Category: Health
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Several cases of coronavirus reported after a swim party in Arkansas, governor says
Arkansas, which allowed restaurants and gyms to reopen earlier this month, is seeing a second peak in new cases, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Saturday. Several of the cases, the governor said, came from a swimming party attended by high schoolers. “A high school swim party that I’m sure everybody thought was harmless,†Hutchinson said in…
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Ellie Simmonds talks Mental Heath Awareness
As part of Mental Health Awareness week we caught up with Ellie Simmonds for a chat about why mental health is so important, plus how she copes with the pressures of sport, life and lockdown. Read full article here: https://www.britishswimming.org/news/…
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Connect the Dots: Is it safe to swim during the coronavirus pandemic?
As summer unofficially kicks off this Memorial Day weekend, the CDC’s new guidelines on water and COVID-19 suggest we may actually be able to make a splash.
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IOC President Thomas Bach on the WHO’s “Walk the talk: Health for All Challenge”
IOC President joins WHO ‘Walk the Talk: Health for All Challenge’ and calls on governments to include sport in their recovery plans
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Swim club gets creative with new guards to help protect athletes during pandemic
As it begins getting swimmers back into the pool, an Anchorage swim club is getting creative with its guards against coronavirus, designing and developing its own lane barriers to physically separate athletes. “Knowing I was unlocking the pool for other people, I had butterflies in my stomach,” said Cliff Murray, who serves as head coach…
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Swimming Pool Visits During a Pandemic, Here’s What the CDC Recommends to Stay Safe
As summer looms during the pandemic, many are wondering if it’s safe to go swimming. Veuer’s Justin Kircher has what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
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No evidence coronavirus spreads in swimming pools, CDC offers guidelines
Looking forward to hitting the local pool for the first time this summer? The CDC has guidelines to help you and your family stay safe.
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Beaches and swimming guidelines amid COVID-19 outbreak
Swimming will be allowed at beaches, but at this time, not at inland state parks due to social distance guidelines.
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Experts say public swimming pools are safe, but you need to practice social distancing
Some private pools, like those in hotels and condominiums, are already open and county pools across the state will soon follow. But do they pose a threat regarding COVID-19? An expert said they are safe.