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Doctor says monitor child’s behavior after swimming to avert secondary drowning
See fox4kc.com Secondary drowning is a term that’s being thrown around on social media and even in news reports recently, and while it’s getting a lot of attention now, doctors say it’s been a problem for as long as people have been around water. With summer officially here, it’s a good time to remind parents…
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Black bear swimming in Cape canal excites resident
See abc7 Even if you’ve lived in Southwest Florida your whole life, chances are you’ve never seen anything quite like this. A black bear weighing an estimated 160 pounds was spotted climbing down a dock and swimming in a canal in Cape Coral. The sight was a first for Cape Coral resident Lena Lura. She…
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Hall of Fame rescinds Chuck Wielgus’ invite amid sexual abuse allegations
Read USA Today The International Swimming Hall of Fame took back its invite to USA Swimming executive director Chuck Wielgus on Monday. After a group of 19 women who said they were sexually abused by U.S. swim coaches petitioned the International Swimming Hall of Fame last week, Wielgus withdrew from consideration. “After significant reflection and…
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It’s Official: New Bergen Swim Facility To Be Named The ‘Alexander Dale Oen Arena’
See for instance simma.nu/no and bergen.no Bergen City Council today announced the official name of the new and impressive Olympic sized swimming & diving facility in Bergen, Norway, to be named the ‘Alexander Dale Oen Arena’, or ‘ADO Arena’ for short. It’s working title had until now been ‘Helleren‘, with growing support though for it…
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Dr. McGeorge learns to swim
See ClickOn Detroit Dr. McGeorge is putting aside his embarrassment in the hope that it will inspire others to try to learn to swim. With the help of Peter Vanderkaay. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player
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Park Tae-hwan heads to Brisbane for training
See video in arirang Shifting gears, South Korea’s top swimmer, Park Tae-hwan, is headed to Brisbane, Australia for his third bout of training this year. He’ll be there for about 6 weeks and return sometime in July to take part in the 2014 Incheon Asian Games qualifiers, running from July 16th to the 21st. The…
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Sennen swimmer has close encounter with huge basking shark
See The Cornishman A swimmer got up close to a huge basking shark while taking a dip at Sennen, west Cornwall. The video clip, posted on website YouTube, shows a swimmer making out to sea before running into the hulking basking shark that is swimming effortlessly below the water. The shark glides straight past the…
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Olympic swimmer Ian Crocker teaches clinic at Sanford-Springvale YMCA
See WMTW and WCSH Olympic swimmer Ian Crocker headed to the Sanford-Springvale YMCA Sunday afternoon to teach a swim clinic. Wells Elementary School third-grader Isabella Bazata convinced Crocker to come visit her school as part of a class project. On Sunday she got the chance to swim with him. Crocker, originally from Maine, lives in…
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Too soon to swim? Experts warn beachgoers after man drowns
See FOX8 Cleveland The waters of Lake Erie at Huntington Beach in Bay Village can be so inviting. And, the waters can turn so deadly. On Saturday, a man went into the water to help a troubled swimmer. While he was able to push the young lady to safety, for some reason, he was not able to…