Author: rokur
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Natalie Coughlin – Prescription Drug Awareness
12-time Olympic medalist Natalie Coughlin warns consumers that “One Pill Can Killâ€. Find more information at http://www.mbc.ca.gov http://youtu.be/1gju5yhnFMc
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Experts Remind Residents Of Swimming Dangers
See WICS Swimming is a way to escape the heat and have some fun during the summer months. However, now is also the time of year where accidental drowning is the leading cause of death among children between 1-and-4 years old. Sangamon County coroner, Cinda Edwards, pronounced the drowning death of a 3-year-old boy from…
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Top 10 celebrities who cheated death, including Ian Thorpe
A good read in general, here on stuff.co.nz Australian Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe was also in New York on the day of the Word Trade Center attacks. Out for a jog, Thorpe planned to visit the observation deck of the World Trade Center, but returned to his hotel when he realised he had forgotten his…
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Avid Swimmer Celebrates her 99th Birthday at the Pool
See WLTX 19 The next time you think about skipping a workout, you should think of Arline Minns. Minns celebrated her 99th birthday on Wednesday at the Drew Wellness Center — after she finished the hour-long water aerobics class she attends five days a week! Minns says the secret to a long, healthy life is…
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Boy, 16, Reports Shark Bite in Delaware
See 6abc A 16-year-old boy says he was bitten by a shark while swimming at Delaware’s Cape Henlopen State Park. The shark attack happened around 5:00 p.m. Monday. The teenager, Andrew Vance of Delmar, was wading in 5 feet of water when the shark bit his arm. He reported that the shark released its bite…
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Swim instructors prepare for summer of teaching
See KTTC School may be out for summer, but for many children and teens there are more lessons to learn in the pool. Participants in the Water Safety Instructor class at Rochester Recreation Center are completing a six month course in water safety and instruction. The student instructors are diving in to the fundamentals of…
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Portrait de Yannick Agnel
Speak in English :-) Le squale des bassins à rejoint le Team Arena en avril dernier, découvrez son portrait en 1m30 ! :) (video gone, so here is the pure English version)
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Shreveport swimmer nearly drowns, sparks pool safety awareness
See KSLA After a Shreveport teenager almost drowned this past weekend, The Swim School in Shreveport-Bossier City offered some safety tips to make sure summer fun is also safe. Facility Manager Elaine Durbin said the first thing to remember is something simple but important. “You definitely need to enroll in swim lessons for sure,” she…