Competitive open water swimming race

Competitive swimming in Europe started around 1800, mostly using breaststroke and in 1873 John Arthur Trudgen introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native Americans, but substituting a scissor kick for the traditional flutter kick in order to reduce splashing.

Competitive swimming wetsuits are made of the most expanded foam ; they have to be very flexible to allow the swimmer unrestricted movement.

* Competitive swimming

Competitive swimmers will often shave their entire body, including the head, to reduce drag while swimming.

Competitive swimwear generally refers to the swimsuit, apparel, equipment and accessories used in the aquatic sports of swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, triathlon and water polo.

In 1986 the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals ( SCIP ) was founded in the U. S. and grew in the late 1990s to around 6000 members worldwide, mainly in the U. S. and Canada, but with large numbers especially in UK and Germany.

The International Federation of Competitive Eating ( IFOCE ) hosts more than 100 " Major League Eating " events worldwide every year.

Competitive basketball is primarily an indoor sport played on a carefully marked and maintained basketball court, but less regulated variations are often played outdoors in both inner city and remote areas.

Competitive processes for preserving meats are by canning and freezing.

Competitive archery involves shooting arrows at a target for accuracy from a set distance or distances.

The WCC also awards a prize for the top 20-hole shooter in the Competitive Singles qualifying round, in the Recreational Singles qualifying round, in the Intermediate Singles, and in the Junior Singles.

* Institute for Competitive Intelligence, a German post-graduate training organization

Competitive analysis formalizes this idea by comparing the relative performance of an online and offline algorithm for the same problem instance.

Serendipity is a key concept in Competitive Intelligence because it is one of the tools for avoiding Blind Spots ( see Blindspots analysis )

Competitive show bands perform only one show that is continually refined throughout a season, while bands that focus on entertainment rather than competition usually perform a unique show for each game.

Competitive bands however, many times opt for matching pants and shoes ( usually white or black ) to hide the visual effect of members who are out of step as seen from a distance.

In 2008, a series of studies conducted by the Center for Competitive Politics, an organization whose mission is to " oppose so-called reformers ’ efforts to limit campaign contributions taxpayer funded political campaigns " found that the programs in Maine, Arizona, and New Jersey had failed to accomplish their stated goals, including electing more women, reducing government spending, reducing special interest influence on elections, bringing more diverse backgrounds into the legislature, or meeting most other stated objectives, including increasing competition or voter participation.

* Center for Competitive Politics

In 1982, Deming, as author, had his book published by the MIT Center for Advanced Engineering as Quality, Productivity, and Competitive Position, which was renamed Out of the Crisis in 1986.

Except for a brief appearance by Colin Powell, who hurriedly addressed the closing stages of the conference while his airplane taxied on the runway of Johannesburg International, the US government did not send a delegation, earning Bush praise in a letter from conservative organizations such as Americans for Tax Reform, American Enterprise Institute, and Competitive Enterprise Institute.

Juniata College is mentioned in the following publications: 2006 Princeton Review's Best 361 Colleges ; Loren Pope's Colleges That Change Lives ; Kaplan, Inc .' s Insider's Guide to the 328 Most Interesting Colleges ; Peterson's Competitive Colleges ; Miriam Weinstein's Making A Difference College Guide: Outstanding Colleges to Help You Make a Better World ; Barron's Best Buys in College Education ; Leland Miles ' Provoking Thought: What Colleges Should Do for Students ; Elle Girl Magazine: Top 50 colleges that Dare to be Different ; Rugg's Recommendations on the Colleges ; and Don Asher's Cool Colleges.

* Association for Competitive Technology, a technology lobby group

* Leon Feingold, currently a pitcher in the Israel Baseball League, former minor league pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, and internationally ranked ( top ranking # 12 ) in the IFOCE ( International Federation of Competitive Eating )

Competitive local exchange carriers ( CLEC ) and other competing wireline carriers negotiate for access to the ALI database in their respective Interconnect Agreement with the ILEC.

The most common fields for PhD majors among doctoral students are Accounting, Competitive and Organizational Strategy, Finance, Marketing, Computer and Information Systems, and Operations Management.

One seminal book is Boxwell's Benchmarking for Competitive Advantage ( 1994 ).

At the same time, however, other critics, such as former FEC Chairman Bradley A. Smith and Stephen M. Hoersting, Executive Director of the Center for Competitive Politics, criticize the FEC for pursuing overly aggressive enforcement theories, and for infringing on First Amendment rights of free speech.

Competitive advantage rests on the notion that cheap labor is ubiquitous and natural resources are not necessary for a good economy.

Competitive advantage attempts to correct for this issue by stressing maximizing scale economies in goods and services that garner premium prices ( Stutz and Warf 2009 ).

The majority of civil service appointments in the U. S. are made under the Competitive Service, but certain categories in the Diplomatic Service, the FBI, and other National Security positions are made under the Excepted Service.

Masaaki Imai made the term famous in his book Kaizen: The Key to Japan's Competitive Success.

It was also a major point made by CLECs ( Competitive Local Exchange Carriers ) preventing customers from leaving ILECs ( Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers ), thus hindering competition.

Competitive swim caps are made of tightly fitted silicone, latex, or lycra that hugs the skull of its user, providing cover for his or her hair.

During the 2006 season, Mike Garvey made four Nextel Cup starts for Competitive Edge Motorsports owned by Joe Auer.

He also made a failed attempt at qualifying for the NEXTEL Cup Phoenix race with Competitive Edge Motorsports.

The dancers in this image are members of a tap dance class. Competitive dance is a popular, widespread activity in which competitors perform dances in any of several permitted dance styles — such as acro, ballet, jazz, hip-hop, lyrical, modern, and tap — before a common group of judges.

Indeed, more than 200 books now have similar titles, including Robert Pirsig's 1974 widely popular book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, and Ray Bradbury's Zen in the Art of Writing, as well as " Zen and the Art of Poker ,", " Zen and the Art of Knitting ", and Crazy Legs Conti: Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating, and so on.

Competitive racing has been taken up in North America while its older cousin Pulka racing has not yet become popular.

Competitive eating is most popular in the United States and Japan, where organized professional eating contests often offer $ 10, 000 or more in prize money.

The drill team won the National Competitive Drills in 1892, changed its name to the " Varsity Rifles " when it became a recognized fraternal organization in 1893, and finally changed its name again to the " Pershing Rifles " in 1894.