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Karen Sweaney

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Karen Sweaney

Co-founder and Editor, Australasian Leisure Management

Artist, geoscientist and specialist writer on the leisure industry, Karen Sweaney is Editor of Australasian Leisure Management.

Based in Sydney, Australia, her specific areas of interest include the arts, entertainment, the environment, fitness, tourism and wellness.

She has degrees in Fine Arts from the University of Sydney and Geological Oceanography from UNSW.

World’s largest community fun run marks conclusion of Dubai Fitness Challenge

Dubai recently held the World’s largest community fun run on Sunday 26th November with a key factor driving the event’s mass participation of more than 226,000 participants being…

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Dec 1, 2023 Karen Sweaney Events / Fitness / Wellness /

 
 

MyVenue and Humanitix among Australian Export Awards 2023 winners

The Australian Exporter of the Year and Australia's top exporters were awarded at the 61st Australian Export Awards ceremony held at Parliament House, Canberra on 30th November 2023…

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Dec 1, 2023 Karen Sweaney Billing / Events / Ticketing / Venues /

 
 

Global Wellness Institute forecasts wellness tourism to reach US$1 trillion in 2024

New research conducted by the Global Wellness Institute forecasts the wellness tourism to reach US$1 trillion in 2024. GWI’s new research on the wellness tourism market…

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Dec 1, 2023 Karen Sweaney Tourism / Wellness /

 
 

Saudi Tourism Authority partners with Huawei to boost Chinese tourism

The Saudi Tourism Authority last month signed a memorandum of understanding with Huawei Mobile Services and its advertising branch, Petal Ads to bolster the number of Chinese visits to the…

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Nov 24, 2023 Karen Sweaney Culture / Marketing / Tourism /

 
 

SportAccord President describes World Combat Games in Riyadh as the ‘best ever’

The closing of the World Combat Games 2023 in Riyadh saw SportAccord President Ivo Ferriani 2023 describe them as the “best ever” during a festive Closing Ceremony at the King…

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Nov 1, 2023 Karen Sweaney Events / Sport /

 
 

Crystal Lagoons signs contract to develop 16 new Public Access Lagoons in Australia

US-based multinational innovation company, Crystal Lagoons has signed an important contract with investment fund Vibranium Capital Partners to develop 16 new Public Access Lagoons™…

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Oct 27, 2023 Karen Sweaney Aquatics / Recreation /

 
 

Korean Arts Management Service and National Arts Council of Singapore to increase cross-cultural collaboration

A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the Korea Arts Management Service (KAMS) and the National Arts Council of Singapore (NAC) as a commitment to champion the creation and…

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Oct 26, 2023 Karen Sweaney Arts / Culture /

 
 
 
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Sportspeople Recruitment rapidly grew to become the industry's largest recruitment service.

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Anti Wave equipment was first selected for the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, as well as the 1st World Aquatics Championships in Cali, Colombia in 1975. Since then the Brisbane-based company has led the world in product innovation and development and Anti Wave products have been featured in multiple Olympic games included Sydney’s 2000 Games where its products contributed in breaking 15 World Records.

Today, Anti and his son Anton continue to design, innovate and produce the world’s best aquatic sports products with licensed production in eight countries around the world and with Anti Wave products exported to over 150 countries.

Anti Wave has filed for patents to protect a range of aquatic facility and water polo inventions with Anti continuing to work hard in reaching new countries and provide the best quality and value aquatic sports equipment around the world. 

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