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South Texas Swimmers Reel in Gold and Silver Medals in Australia

Thu, 29 May 2008 13:41:28 GMT

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 29 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Master of South Texas (MOST) swimmers, who recently competed in the XII FINA Master Swimmers' World Championship in Perth, Australia, returned home with an impressive record of seven gold and two silver medals. And HomeSwimmer, a stationary swimming system, played a key role in training for this important event.

This year MOST swimmer, Graham Johnston of Houston, took home an impressive six gold medals for the 800, 100, 200 LC meter Freestyle, 200 meter Individual Medley, and the open water 3K race. In 2006, this same competition was held in California where the 77-year old swimmer set eight world records.

The Ladies' (65+) Relays won silver in Medley Relay and gold in the Free Relay. Head Coach Susan Ingraham and her water polo team were among the 71 competing water polo teams; they secured a silver medal.

All year, MOST swimmers trained intensely hoping to secure several world titles. Coach Ingraham explains that she and her team have made the innovative HomeSwimmer system their key strength and technique training tool.

"HomeSwimmer has been a great tool that we regularly add into our workouts," Ingraham says. "Using the HomeSwimmer as a speed and resistance tool really makes each swimmer dig into the water and force an early catch within each stroke as they fight to remain at the same point forward in the pool."

This new, innovative, and economical portable stationary swimming system for swimming exercise turns even the smallest swimming pool into an Olympic-sized pool. It's a great tool for athletes in training who want to get a serious swimming workout or for people who simply enjoy swimming and want to stay in shape.

The XII FINA Master Swimmers' World Championship - a prestigious international swimming competition recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) - included more than 5,104 competitors and officials from 74 National Federations.

Established in 2006, HomeSwimmer, Ltd. develops and markets a unique line of high-quality swimming fitness products for millions of residential pool owners, worldwide.

For more information, visit: www.homeswimmer.com.

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2008 Mavericks Surf Event Opts for SecurWireless Water Cam

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:20:33 GMT

SWI's Water Cam provides hard to catch water angles for iTV360 live webcast

LANDOVER, Md. - Feb. 1 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- SecurWireless, Inc., provider of wireless video surveillance solutions for government, state and local, and commercial applications, partnered with live web casting company, iTV360, to provide live video coverage of the 2008 Mavericks Surf Contest, that began January 12th, in Half Moon Bay, California. Strapped to the back of a jet ski, SecurWireless' waterproof Water Cam provided live video coverage from the water of the famed surfing event.

Video can still be viewed from the live-event site at myspace.com/maverickssurf. MySpace's live stream of the Maverick's big-wave surfing contest drew 300,000 viewers during the event, making it the third-biggest streaming event in the Web site's history.

"We were very excited to have the opportunity to support iTV360.com and The Mavericks Surf Contest by providing our rugged wireless video system for the in-the-water view of this amazing event," said Corby Lawrence, SecurWireless President and CEO. "Our technology's ruggedability and reliability, proven in the Military market, easily crosses into the equally rugged world of surfing and live web casting. Our systems were designed to provide critical video data, where there are gaps in coverage, or where infrastructure simply does not exist, to those that need it. In this case, it's the fans."

"The 2008 live web cast was something special. The iTV360 live water angle is absolutely key to getting the full feeling from a wave like Mavericks." said Jay Johnson, Director at iTV360. "The technology is incredible to bring the live water cam shot from the back of a the jet ski to over 300,000 in cyberspace, not to mention the massive crowd at AT&T park in San Francisco. The broadcast of this contest has come a long way in the 5 years we have been covering the action."

The Mavericks Surf Contest(R) is world famous, and for good reason. Supremely harsh conditions and the giant, unpredictable waves both contribute to the Contest's allure. So do the frigid waters, dangerous currents, jagged rocks and the ever-present threat of the Great White Shark. When Mother Nature and a little luck combine to produce the notoriously massive waves, 24 legendary surfers will get The Call. When they do, they will have a mere 24 hours to prepare themselves to face the extreme conditions, the thunderous waves, and each other.

About iTV360 (www.itv360.com)
iTV360 is the premier live web cast production team for the action sports, music and entertainment industries. The company has over 8 years of experience with hundreds of live broadcasts of the biggest events in arenas of surf, skate, snow, music, paintball, motocross, special events and much more. iTV360 has a team of production professionals with the experience to produce dynamic content that will make a lasting impact on the audience.

About SecurWireless (www.SecurWireless.com)
SecurWireless, Inc., headquartered in Landover, MD, is a high technology product and services company that provides affordable, rapidly deployable and easily maintained wireless infrastructure systems specifically for video and other surveillance applications. The company's roots stem from meeting Military requirements for highly reliable, rapidly deployable, rugged mobile wireless intelligent surveillance to support the Global War on Terrorism.

SecurWireless continues to meet these demands and has leveraged its experience to provide other government and public safety agencies with the same capabilities. Having to install thousands of yards of cable or fiber infrastructure for video is costly and time consuming. Threats are here today and professionals need surveillance now, not after months or years of planning and spending millions of dollars. SecurWireless' technologies meet this need and more importantly the systems are open and interoperable for expandability to meet the threats of tomorrow.

Photo Caption: Surfing event captured live. Photo by and (c) Kevin German.

Masters of South Texas to Participate in World Swimming Competition with Hand from HomeSwimmer, Nike

Fri, 04 Aug 2006 16:12:00 GMT

SAN ANTONIO, TX - Aug. 4 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- San Antonio-based HomeSwimmer Ltd, creator of a new, portable stationary swimming system, has agreed to co-sponsor Masters of South Texas, MOST's participation in the XI Fina Masters World Championship to be held at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, August 3rd through the 17th.

Over 5,000 swimmers from 1,100 Masters Clubs in 75 countries will be competing in the five aquatic disciplines: Speed Swimming, Synchronized Swimming, Diving, Water Polo, and Open Water Swimming. This major aquatic competition is held every two years and is now being hosted by the United States for the first time in 12 years.

"The MOST team include current Masters world and national record holders, former Olympians, and several national Top Ten ranked swimmers," indicated Claudia Berdegue, President, HomeSwimmer, Ltd., "we feel truly privileged to be associated with such a fine group of athletes and we wish them the best of luck at Stanford."

Information about the competition, including Real Time results can be found at the event's website www.2006finamasters.org.

"MOST was fortunate to secure the sponsorship of both HomeSwimmer and NIKE to help offset our travel/competition expenses," said coach Susan Ingraham, and added "HomeSwimmer has been a fun and unique addition to our speed training. It provides a very intense aspect to our efforts to develop strength while maintaining proper technique."

HomeSwimmer's innovative device allows people to turn any pool into a fitness pool. The system, which the start-up claims can be assembled in less than three minutes, is designed to adapt to most pool settings, and is engineered to offer a comfortable and natural swimming experience to swimmers of all ages and proficiency levels.

Currently, there are approximately 8 million residential pools in the US. "A residential pool can be the largest, most underutilized investment in a house" Berdegue expained, "and swimming is among the most complete forms of exercise there is."

"HomeSwimmer has also proven to be an extraordinary coaching tool," Berdegue explained, "swimmers are using water mirrors to evaluate their movements and improve their strokes while swimming in place."

HomeSwimmer Ltd. was established in 2006 to develop and market a unique line of high-quality fitness product for residential pool owners worldwide.

For more information, visit: www.homeswimmer.com.

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