Year: 2017
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10-year-old swimmer may have died of fentanyl overdose after visiting Miami pool
A 10-year-old boy from a drug-ridden Miami neighborhood apparently died of a fentanyl overdose last month, becoming one of Florida’s smallest victims of the opioid crisis, authorities said Tuesday. But how he came into contact with the powerful painkiller is a mystery. Fifth-grader Alton Banks died June 23 after a visit to the pool in…
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Swim With Manta Rays, the Ocean’s Peaceful Giants
For as long as she can remember, Dr. Andrea Marshall wanted to be a marine biologist. Now, she’s living out her dream with one of the ocean’s most amazing creatures. That is, Marshall studies and helps protect giant manta rays. While Marshall’s work takes her around the world, she calls the vast, undeveloped coastline of…
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Rescued swimmers surprise beachgoers who rescued their family
Bryan and Roberta Ursrey say “thank you” in person to the strangers who formed a human chain to pull their family from a rip current at Panama City Beach, Florida.
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Gator attacks Peace River swimmer in Arcadia
This is one of several attacks to have occurred in the past 10 days and the second attack in the area.
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Infants learn swim survival skills at Sacramento-area pool
Infants who may not even be able to walk are being taught life-saving lessons at a Gold River pool that they can use to prevent them from drowning in case they were to accidentally fall into a pool.
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2,000 People Swim Across Qiantang River in East China
Around 2,000 swimming enthusiasts on Sunday joined the annual event of crossing the Qiantang River in Hangzhou City of east China’s Zhejiang Province.
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SwimOutlet.com Supports Climate Change Awareness with the #WINTERISNOTHERE Suit Collection & Campaign
Everyone’s favorite “winter-is-here†TV show is back and what better way to celebrate its return then using that excitement to raise awareness for the important issue of climate change. To that end, SwimOutlet.com, has come up with a unique collection of three suits that provide a message about the importance of fighting global warming with…
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Freediving with Orcas Ft. Underwater Photographer Jacques de Vos
Jacques de Vos is an underwater photographer who spends most his time freediving with orcas. Helped by his crew, this South African became an expert in finding these incredible creatures in the ocean and spending a few seconds swimming with them underwater. We followed the man who freedives with orcas on one of his most…
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Look around #FINABudapest2017 World OWS Championships Venue
A look around the venue at the FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships in Balaton in Hungary. I was providing the commentary for the TV on the open water, so I thought it would be interesting to film around the venue, as its such as amazing set up.