Year: 2018
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1 Million Orbeez Dropping Into and Out of a Swimming Pool
This oddly satisfying ASMR video shows us dumping one million orbeez into a swimming pool, shows them growing underwater, then does it all in reverse. It’s the most satisfying video in the world that you could see and hear.
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Never too late to learn how to swim
A ceremony celebrating a very special accomplishment: dozens of people in our area are now going to be safer around water because now.. they can swim!
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14-year-old in ‘extremely critical’ condition after trying to swim Lake Michigan channel
A 14-year-old boy who went under while trying to swim across a channel between Waukegan Harbor and the city’s beach at about 6 p.m. Friday was in “extremely critical” condition after being located and pulled from the water by a Waukegan Fire Department diver, a department spokesman said. Fire Marshal Steve Lenzi said the teen…
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Truro Beach Where Swimmer Was Bitten Remains Closed Due To ‘Continued Shark Activity’
Long Nook Beach in Truro, where a man was bitten by a shark earlier this week, remains closed until further notice due to “continued shark activity.â€
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Celebrating learning to swim at Raines High School
Allyson Henning reports on the graduation of swimmers at Raines High School.
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“Colin’s Hope” swim relay fundraiser hopes to prevent more drownings
With it being this hot, chances are you’re going to try to find some water to cool off in this weekend.
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Watch as a ‘lifeguard drone’ rescues a swimmer struggling at sea
An increasing number of lifeguard organizations around the world are turning to drone technology to help speed up rescue efforts for when swimmers get into difficulties. Australia, Germany, and Iran are three such countries that have rescue drones ready to take to the skies in an emergency. And it’s not just their speed in carrying flotation devices to…
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Iraqi girls take up swimming in IS-free Mosul
Even before the Islamic State group made Mosul the heart of its self-proclaimed caliphate in Iraq in 2014, conservatism and tradition meant the city”s pools were only for men. But a year after Iraqi forces reclaimed the city from the jihadists, an ambitious team of 12 young girls is changing that.
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Man Endures Horrific Pain When Swimming Into A School Of Jellyfish | I Shouldn’t Be Alive
Skydiving in Costa Rica goes horribly wrong for Will when bad weather hurls his plane into the sea. He’s left for 24 hours in shark infested waters. Dehydration brings paranoid delusions, but it’s the endless night that horrifies him. https://youtu.be/Mngso293nQQ