Category: Safety
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Survey finds children are missing out on vital swimming lessons | 5 News
According to a survey by swimming teachers, only a third of parents take their children every week – instead they rely on schools to give the tuition. One Olympic medalist has told 5 news that is not right.
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Uganda: Minister Kibuule’s twins die in home swimming pool
What began as a normal day unexpectedly turned tragic for State Water Minister Ronald Kibuule’s family when his twin boys, aged 2, last evening drowned in a swimming pool at home. They were post-humously identified as Roman Kato and Raiding Wasswa. “Yes, they drowned in the swimming pool, but we do not know what exactly…
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Verify: Can you swim within 30 minutes after eating?
An old wives tale says you have to wait 30 minutes after eating to go for a swim, but is it true? Kurtis Quillin verifies.
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Guiding Swimmers from “Bubbles to Butterfly”
When it comes to learning how to swim, some kids are naturals in the water, while others struggle to master the basics. That’s why it’s important to find swim classes that can meet them wherever they are at in their skills. Swimtastic + SwimLabs Swim School Kenosha focuses on the basics – like holding your…
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VFYMCA Swim Safety
Teaching children how to swim and be safe around water is one of the most important life skills parents can help their children learn. It not only saves lives; it builds confidence.
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The Brain-Eating Amoebas of Kerosene Creek
Kerosene Creek is a natural hot spring near Rotorua, on the North Island of New Zealand. And there have been official warnings for years: don’t put your head under water. It turns out that “brain-eating amoebas”, naegleria fowleri, are a real, if rare, thing.
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On GMA: Sal’s Summer of Swim
KATC’s Katie Lopez was LIVE at the Robichaux Center in Lafayette with more on Sal’s Summer of Swim and their swim safety classes.