Month: May 2019
-
-
Controversy brewing over ‘adults only’ swim time in Gaithersburg community
No more adult swim at your neighborhood pool. The news is about to make this the best summer ever for kids at Quince Orchard Park, but the adults who wait each hour for that quiet relaxation time —- you’re not going to like this. People in the neighborhood along Great Seneca Highway were very confused…
-
-
-
The Vortex Swim – One man, one mission: Ben Lecomte | EN
One man on a mission to raise awareness of plastic pollution. Ocean advocate Ben Lecomte will swim 300 nautical miles – up to eight hours a day – through the smog of plastic pollution known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, collecting scientific data and debunking the myths surrounding ocean plastic. See The Vortex Swim…
-
Swimming safety this Memorial Day weekend
Here’s what you need to know – at the lake or the pool – to stay safe while swimming this Memorial Day weekend. The American Academy of Pediatrics has some new recommendations.
-
-
Ocean City Beach Patrol Ready To Keep Swimmers Safe This Summer
Starting Memorial Day weekend, swimmers in Ocean City are under the watchful eye of dozens of lifeguards.
-
N.C. man dies after jumping off pier, struggling to swim in Lake Glenville
A man died after jumping off of a pier and struggling to swim Sunday evening at Lake Glenville. Emergency crews responded after a man went under water and did not resurface, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. According to deputies, Marquise Maurice Dukes, 21, of Harmony, jumped off of a fishing pier and attempted to…