Month: March 2016
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Ask Well: Is Swimming in Pools Safe During Pregnancy?
A 2010 study conducted in Denmark and published in the journal Epidemiology aimed to answer the question “Is Swimming During Pregnancy a Safe Exercise? by comparing swimming, bicycling and no exercise. Swimming is considered an ideal activity for pregnant women, the study found. There was no indication that swimming in pool water “is associated with adverse…
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California Man Electrocuted After Jumping in to Save Daughter From Swimming Pool with Faulty Wiring
A California tech executive died Sunday after he jumped into a swimming pool to save his daughter, who was being electrocuted and turning blue in the water, PEOPLE confirms. Jim Tramel, 43, of Burlingame, California, saw his daughter, 9, struggling in the pool at a home in Palm Springs during a family gathering and leaped…
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What’s Katie Ledecky’s Secret?
Nineteen-year-old Katie Ledecky has emerged as a once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon, breaking multiple world records in races short and long. What’s her secret? asks Robert Sullivan. One of the reasons it is difficult to see precisely what makes Katie Ledecky perhaps the greatest athlete in America, and maybe the planet, is that when she comes out of…
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University of Virginia Swim Team Hazing Lawsuit Dropped, Settlement Reached
A former University of Virginia swim team member has dropped the lawsuit against five upperclassmen, whom he have alleged of hazing him and other freshmen swimmers. This comes after a confidential settlement has been reached by both parties. In a report by ABC News, the attorneys of both parties have issued statements on Tuesday. The lawsuit…
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Stanford swimmer Brock Turner found guilty of sexual assault
A former Stanford athlete was found guilty Wednesday of sexually assaulting an unconscious intoxicated woman outside an on-campus fraternity party in a case that helped increase pressure on colleges nationwide to do more to prevent assaults and punish offenders. Brock Turner, 20, was convicted of three felony charges: assault with intent to commit rape of…
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I’m a Paralympic Swimmer | My Life ★ Mode.com
Jessica Long is a Paralympic swimmer with 12 gold medals for Team USA. The epitome of determination, she has been doing things her own way since birth. Follow Jessica into the pool as she takes us through an intensive and inspiring training session.
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SwimMac Welcome to Bermuda
Bermuda Olympic swimmer Roy-Allan Burch is at Bermuda’s National Sports Centre with fellow members of SwimMac, training for the Rio Olympics. Check the medal count and check what their favourite things were about Bermuda! https://vimeo.com/160816500
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Barton County sheriff recommends charges in swim team sex assault case
The Barton County Sheriff’s Office found evidence for criminal charges against a suspect in the alleged sexual assault that happened Feb. 3 on a Great Bend USD 428 school bus that was heading back to Great Bend from a swim meet in Salina. According to the Barton County Sheriff’s Office, they have concluded the initial…