Author: rokur
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My First Open Water Triathlon | Was I Ready? | Global Triathlon Network
Pixi is taking the next step on her triathlon journey at Supertri Blenheim Palace — and it’s time to face her biggest challenge yet: open water swimming. From pre-swim nerves and self-doubt to breakthrough moments and growing confidence, follow Pixi as she pushes beyond her comfort zone and discovers what it really takes to progress…
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Woman Uses Bear Spray on Children at Hotel Pool | Fox 5 News
Cobb County police are actively searching for a 35-year-old Mississippi woman who allegedly discharged bear spray into a crowd at a hotel pool. The chemical irritant targeted a group of adults and children following a heated poolside argument, leaving more than a dozen people in need of immediate medical care. The suspect now faces eight…
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Sweltering France Sees Jump in Coastal Waters’ Temperatures | France 24 English
It’s not just thermostats on land that are in the red in France: the temperature of water off its coasts is also jumping, be it on the Atlantic or in the Mediterranean. Near Marseille, the water is currently at 25 degrees Celsius, or 3 degrees higher than usual. FRANCE 24’s Solange Mougin reports.
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Shark Sighting at Bondi Beach for Third Day in a Row | ABC News
A local drone operator has sighted what’s suspected to be a great white shark swimming off the shore of Bondi Beach and alerted swimmers not to go in the water. It’s the third consecutive day a shark has been sighted off the beach.
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Adaptive Swim Lessons To Help Neurodivergent Children | 10 Tampa Bay News
The YMCA of the Suncoast offers adaptive swim lessons for neurodivergent children in Pinellas County to build water safety skills and reduce drownings.
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Skip the Floaties: Swim Safety Tips Every Parent Needs This Summer | KGW News
Drowning is the leading cause of death for kids 4 and under. Goldfish Swim School shares life-saving tips for the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson.
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‘World’s Largest Swim Lesson’ Comes to Metro Atlanta Days After Roswell Drowning | Atlanta News First
Swim schools across the country offered free swim lessons Thursday as part of the “World’s Largest Swim Lesson.” Thursday’s event comes only days after a 2-year-old drowned in a Roswell swimming pool.
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Swimming Pool Safety Tips | CBS Pittsburgh
KDKA’s Ross Guidotti has more on how to stay safe in the water this summer.
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“Don’t Panic!” How To Survive Rip Currents and Save Fellow Swimmers From Them | MassLive
To someone who is getting sucked out to sea by a rip current, “don’t panic!” may be difficult to heed, even if that’s exactly what you should do. But lifeguards say to not only relax but flip over and float out of the danger. Rip currents are one of the coast’s greatest dangers and account…