Month: May 2014
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American Red Cross Stresses Importance of Swimming Safely
See KCWY13 This year marks 100 years of the American Red Cross educating the public on swimming safely in a new anti-drowning campaign; urging the importance of adults and children to learn basic swimming functions. Kristin Harns, Casper Aquatic Center supervisor says, “drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional death for kids ages six…
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Study Shows Swimmers Gain An Advantage When They Recover With Chocolate Milk
Read USA Swimming Grabbing chocolate milk after a hard swim could give swimmers a performance edge, according to new research presented at one of the nation’s top sports medicine conferences – the American College of Sports Medicine’s annual conference. In a sport where seconds and even tenths of a second can make a big difference…
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Marine officer relieved of command after private drowns at Camp Pendleton
Read LA Times A Marine major in charge of a training program at Camp Pendleton has been relieved of his command after an investigation into the drowning of an enlisted Marine concluded that the major had allowed unsafe conditions.
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Citing sex abuse cases, swimmers protest Hall of Fame induction
Read greenbaypressgazette.com A group of 19 women who say they were sexually abused by U.S. swim coaches have asked the International Swimming Hall of Fame to rescind the June 14 induction of USA Swimming executive director Chuck Wielgus. The group, which includes long distance swimmer Diana Nyad, along with other current or former swimmers, coaches, family…
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SwimOutlet.com Partners with U.S. Lifesaving Association
Press release from SwimOutlet.com SwimOutlet.com, the web’s most popular swim shop, has partnered with the United States Lifesaving Association (USLA), its first-ever sponsorship of a national lifeguard organization. USLA is America’s non-profit association of beach lifeguards and open water rescuers (www.usla.org).
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Lava Light – Swimming with Fire
Via PetaPixel We’ve introduced you to best friends CJ Kale and Nick Selway before, back in 2012 when we first shared the beautiful photography they created for their gallery “Lava Light Galleries.†But today, you get to go into the water with them while they tell you about capturing amazing shots while, at times, swimming in 110°F water.
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Suspects try to swim from police after home invasion in St. Louis County
See kmov.com Four suspects are in custody after they allegedly burglarized a north St. Louis County home, then led police on two separate chases Wednesday afternoon. According to police, a woman and her granddaughter found four people burglarizing her home in the 2400 block of Center Drive in Jennings. Police say two of the suspects…
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Danish Police Let Kids Use Patrol Car as Pier Plunging Water Slide
So there, as fair weather hits Denmark, a pair of policemen decided to let kids use the hood of their police car as a pier plunging water slide. This at the popular park “Femøren” on the island of Amager outside Copenhagen. The brass has no problem with this, as quoted here on dr.dk: – Police…
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River Safety: 3 things to consider before taking a swim
See myfox9.com High water is slowing the efforts to find a missing man who leapt into the St. Croix River to save his nephew, but officials say the unfortunate ordeal is an opportunity to raise awareness about how dangerous fast-flowing waters can be. Calvin Vang, 11, was rescued by a Good Samaritan who jumped from…