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This adorable video shows an RNLI crewman wading through high tide to rescue a Highland terrier – as the dog struggled to swim to safety after being cut off by the tide. Little Bella the terrier can be seen desperately paddling along the sea wall to keep herself afloat, as the RNLI lifeboat crew approached her on Saturday afternoon. Crew member David Ridout hopped out of the boat and had to wade through the water behind her to pluck her out and bring her back to dry land. The RNLI crew, from Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, were called after a passer-by on…

Earth’s oceans have been home to giant animals for hundreds of millions of years, but we know surprisingly little about their daily lives. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to swim with some of these giants of the deep? Dive into this video to virtually explore the world under the water and meet some of the oceans’ biggest creatures. https://youtu.be/wOsq7fQ9Z3A

NASA frequently achieves breathtaking feats: launching a probe to kiss the sun, discovering new worlds in far-flung star systems, and keeping humans alive as they speed around in a spaceship 250 miles above Earth. But space is hard, and it’s not always glamorous getting there. Sometimes NASA blows us away in more mundane ways—like by shooting about 450,000 gallons of water 100 feet into the air. It’s no surprise that the latest test of NASA’s Ignition Overpressure Protection and Sound Suppression (IOP/SS) water deluge system is making a splash all over the Internet. Just check out the footage for yourself: https://youtu.be/LNkmwrTjKuo The testing is…

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An Orange County school bus driver is one of two people being blamed for a crash that ended with a school bus in a swimming pool. https://youtu.be/thZOEd2bAmc

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Drowning is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. Learning how to swim can be scary when you don’t know what you’re doing. Don’t worry though — there are things you can do to make learning how to swim less daunting. Once you get the hang of it, swimming will be a breeze. Here are 7 basic swimming skills everyone should remember. https://youtu.be/BbsjUhUDBB0

When GQ shadowed Horton in Melbourne for the day we anticipated a day filled with laps, gym sessions, maybe a coffee or two, and a four-hour roll out in front of the television. Little did we know we should have brought a Vespa, a Camelbak of hydrolytes and a well-appointed timekeeper to ensure we kept up. https://youtu.be/1Airvd0gu9k

Theodore Yach, veteran cold-water swimmer, and Robin Island record-holder, passed away suddenly last week from asthma complications. He was 60. Read The South African https://youtu.be/B-XPS0usWK0

Ben Lecomte was followed by a shark for five days during his Atlantic swim in 1998. As he plans to venture into Pacific white shark habitat this time around, can the crew of The Swim expedition lower his odds of a dangerous encounter using deterrent technology? https://youtu.be/iGg-1xQbd5M