Month: August 2023
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NJ Swim School Teaches Young Students How to Survive in the Water | ABC7NY
The British Swim School in Newark teaches their young students how to stay alive before they teach them how to swim. Lucy Yang has the story. See ABC7NY
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Swim in the Neptune Pool at Hearst Castle | KTLA 5
After a two-year closure of Hearst Castle, the landmark is allowing people to come over for a swim.
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Robyn Kadyan’s Beach Swim at North Curl Curl Almost Cost Him His Life | 7NEWS
Surf lifesavers who rescued swimmers from North Curl Curl beach late yesterday say conditions were so dangerous they’d earlier called off their own training exercise. They say no one should have been in the water. See 7NEWS
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Paris Cancels Olympic Swim Test in Seine Due to Water Quality | Al Jazeera
The first swimming competition due to be held in the River Seine in Paris has been canceled because of pollution. The test event ahead of next year’s Olympics was called-off after a week of persistent heavy rain in the city caused sewers to overflow into the river.
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Long Island Swimmer Reunites With Rescuers Who Found Him ‘Frozen’ After Treading Water for Hours | New York Post
The Long Island swimmer who was pulled out of the Atlantic Ocean after treading water for hours was reunited with the two fishing pals who helped save him. Jim Hohorst, 63, and Michael Ross, 69, said on Wednesday they were out on their boat when they noticed a fishing pole with a shirt tied to…
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See JFK’s Daughter Recreate Part of Her Father’s Heroic WWII Pacific Island Swim | TODAY
Ambassador Caroline Kennedy along with her son Jack Schlossberg completed a special swim to honor President John F. Kennedy and the 80th anniversary of the miraculous survival story that made him a war hero. NBC’s Kelly Cobiella reports for TODAY.
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Irish Netflix Documentary on Freediving Passes 8 Million Streams in Just 2 Weeks
Irish documentary The Deepest Breath has landed in the top ten Netflix shows for the second week running. An incredible 3.5 million streams were added this week following the opening week figure of 4.6 million making it one of the most successful documentaries on the streaming site. Read Sunday World
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Freediver Who Can Hold Breath for 24 Minutes Shares Three Crucial Bits of Advice | Guinness World Records
Going on to impart his advice, Budimir said: “First, never skip the training. “Second, I would rather be overtrained than out of shape. “And the third, don’t just do it – do it right, no matter what.” See Guinness World Records