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In the United States, “drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury death in children aged 1–14 years,” according to the World Health Organization. Being a child, male or a member of a minority group and lack of swimming ability are the major factors in drowning deaths. Whereas we strive to instruct our children to protect themselves via health classes, elaborate fire and perceived-threat drills, we provide insufficient education and practice to prevent this perfectly preventable tragedy. [pullquote]To my knowledge, no one ever died from not playing football, tennis or hockey[/pullquote]Swimming is treated as a luxury whereas other sports…

The temperature in Winston-Salem, N.C., crested at 90 degrees on July 4 — the same day Jasmine Edwards and her son, both African Americans, sought the cool waters of the pool in their private community. Adam Bloom was there, too, confident in his charge of helping enforce neighborhood rules as the ‘pool chair’ of the Glenridge Homeowners Association. He asked Edwards to show identification to prove she belonged. Then he called the police. And the four of them — two officers, Edwards and Bloom — stood outside the pool gate, unsure how the latest incident of police response to public blackness would…

Charges have been laid against Ports of Auckland Ltd and one of its staff after the death of ocean swimmer Leslie Gelberger. Gelberger died on April 20 last year after going for a swim on Auckland’s North Shore. A passing ferry found his body, which was missing a leg, about 4pm the next day. Gelberger – a husband, father, teacher and keen ocean swimmer – was believed to have been hit by a boat, and his body was found floating off Mairangi Bay. Read NZ Herald Photo by russellstreet

James Cameron has provided an update on the status of his numerous Avatar sequels – and revealed the extent to which cast addition Kate Winslet went to pull off her new role. The filmmaker, who is currently filming the first and second of the four planned follow-ups, teased that his forthcoming return to the world of Pandora will explore “never before seen parts” which will primarily be set underwater. Considering this aspect of the next two films – Cameron attributed the sequels’ delay to spending over a year-and-a-half working out how to pull off underwater motion-capture technology – one scene…

How to become a mermaid? We provide insights behind the scenes of the set and show you scenes that nobody else sees. Totally exciting, let’s see, how such a spin works! https://youtu.be/1nBPXiP6xJc

Rescuers are ready to begin an operation to bring 12 boys and their soccer coach out of a cave in Thailand. They’ve been trapped in a flooded cave in the north of the country since June 23. https://youtu.be/Y3xfvlvnKuY

Kolesnikov: two golds in 50min, shared gold for Large and Shkurdai Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov set two new CRs while doubling down the 50m and 200m back on Day 4 at the LEN European Junior Swimming Championships in Helsinki. Germany joined the circle of the title-winning nations just as Belarus, the latter’s win came after a tie in the women’s 100m fly. Kliment Kolesnikov enjoyed a busy afternoon as the Russian backstroker genius had to swim the 50m semis first at 17.06, then came the 200m final from 18.01 and soon the final of the dash at 18.54. He completed his…

In Miami, the rising sea is already an ineluctable part of daily life. Everyone is affected—whether storm flooding forces a small-business owner to shut down for a few days (at tremendous cost), or daily tides hinder students commuting to school, or the retreating coastline forces people to abandon their homes. There are other, less obvious, but equally troubling impacts. People’s increased contact with overflow water from urban canals and sewers is a significant health issue. Low-income communities of color—like Liberty City and Little Haiti—also face rising housing costs as residents seek higher ground. Some have started referring to this as…

Unguarded swimming areas include ponds, rivers, and lakes. https://youtu.be/dARpGNO9J-Q

Ken Keegan has body-surfed along the Santa Cruz coast for years but he said Friday’s crashing waves and rip currents took him by surprise. Maria Medina reports. (7-6-18) https://youtu.be/UM0lsMGRAvk