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Featuring (of course) Madison Kennedy, see www.swimmercalendar.com Madison Kennedy from Andrew Day on Vimeo.

“We try to make sure we have the swim vests on and be close and make sure that they are always in arms reach or side of the pool or with an adult in the ocean,” says mom Kristen Keffer. 3 Tips on Swim Safety from Lee Memorial Health System on Vimeo.

“Pre-swim vaseline and pep talk before setting off from Shakespeare Beach. Next stop: France.” I guess it is this guy, Jason Connor swimming the English Channel in July 2013 Setting off from Shakespeare Beach from Jason Connor on Vimeo.

“This year Americans will be expecting a lot from its swimming team”. Featuring Andrea Kropp, Adam Small, Megan Romano and Stephanie Peacock.

See nbc4i.com A middle-school-aged girl is being credited for rescuing a woman and her 3-year-old child who fell into the deep end of an apartment pool and began struggling. “I had 3-year-old Alexis in my arms. I slipped where the pool goes from five to 10 feet. I tossed my child to another person and they started to go under because I can’t swim,” said the rescued mom, Alaine Mitchell. WCMH: News, Weather, and Sports for Columbus, Ohio

See Euronews They may not be man’s best friend, but grey wolves have certainly become good companions for the Selekh family in Belarus. Encouraged by the hunting trade, the wolf population in Belarus is booming. The Selekhs say they found the young pups orphaned by hunters.

Read NoosaNews Sunshine Coast swimmer and Olympic gold medallist Melanie Schlanger has withdrawn from this month’s FINA World Championships in Barcelona. Schlanger, who bagged one gold and two silver medals at the 2012 London Olympics, said an ongoing rib injury would keep her from travelling to Spain. “I got a fractured rib about three weeks before nationals but decided to swim through the injury,” she said. “That was very painful, but I still managed to qualify for the World Championships. Basically, I’ve been competing and training with the cracked rib ever since.”

Read ABC 13 There is concern on the Louisiana Gulf Coast after officials say four swimmers contracted flesh-eating bacteria, and one of them died. The victims were supposedly swimming in seawater near the areas of New Orleans and Thibodaux, Louisiana. But doctors say the flesh-eating bacteria has been detected in gulf waters in several states, including Texas. The bacteria, known as Vibrio vulnificus, sickens people in two ways — by eating raw shellfish and by entering through an open wound.

See wptv.com Two people have died after apparently getting caught in strong rip currents. Fourteen-year-old Dushay Morales of Winter Haven was swimming with his younger brother near Anna Maria Island when he disappeared Saturday afternoon. Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputies discovered his body Sunday morning. In a separate incident, a 30-year-old man drowned while swimming in Ormond Beach in Volusia County.

Far out swimming relevant … but this fun ad made me remember swim coaching guru Bill Boomer’s talk about dogs and cats in swimming, the point there being that we should make room for also the “cats” in swim training. Maybe the cats should just give up their lying about and “be more dog!” :-) Here is coach Boomer: