Month: January 2023
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Swimmers Warned to Be Careful After Spate of Beach Drownings | | 7.30 | ABC News (Australia)
After years of COVID disruptions, bushfires, and floods, plenty of Australians have been hitting the beach this summer and enjoying the water. But surf life savers say they’ve made thousands of rescues in a matter of weeks, with most drownings occurring at unpatrolled beaches. This report from Hannah Bowers and Emily Jane Smith.
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Olympic Swimmers Are Making a Splash in Knoxville | WBIR Channel 10
Some of America’s fastest swimmers are in Knoxville this week and hundreds of athletes and national team members are making waves at the TYR Pro Swim Series.
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Do Not Swim: Contaminated Beaches a Sign of What’s to Come With Global Warming | Newshub
As the wild weather eases across the country “unsuitable for swimming” signs are also going out at many popular beaches, and as Demelza Leslie reports it is a sign of what’s to come with global warming.
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UF Spending $300K on Swimming Pool for Incoming President Ben Sasse | 10 Tampa Bay
The University of Florida is making sure its newly hired president, former Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska can dive into the job: It is spending $300,000 to build a new swimming pool behind the stately mansion where Sasse will live with his family, the school confirmed. Construction on the expensive addition to the 7,400-square-foot, four-bedroom…
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NHS: Midwife Swimmers | Kaleidoscope CFA
A group of midwives in Northumberland have a secret to their ongoing determination and positivity: sea swimming. Wind, rain, or shine, they venture to the Northumberland Coast and unwind in the waves. We interviewed them and found how this is crucial in order to destress after a hard day’s work. Using our drone and underwater…
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We Test Sydney Harbour’s New Swimming Spot, a ‘Beach’ in the Heart of the City at Barangaroo | Guardian Australia
It’s been dubbed ‘Sydney’s first city beach’ after a ban on swimming at Barangaroo Reserve’s Marrinawi Cove was lifted. Guardian Australia went to test out the waters in the heart of the CBD and found the cove teeming with swimmers and even some snorkellers. It’s the first swimming spot to open in 50 years west of…
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Tiger Shark Filmed Weaving Through Clueless Swimmers at Perth Beach | The Independent
A tiger shark has been filmed close to swimmers at a popular beach in Perth, Australia. In stunning aerial footage, the shark can be seen weaving between two apparently oblivious people close to the shore at Mullaloo Beach. Toby Nicol, who shared the video, said lifeguards “quickly jumped in their buggy and sped down the…