Author: rokur
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One Swim Team Providing Life-Saving Lessons to All Ages | FOX 2 St. Louis
Young children, ages 11 and 12, face the troubling statistic of being ten times more likely to drown. But one swim team is combating this trend.
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Teaching Water Safety Ahead of the US Olympic Swim Trials | WTHR
Ahead of the US Swimming Trials next month, organizers have made it their goal to train 50-thousand people how to stay safe in the water by the end of the year.
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Germany Sends Several Medal Hopefuls to Swim in Paris | ABS-CBN News
The German swimming team is looking forward to the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris. Being in great spirits and shape, the team includes several medal hopefuls, currently preparing for the tournament at the Olympic swimming pool in Berlin. The German Swimming Association (DSV) will have a defending champion in the water – Florian Wellbrock, gold…
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Water safety tips for National Swim Safety Month | 9NEWS
Patrick Gray and Alyssa Rojas with Trumpet Behavioral Health discuss precautions parents can take to keep kids safe around water.
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Rowdy Gaines ‘Swim in Safety’ Program | FOX59 News
Three-time Olympic gold medalist, and member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame, Rowdy Gaines, now on mission to teach Hoosiers water safety through the legacy project happening around the Olympic Swim Trials happening in the Circle City this June. Rowdy joins Angela to talk details on this program, as well as some special moments…
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Olympic Chances Improved and World Records Set on 1st Day at Canadian Swim Trials | CBC Sports
Devin Heroux of CBC Sports recaps a busy first day at the 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Trials in Toronto.
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64% of Black Kids Can’t Swim. Meet the Woman Changing That | Stay Tuned
Drowning is the #1 cause of death for kids ages 1-4 and 64% of Black kids can’t swim. Paulana Lamonier is a New York City native who tweeted a few years ago that she wanted to teach 30 Black kids to swim. It went viral, she quit her job, launched ‘Black People Will Swim’ and…
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California Teacher to Take on 28-Mile Swim Around New York | KRCR News Channel 7
A Northern California teacher is preparing to embark on an open-water swim on the East Coast. Lura Wilhelm teaches art to students at University Preparatory School in Redding, Calif. She’s been a swimmer since she was seven years old and swam at San Jose State University. In recent years, she began ultramarathon swimming. Wilhelm has…
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Canadian Swimmers Chasing Dreams of Paris at Olympic Trials | CBC News: The National
Summer MacIntosh gives a dominating performance at Olympic trials to qualify for this summer in Paris. The 17-year-old star is the marquee name at the week-long trials, with more than 800 athletes chasing roughly 50 spots on Canada’s Olympic swim team.