Year: 2020
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Children living with autism are exposed to the unique experience of surfing | Inspired by Sport
Surfing star Parker Coffin visits Surfers Healing’s annual event in New Jersey and is blown away by how his sport can transform lives.
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NYC beaches open for holiday weekend, no swimming allowed
Marcus Solis reports on the major restrictions in place to encourage social distancing at New York City beaches.
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Several cases of coronavirus reported after a swim party in Arkansas, governor says
Arkansas, which allowed restaurants and gyms to reopen earlier this month, is seeing a second peak in new cases, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Saturday. Several of the cases, the governor said, came from a swimming party attended by high schoolers. “A high school swim party that I’m sure everybody thought was harmless,†Hutchinson said in…
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No pool? No problem. Now you can rent one
There’s nothing like diving into a cool swimming pool on a scorching hot summer day. Unfortunately, most of us don’t have our own pools and worse, the pandemic has kiboshed most public pools. Enter Swimply, the brainchild of 23-year-old entrepreneur Bunim Laskin, a website and app that matches swimmers with available swimming pools. Laskin conducted a…
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Swimmer Simone Manuel on Refocusing Goals After Olympics Postponement: ‘The Work Doesn’t Stop’
Manuel, who has been social distancing and training in California amid the pandemic, continues on to explain how the Olympics postponement has pushed her. “It switched my training mindset to really spend time focusing on technical aspects of my swimming that I know needed improvement … and now I have extra time to improve on…
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How Swim Practice Will Change After the Pandemic
Swim practice is going to look very different once pools reopen. 🏊
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Germany: Public swimming pool in Essen re-opens after lockdown
A public swimming pool in Essen, the Grugabad, opened its doors again this Thursday after a lengthy closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. People could be seen swimming in the pool, following social distancing rules, Friday. No more than 1,000 individuals are to be allowed into the complex of pools at the same time and…
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Queens Residents Want Lifeguards On Duty To Prevent Drownings Despite No Swimming Mandate
Swimming is off limits at city beaches, but residents in Queens are demanding lifeguards be put on duty anyway after a man drowned Friday at Rockaway Beach; CBS2’s Kiran Dhillon reports.
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Pools, splash pads, and swim beaches open up in time for Memorial Day weekend
Under state health guidelines, public pools, splash pads, and swim beaches are now allowed to open in Arkansas, just in time for Memorial Day weekend.