Special needs summer camps are specialized programs designed for children and young adults with a range of disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD), ADHD, Down syndrome, and other developmental or physical challenges.
Rather than something built into a pool, it is something you bring to one. A jet head mounts to the pool's edge with a clamp-and-bracket assembly, no drilling required, while a separate power box sits on the deck nearby. Attach it, switch it on, and the pool becomes considerably more useful than it was ten minutes ago.
Enter THEMAGIC5, makers of the world's first custom-fitted swim goggles. Born out of necessity by Danish triathletes Bo Habber and Rasmus Barfred, its newly launched model-Vector with Formfit-uses proprietary technology to create one-of-a-kind goggles based on a facial scan via their smartphone app with stabilization points specific to your face.
The government said the plans would increase the number of England's official bathing sites to 464. An official bathing spot on the Thames in London would mark a "vast transformation" in water quality in the river which was declared biologically dead in the 1950s due to pollution, officials said. Water minister Emma Hardy said rivers and beaches were "at the heart of so many communities, where people come together, families make memories and swimmers of all ages feel the benefits of being outdoors safely".
Speedo's parent company, Pentland Brands, plans to move its North American headquarters from Orange County to Long Beach, which has emerged as a hub for aquatic sports for the upcoming Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The privately held, U.K.-based company that manages a portfolio of fashion and sportswear brands - including outdoor gear brand Berghaus and cycling apparel brand Endura - plans to move to a 25,000-square-foot facility at Aero Long Beach this summer.
For decades in the US, table tennis has lived a double life: one of the most widely played sports in the country, yet still dismissed by many as a basement pursuit. Now, unexpectedly, it is having a cultural moment. The release of Marty Supreme, a film steeped in obsession and myth, and loosely based on postwar American table tennis champion Marty Reisman, has pushed ping-pong into the pop-culture mainstream just as US Major League Table Tennis sells out matches, clubs report growing interest, and younger players pick up paddles for the first time.
After stitching a clip of Economic Liberties Senior Legal Fellow Katherine Van Dyck testifying in front of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, where she dropped the unfortunate data that while almost 50% of parents believe they are going to help their kid get that college scholarship for sports, only 2% of kids actually end up getting them.
