Month: January 2019
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Ryan Lochte Swims Blindfolded, How’s That for ‘Bird Box Challenge?’ | TMZ Sports
Ryan Lochte swims blindfolded. And he’s been doing it WAY before the “Bird Box Challenge” became a thing.
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Are You Ready for 2019? | British Swimming
With a host of action packed events scheduled for 2019, including the FINA/CNSG Diving World Series in London and the European Short Course Swimming Championships in Glasgow, we can’t wait for what’s in store!
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What is your vision for Autism Swim?
Here is Autism Swim’s Founder/Clinical Director Erika, talking about her vision for Autism Swim.
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Israeli AI Device ‘Watches’ Swimming Pools to Prevent Drowning Accidents
As winter gradually gives way to spring in the coming months, Israeli families with private swimming pools will slowly start dreaming of enjoying a refreshing splash once again. While for the vast majority, pools provide a way to cool off from the summer sun, 2018 was overshadowed by the tragic increase of children and adults who…
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Family keep vigil as police call off shoreline search for teen swimmer at dangerous Auckland beach
Police have called off their second day of searching the shoreline for a 16-year-old who is believed to have drowned yesterday at a West Auckland beach where his family was camping. https://youtu.be/CHI5nUL8UmQ
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Winter Swimming Top Tips
Seasoned Winter Swimmer Colin Hill provides some top tips on outdoor cold water swimming.
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These children have to travel by plane to get to their swimming lessons
Three children have to take a flight from a remote Scottish island so they can learn to swim. Freyja Parnaby, six, Grace Parnaby, nine, and Lewis Wright-Stanners, nine, regularly travel from the Fair Isle to Shetland for their lessons. Each time they face the potential that their flight home may be cancelled due to adverse weather,…
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Apple Watch saves the life of woman trapped in a submerged car
A 20-year-old Florida woman discovered the health benefits of owning an Apple Watch when it indirectly saved her life as her flipped car was filling with water. Amanda Antonio told first responders in Hillsborough County, Fla., that she used her Apple Watch to locate her iPhone to call 9-1-1 after her car rolled in a…
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Swimmers take to the waters off Coney Island in annual Polar Bear Plunge
By the standards of the Coney Island Polar Bear Club, it was practically a day at the beach for participants in the 115th annual New Year’s Day dip in the ocean off New York City.