Category: Safety
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Syrian Swimmer Splashes into Stardom
Yusra Mardini nearly drowned trying to escape the war in Syria. A year later, she was competing in the Olympics. Here’s her story. https://youtu.be/gL9MIojZwj8
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Granbury Teens Skipped School To Swim & Drowned
A time-honored tradition for high school seniors ended with two Granbury students dead from drowning. Now, those teenagers have been identified.
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Golden boy Chad Le Clos to launch swimming academy in Cape Town
Durban-born Chad le Clos, the most decorated swimmer at this year’s Commonwealth Games in Australia, is returning to South Africa to pursue a dream. On Friday, he will launch the Chad Le Clos Academy (CLeC) at the Quadrant Complex in Claremont, Cape Town. With a total of 17 career gold medals to his name, three…
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Diving Deep With 5 Incredible Swimmers
In this reel, we stay afloat with stories of five incredible swimmers. We make our way through the Mississippi River with a former Navy SEAL, meet a synchronized swimmer smashing stereotypes, and get our adrenaline pumping with a champion cliff diver.
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Mayor announces swim safety initiative
Jacksonville’s Mayor Curry announced an initiative promoting swim safety as city pools plan to open and the concern over drownings continues.
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Swimmer struck by watercraft in Miami
A tourist is spending his vacation recovering in a hospital after he was struck by a watercraft while swimming.
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Best time to start structured swimming lessons is before school begins
The year before school starts, about age 4, is a good time to start structured lessons and consolidate foundation skills before the focus turns to stroke development, especially if you have a lifestyle that regularly involves the water. This strategy works for most families, but don’t be afraid to skip a term, try a different…
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Military Careers: Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers
So others may live! That’s the motto of the Coast Guard’s most elite unit. Technically, they’re called aviation survival technicians, but most people know them as rescue swimmers.
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Filipinos should know how to swim
Every year, thousands of Filipinos die by drowning, and, as investigations would reveal, many of those victims didn’t know how to swim. Some of these incidents took place during a typhoon — or in the midst of incessant monsoon rains. Others happened in maritime disasters, such as the sinking of MV Doña Paz in 1987.…