Year: 2016
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London 2016 LEN European Championships – Day 10
Paltrinieri smashes the European record The first European record fell on the third day of the swimming competitions as Gregorio Paltrinieri reached an amazing speed in the 1500m free. Greece clinched a surprise gold in the men’s 200m (the third ever title of the nation), while the Netherlands had mixed fortunes in the free events,…
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Water, water everywhere: Swimming lessons are critical
Usely Michel, a 13-year-old who couldn’t swim, got saved last month at a Deerfield Beach pool by Angel Rivera, an 11-year-old who could. A 14-year-old in Cooper City got revived by CPR Sunday after a house pool nearly claimed his life. That’s why, last Wednesday, the stands surrounding Overtown’s Gibson Park Pool held 50 kids…
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The Towel Cozy – The instant, reusable, portable heat pad
The Towel Cozy was developed for you and your child to ensure that you are able to get warm as soon as you exit the swimming pool. See The Towel Cozy on Facebook
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acQuaMD safely removes water from your ears using vibration
acQuaMD is a one of a kind product and there is nothing in the market like it. It has been engineered and designed to utilize low and high vibration settings which have been clinically tested to safely disperse water trapped in the ear canal. The comfortable silicone tips are no larger (or smaller) than an…
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One is never enough! House has floating swimming pool so you can swim above your OTHER pool
This video takes a look behind the front door of this amazing house where its two pools are the stand out feature. The Wall House features an indoor pool on the ground floor with the other suspended on the first floor with a glass bottom, so you can see those swimming outdoors above you. Designed…
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Lifeguards save swimmer’s life
A local swimmer says he owes his life to two young lifeguards at a pool in Fort Mill. Scott Shull went unconscious during his routine morning swim and the girls used a defibrillator to get his heart beating again. “That really puts it into perspective because you never know when something can happen,” said Chynna…
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CCSU swimmer beats the odds to swim to Olympic trials
On most college campuses right now students are packing up to go home for summer or starting summer classes. But CCSUsophomore Maddy Garber is headed to the pool. The sophomore Blue Devil is one of the top breast stroke swimmers in the country. And she’s made it a long way: last summer she qualified for the 100-meter breast stroke for the Olympic…
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Return of the lamprey – ancient, ugly and swimming up British rivers
The sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus, is most likely to be seen in British rivers at this time of year as the adults swim upstream to spawn. They are remarkable creatures but good looks are not one of their attributes. They resemble an eel and have a permanently open mouth with a great number of teeth. They also have…
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Florida Swimmer Taken to Hospital With Shark Still Attached to Arm
A 23-year-old woman who was bitten by a small nurse shark Sunday in Boca Raton, Florida, and hospitalized with the shark still attached to her arm has been released. Crews arrived at Boca Raton Beach in Red Reef Park to find the 23-year-old female with a 2-foot nurse shark still attached to her right forearm,…