tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1702796 2012-01-25T09:22:34-08:00 TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553c23b4988330168e6106264970c 2012-01-25T09:22:34-08:00 2012-01-25T09:25:11-08:00 Mel Stewart via www.businessday.co.za: FIREBRAND Sport and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula is to launch a transformation commission of inquiry to investigate whether all sporting codes are serious about ensuring sport is fully inclusive. GMM: South Africa, striving to create multiracial sports, sees...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?a=QOJY97XV0IM:vaePCdp0mvY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?a=QOJY97XV0IM:vaePCdp0mvY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GoldMedalMel/~4/QOJY97XV0IM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.goldmedalmel.com/mel/2012/01/recreation-minister-fikile-mbalula-.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553c23b4988330162ff8276e4970d 2012-01-13T07:46:49-08:00 2012-01-13T07:46:49-08:00 Mel Stewart Following his election last month as President of the World Olympians Association (WOA), Joël Bouzou asked H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco to become the new Patron of this unique worldwide organization uniting all 100,000 athletes to have competed in...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?a=7rtZw5nawxg:BLevmr3jQkE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?a=7rtZw5nawxg:BLevmr3jQkE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GoldMedalMel/~4/7rtZw5nawxg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.goldmedalmel.com/mel/2012/01/prince-albert-of-monaco-married-to-wittstock-an-olympic-swimmer-succeeds-samaranch-as-partron-of-the.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553c23b4988330168e5146c60970c 2012-01-06T07:53:10-08:00 2012-01-06T07:54:54-08:00 Mel Stewart Cullen Jones, USA Swimming Foundation's Make a Splash Ambassador, continues to spread the positive message of water safety. In the Human Factor, we profile survivors who have overcome the odds. Confronting a life obstacle - injury, illness or other hardship...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?a=MxZFWpOILEI:z5OK-aqHAMw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?a=MxZFWpOILEI:z5OK-aqHAMw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GoldMedalMel/~4/MxZFWpOILEI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.goldmedalmel.com/mel/2012/01/olympian-cullen-jones-inspires-kids-to-swim-cnncom-blogs.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553c23b4988330168e48f9577970c 2011-12-28T14:59:12-08:00 2011-12-28T15:06:16-08:00 Mel Stewart Whenever I'm feeling down or doubt why I should work that extra hour, I read this blog post from Terri Melvin. Terri explains who she is and why she loves the sport of swimming better than anyone I know. I...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?a=_uqKMAzhPpA:Ge10R6m0Q8o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?a=_uqKMAzhPpA:Ge10R6m0Q8o:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GoldMedalMel/~4/_uqKMAzhPpA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.goldmedalmel.com/mel/2011/12/waiting-for-home-reasons-why-you-should-fall-in-love-with-swimming.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553c23b49883301675f697da9970b 2011-12-26T07:55:02-08:00 2011-12-26T07:55:02-08:00 Mel Stewart Lance Armstrong, famous for winning the Tour de France seven times, is respected in swimming circles for his fantastic stroke. Lance, a proud Austin, Texas resident, often trains with his manager/lawyer, Bill Stapleton, a 1988 Olympic swimmer, and other Austin...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?a=7-RlYd5bpXM:A06BZ8Werb4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?a=7-RlYd5bpXM:A06BZ8Werb4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GoldMedalMel?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GoldMedalMel/~4/7-RlYd5bpXM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.goldmedalmel.com/mel/2011/12/lance-armstrong-aka-juan-pelota-or-one-ball-is-a-7-time-tour-de-france-winner-swimmer.html