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SEPTEMBER

1 USMS 3000/6000 Postal Championship Bend, Ore. 800.550.SWIM www.usms.org

8-12 FINA 15th Junior Diving World Championships Belem, Brazil 011.55.41.21.312.66.02 www.fina.org

9-11 5th IHRSA/Fitness Brasil Latin American Conference & Trade Show Sao Paulo,

Brazil 800.228.4772, U.S. & Canada www.cms.ihrsa.org

11 Aquatic Therapy and Rehabilitation Institute Educational Event Weston, W.V., and Dallas 866.462.2874 www.atri.org

14-19 Aquatic Sports Annual Convention Lake Buena Vista, Fla. 407.827.2727 www.usaswimming.org

28-Oct. 1 Aquatech 2004 Amsterdam, Denmark 011.45.31.20.549.12.12 www.show-info.nl/ aquatech 2004/e

OCTOBER

3-5 National Swimming Pool Foundation Atlanta 719.540.9119 www.nspf.org

6-10 WWA Conference Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 915.599.0300 www.waterparks.org

7-10 FINA World Swimming Championships Indianapolis 011.41.21.312.66.02 www.fina.org

7-10 FINA 3rd World OWS Championships Abu Dhabi (UAE) 011.41.21.312.66.02 www.fina.org

8-9 WWA Trade Show Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 913.599.0300 www.waterparks.org

8-10 IDEA Personal Trainer International Summit New York 800.999.4332, ext. 7 www.ideafit.com

12-16 NRPA National Congress Reno, Nev. 800.626.6772 www.nrpa.org

14-17 U.S. Masters Synchronized Swimming Championships Roseville, Calif. 800.550.7946 www.usms.org

26-29 U.S. Swim School Association 16th National Conference, 2004 Washington, D.C. 520.568.0060 www.usswimschools.org

NOVEMBER

2-5 California Aquatic Management School Chula Vista, Calif. 949.724.6719

6 Aquatic Therapy and Rehabilitation Institute Educational Event Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 866.462.2874 www.atri.org

10-13 Athletic Business Conference & Expo Orlando, Fla. 800.722.8764 www.athleticbusiness.com

16-19 Piscine 2004 Lyon, France 011.33.04.72.22.31.77; www.piscine-expo.com

17-20 IAAPA Orlando, Fla. 703.836.4800 www.iaapa.org

30-Dec. 3 International Pool & Spa Expo Las Vegas 972.536.6348 www.poolandspaexpo.com

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