Year: 2018
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Thailand cave rescue: Boys may have to scuba to safety – even those who can’t swim
Rescuers in northern Thailand on Tuesday raced against time and an ominous monsoon season to extricate a youth soccer team trapped in partially flooded cave ahead of heavy rains forecast later this week. Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda said some of the players can’t swim, further complicating the arduous task of a rescue. He said the kids, ages 11-16, and…
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Ukraine’s Andriy Govorov smashes World Record in 50 fly (video)
On the last day of the Sette Colli meet in Rome, Italy, it was Andriy Govorov of Ukraine who smashed the World Record in the 50 fly final with a 22.27. Govorov blasted the record of 22.43 held by Spain’s Rafael Munoz from April 2009, according to Swimming World. He narrowly missed the World Record…
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Boy Charged With Sexually Abusing Girl In Swimming Pool Locker Room
A 14-year-old boy was arrested last week, after sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl at a public swimming pool in the Uptown neighborhood, police said. According to a police report, the boy followed the girl into the locker room at the Uplift Community High School swimming pool around 6 p.m. Thursday. Police said he made “inappropriate…
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Swimmer dies after becoming tangled in vegetation at Detroit-area park
A 20-year-old man died after becoming tangled in some vegetation while swimming at Stony Creek Metro Park in Shelby Township about 8 p.m. Sunday, June 30. Macomb County sheriff’s officials say Rayven Elia of Sterling Heights and another 20-year-old man from Warren were swimming near the Winter Cove picnic area when they began to struggle.…
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A swimming teacher is fed up with parents who make their kids sad during lessons
If you’re a parent, you’ll most likely attend plays, pantomimes, ballet recitals, and swimming lessons of your children. They might not be the most riveting things to watch but they’re a big deal to kids. One swimming teacher who noticed that her students were left feeling dejected after lessons had a message for the parents.…
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Close encounter with Tiger sharks off Florida coast
Diver Bartolomeo Bove filmed wild tiger sharks at a scarily close distance during a dive off the coast of Jupiter, Florida. He described the fish as being “not shy at all.” Tiger sharks are some of the largest predatory sharks, growing to lengths of potentially five meters.
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Water Safety Day at West Dunbartonshire – June 2018
Up to 90 pupils and staff from schools across West Dunbartonshire took part in open water swimming activities at Loch Lomond, which ultimately helped teach the participants about being safe in and around open water, ahead of the summer holidays.
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There might be poop in the water you’re swimming in so please don’t swallow it, CDC says
Every summer, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention turns its attention to the disgusting state of American swimming holes — and their latest investigation traced thousands of infections back to lakes, rivers, and the ocean. A team of researchers analyzed 140 outbreaks that made nearly 5,000 people sick, and even killed two swimmers between…