Year: 2017
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Popularity of Catskill swimming hole proves problematic
A Catskill Mountain swimming hole is so crowded that state officials are encouraging people to swim elsewhere. The area known as the Peekamoose Blue Hole, in Ulster County, has always been popular. But New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation says crowds of people started coming in 2015 after social media and websites touted it as…
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11-Year-Old Girl Electrocuted While Swimming In Lagoon Behind Home In Toms River
An 11-year-old girl died after police say she was electrocuted while swimming in a lagoon behind a home in Toms River, New Jersey this weekend. As CBS2’s Erin Logan reported, neighbors were mourning Sunday night for the little girl whose life was cut so short. It was supposed to be a fun night for the…
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Scottish ministers pressured to guarantee free swimming lessons for primary school children
Swimming lessons for primary school children should be a compulsory part of the Scottish curriculum as it emerged that 40 per cent of those going entering secondary are unable to swim. Last night, former Olympic athlete turned MSP Brian Whittle, said Scotland should be brought into line with England and Wales where all primary kids…
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McDonald’s ends Olympics sponsorship deal three years early
McDonald’s Corp ended its 41-year-old sponsorship of the Olympic Games three years early, the International Olympic Committee said on Friday, reflecting the U.S. fast-food giant’s focus on its core business as well as rising Olympics sponsorship costs and declining TV ratings. McDonald’s deal would have run through the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, and bowing out…
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Video: Tragedy averted when roof collapses at Schomberg swim school
Two lifeguards are credited with saving the lives of five children after roof of George Jacobson Swim School in Schomberg collapsed
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Babysitter pulled from swimming pool after 4-year-old calls 911
Police north of Toronto say a 20-year-old woman is in life-threatening condition Saturday after being pulled from a backyard swimming pool. York Regional Police arrived at a residence in Newmarket, Ont. just before 5 p.m. on June 16. They said a four-year-old girl called 911 after her babysitter “had accidentally gone into the deep end…
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Kiev 2017 European Diving Championships, Day 7
Auffret takes platform crown to France for the first time in history Kiev (LEN) – What a finish: just as they had started on the first competition day, the 2017 European Diving Championships in Kiev also ended with a French triumph. Showing a great performance honoured by the judges with high scores and a total…