Month: May 2014
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Boy hospitalized after rescue from Lauderhill swimming pool
See WSVN A 4-year-old boy was taken to the hospital after he was pulled from a swimming pool, Monday. Officials said the incident occurred during a pool party at a home in the area of Northwest 17th Court and 36th Avenue in Lauderhill, Monday afternoon. A 4 year-old boy was sitting on the steps of…
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Cool: Swimming With Icebergs in Michigan
See NBC News While the air temperature in Michigan may have hit the 80’s, it’s still not warm enough to melt the thick ice build-up on Lake Superior, where the water remains a chilly 37 degrees Fahrenheit.
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The ‘Clean Cross’ swim – Hong Kong to Macau
Read Sail-World Last weekend Simon Holliday, 35, set a record for the crossing of the Pearl River Delta in a time of 10 hours, 20 minutes, and 30 seconds, beating the time of Beijing swimmer Zhang Jian who swam across in 10 hours 30 minutes in 2005.
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Coast Guard warns San Luis Pass visitors of drowning danger
See abc13 and click2houston The Coast Guard got creative Monday to promote safety. The agency’s chopper lowered a rescued swimmer to the beach to discuss the dangers of swimming in the San Luis Pass. The swimmer distributed pamphlets and explained why swimming is banned. Last summer, seven people drowned while swimming at the popular beach…
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Qatar launches ‘dress code’ campaign
Read Saudi Gazette, I guess need-to-know for those who will attend the Doha 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Qatar has launched a campaign urging tourists and foreign residents to respect the country’s dress code. The campaign says a visitor or a resident in Qatar is required to wear “decent clothes.†“Women should avoid wearing any…
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England, Scotland and Wales swimmers go head to head for Battle of SwimBritain
Press release courtesy of dna Four of England’s brightest swim stars teamed up to take on Scotland and Wales this weekend to complete the British Gas SwimBritain challenge. London 2012 Olympian Aimee Willmott joined forces with British Gas Championship multi-gold medallist swimmers James Guy, Siobhan Marie-O’Connor and breaststroke swimmer Adam Peaty for a very special…
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Epic underwater photoshoot – The secret to success
See Fstoppers Over the past couple years we’ve all seen Benjamin Von Wong rise to the occasion time and time again with shoot after epic shoot. This time is no different, when he heads back underwater (this time in the untamed wild ocean of Bali) to attempt a shoot surrounded by a coral-covered shipwreck. In…
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Swimming classes a wise investment at any age
See WIST Jim Reiser is a good swimmer. His students will soon be good ones too. “Children drown without a sound,” Reiser said. “They drown quietly. They drown quickly.” With Memorial Day weekend here, the founder of the Swim Lessons Company is preaching safety. He said many people think they’re good swimmers when really that’s…
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Lukas Podolski dumps journalist in swimming pool
See MailOnline Arsenal star Lukas Podolski once again demonstrated his fun side as the forward threw a jorunalist into a swimming pool at Germany’s training camp. Podolski, 28, has developed something of a reputation as a practical joker during his time with Arsenal and here he showed why as he picked up an unsuspecting journalist…