Draft:Lars Merseburg
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Comment: news section is inappropriate. Instead, use the inline citations for facts taken from the news that are about the subject of the article, don't just copy and paste the headline. microbiologyMarcus (petri dish·growths) 18:12, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: See WP:INTREFVE Qcne (talk) 14:43, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
Lars Merseburg is a German former swimmer and the co-founder of Imagine Swimming, Inc , New York City's largest learn-to-swim program.[1]
Swimming Career[edit]
Merseburg was a member of the German National Swim Team for eight years and on the first unified German national team, following the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1990[1]. A University of California at Berkeley graduate, he was an NCAA Champion and Academic All-American, and Captain of the Cal Swimming and Diving team.[2]
Merseburg and business partner Casey Barrett founded Imagine Swimming, Inc. in New York City in 2002.[3] The school teaches thousands of students each week, between the ages of 6 months and 12 years, at pools across Manhattan and Brooklyn, with a flagship location in TriBeCa.[4] Imagine Swimming also oversees the Manhattan Makos swim team[5] and the synchronized swimming team, Imagine Synchro.[6]
News[edit]
"Swimming Pool at Montauk Playhouse Ready to Become Reality"[7] (27east.com)
"How Two Competitive Swimmers Made Swimming a Business Opportunity"[8] (Inc.)
"Friends Reflect on Anthony Ervin's Path to Rio Gold, Time at City Swim Club"[9] (NY1)
"Plans for First Montauk Public Pool Finally Taking Shape"[10] (Newsday)
"Das doppelte Glück im Wasser gefunden"[11]
"Pools in Reach at Last at Montauk Community Center"[12] (The East Hampton Star)
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Team detail - Imagine Swimming NYC - Premier learn to swim school". www.imagineswimming.com. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "About our Lessons - Imagine Swimming NYC - Premier learn to swim school". www.imagineswimming.com. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Dive In: How Two Competitive Swimmers Made Swimming A Business Opportunity".
- ^ "Locations - Imagine Swimming NYC - Premier learn to swim school". www.imagineswimming.com. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Home - Manhattan Makos". manhattanmakos.com. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Imagine Synchro". Imagine Synchro. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Swimming Pool at Montauk Playhouse Ready To Become Reality". April 12, 2023.
- ^ https://www.inc.com/andrew-maclean/how-two-competitive-swimmers-made-swimming-a-business-opportunity.html
- ^ "Friends Reflect on Anthony Ervin's Path to Rio Gold, Time at City Swim Club". ny1.com.
- ^ "Plans for first Montauk public pool finally taking shape". Newsday. April 18, 2023.
- ^ "Das doppelte Glück im Wasser gefunden - nordbayern.de". www.nordbayern.de.
- ^ Walsh, Christopher. "Pools in Reach at Last at Montauk Community Center | The East Hampton Star". www.easthamptonstar.com.