different reasons. Some learn it because you can actively perform it your entire life. Amazingly others pursue this sport because it’s the sport they dream…

Before the Olympics, Jesse Owens, a student at Ohio State University, was diligently working to support himself financially and achieve his full potential in track and field. Having nine siblings with little money, Jesse Owens had been forced to get jobs after school at a young age to help provide for the family (Schaap 1; “Jesse” 1). Even as a freshman in college in 1935, Owens was not provided with a scholarship, so he worked many odd jobs to pay the tuition (“Jesse” 1). Along with financial…

College in Iowa with a football scholarship. While playing football on his scholarship he had injured his knee and was forced to just focus on Track and field. His track coach L.D. Weldon encouraged Bruce to train for the Olympic decathlon. In 1972 at Olympic Games in Munich West Germany he placed 3rd in the trials and 10th in the games. Then at…