Category: Safety
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When People Find Out You Can’t Swim
You don’t know how to swim? But it’s so easy! Just jump in the water and swim! See? So easy.
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Olympic runner David Torrence found dead in pool in Arizona
David Torrence, an American middle-distance runner who competed for Peru in the Rio Olympics, was found dead at the bottom of a swimming pool Monday morning in Scottsdale, Ariz. Authorities were summoned to the condominium complex at around 7:30 a.m. and Torrence, 31, was pronounced dead at the scene. There were no immediate signs of…
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Boy drowns in swimming pool at Cape Cod campground
The 4-year-old boy was with his family when the incident occurred.
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Crews Rescue People, Pets Swim to Safety
Rescuers answered hundreds of desperate calls for help Sunday as floodwaters from the remnants of Hurricane Harvey climbed high enough to begin filling second-story homes and stranded families were urged to seek refuge on their rooftops.
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Swim Safe in Peel
A look at this years Swim Safe event that took place in Peel, where a free programme of outdoor swimming and water safety sessions for children was held.
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Woman stuck in swimming pool turns to Facebook for help
A New Hampshire woman who became stuck in a swimming pool after the ladder broke turned to Facebook to ask for help getting out. Sixty-one-year-old Leslie Kahn was swimming in her pool Aug. 11 when the ladder broke, leaving her stranded. She said she didn’t have the strength to pull herself. No one else was…
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Swimming safely in European waters
Everyone enjoys a refreshing summer swim. The European Parliament believes in keeping Europe’s bathing waters clean. This is why the water quality of swimming sites is tested regularly so everyone knows the safest bathing sites in Europe. Enjoy the waves! https://youtu.be/Cvam-DZnwxU
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TDSB says C.W. Jefferys student who drowned had failed swim test
C. W. Jefferys student Jeremiah Perry, who drowned while on a school canoe trip to Algonquin Park in July, hadn’t passed a mandatory swim test, and should not have been allowed to go on the trip, according to the TDSB.