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Grosse Database Finds New Home in SIRC

Ottawa, July 25, 2002: The size of the SPORTDiscus grew today with the addition of the Grosse Adapted Aquatics Database. Susan J. Grosse of Aquatic Consulting and Education Resource Services, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA, donated over 600 qualified references and years of research in adapted aquatics. This new addition to the SPORTDiscus complements SIRC's own growing collection of information in sport for the disabled or adapted sport.

"It is such a pleasure to know that the database now has a home in an internationally recognized source of sport information," says Susan Grosse, creator of the database.

The Grosse Adapted Aquatics Database captures the evolution of available material in this area of study. The bibliography list began with a focus in aquatic rehabilitation following World War II. Today the content reflects the growth in literature in this field and includes information in small craft, scuba, competitive swimming, water skiing, water polo, equipment safety, Special Olympics, Paralympics, perceptual motor learning and more.

"The Grosse Database enhances SIRC's existing coverage of adapted sport. SIRC is very pleased that Ms Grosse will continue to contribute information regularly to SIRC's database as it will strengthen the focus of adapted aquatics within the SPORTDiscus" - Linda Wheeler, Director of Product Development, SIRC.

The SPORTDiscus houses thousands of references in sport and health and disabilities, such as adapted physical education, grassroots sports for the physically disabled, therapeutic treatment of cerebral palsy, playground accessibility for the disabled, adaptations following spinal cord injury, strength training for physical rehabilitation and more. The integration of the Grosse Database of Adapted Aquatics into the SPORTDiscus demontrates SIRC's commitment to retrieving and indexing information in this field.

Susan Grosse, creator of the Grosse Adapted
Aquatics Database and Debra Gassewitz, President of SIRC

The Grosse Adapted Aquatics Database began as a college paper and was later made available through the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. In 1989, the database was computerized and became The Computerized Information Retrieval System in Adapted Aquatics. Today the collection is maintained by Aquatic Consulting and Education Resource Services and is accessible through a subscription to the SPORTDiscus.

SIRC (Sport Information Resource Centre), based in Ottawa Canada, is a not-for- profit organization and international leader in sports information. SIRC identifies, collects, organizes and disseminates information on sports, sports -medicine and fitness. SIRC is the producer of the SPORTDiscus, the world's leading sport information database which references educational sport information. SIRC provides sport related educational and communication products and services to universities, hospitals, researchers, coaches and sporting teams and communities both in Canada and around the world. Products and services offered by SIRC include: SportDiscus, SIRCDetective, SIRCUIT, SIRCExpress and SIRCThesaurus.

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For more information please contact:
Debra Gassewitz

President and CEO

SIRC

Tel : +1 (613) 231-7472, Ext 224

Toll Free: +1 (800) 665-6413 North America

Fax: +1 (613) 231-3739

 

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