Author: rokur
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Swimming pools: how do you know they’re safe?
See WNCT With warmer weather arriving, many people across the East will be heading to pools. But how do you know they’re safe to swim in. Keith Jernigan is with the Craven County Health Department. He says this time of the year is extremely busy as seasonal pools ask to be inspected so they can…
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Swimmer “on her last legs” dramatically rescued by RNLI
Read Plymouth Herald A swimmer “on her last legs” was dramatically rescued by lifeguards this afternoon. The exhausted woman was heard screaing for help after she got into difficulty off Tregonhawke beach in Whitsand Bay at around noon. RNLI lifeguards patrolling the beach and the Looe lifeboat crew quickly sprung into action. […] “As I…
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FINA Swimming World Cup 2014 Series to use the Backstroke Start Device
Memo from FINA Due to the fact that this device will be available in the end of May 2014 only and, in order to ensure that a maximum number of swimmers have access to it for testing and practising, under the supervision of the FINA TSC Delegate present at the event, the FINA TSC Commission…
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55-year-old dies while swimming to boat floating away from shore
Read channel3000 A 55-year-old man drowned in Lake Camelot when he jumped in the water and tried to swim after his pontoon boat that was floating away from shore, police said. The Rome Police Department responded to the Lake Camelot Property Owner’s Association boat landing in the 300 block of Eighth Avenue for a report…
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Many swimmers come up short in water-safety skills
Read USA Today and see NBC Only 56% of adults who say they can swim can perform five critical water-safety skills that could save their lives, according to a new American Red Cross survey. (video autoplays, therefore pushed below the break)
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Male Swimmers Score Highly in Top 10 ‘Hottest’ Sports
Read Googleblog Good news for male swimmers. According to dating website, Victoria Milan, male swimmers score third highest in the hottest sports stars league table because of their fit bodies! In the survey of over 3,000 women, the body was ranked the number one attraction of sports stars, with 39% of women voting for a…
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Swim coach Joseph Michael Diaz arrested again as more victims step forward
Read Alachua Today As the investigation of a High Springs Community School behavioral resource teacher for kindergarten through fourth grade and part-time swim coach continues, investigators have determined that seven young boys so far have fallen prey to sexual overtures by their coach. More victims have been rumored, but Gainesville Police Department (GPD) investigators will…
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Thai fisherman rescued by Malaysian oil rig worker after seven-hour swim
See malaymailonline A Thai fisherman was rescued by a Malaysian oil rig worker following a seven-hour swim after falling off a boat early on Saturday morning. The man fell into the water around 130 kilometres off the coast of Kuala Terengganu in northern Malaysia. The victim, identified as Tok Saphon Samechit, 32, is believed to…
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Tyler Clary focuses on going fast – in the pool and on the track
Read The Charlotte Observer Tyler Clary has dreams of racing on the NASCAR circuit. However, before he drops the green flag in that sport, Clary has his sights set on other goals – a world championship and another gold medal. So even if he didn’t win in either of the two finals he swam in…