Category: Safety
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Amanda Beard swim school for kids in Gig Harbor
Seven-time Olympic medalist Amanda Beard has opened Beard Swim Company with her husband. It’s for introducing young kids to swimming in Gig Harbor.
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Swimmers urged to stay out of ocean following monk seal attack off Waikiki
Wildlife and ocean safety officials strongly urge people to stay out of the water between the Outrigger Canoe Club and the Waikiki Natatorium.
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10-year-old swimmer may have died of fentanyl overdose after visiting Miami pool
A 10-year-old boy from a drug-ridden Miami neighborhood apparently died of a fentanyl overdose last month, becoming one of Florida’s smallest victims of the opioid crisis, authorities said Tuesday. But how he came into contact with the powerful painkiller is a mystery. Fifth-grader Alton Banks died June 23 after a visit to the pool in…
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Rescued swimmers surprise beachgoers who rescued their family
Bryan and Roberta Ursrey say “thank you” in person to the strangers who formed a human chain to pull their family from a rip current at Panama City Beach, Florida.
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Infants learn swim survival skills at Sacramento-area pool
Infants who may not even be able to walk are being taught life-saving lessons at a Gold River pool that they can use to prevent them from drowning in case they were to accidentally fall into a pool.
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CPR and swimming lessons for migrants traumatized by crossing
The program, which started in May, aims to teach basic first aid, and rescue and diving skills to the about two dozen teenage boys who live together in a dormitory at Basilica di Sant’Antonio in Messina, Italy.
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Rebecca Adlington’s surprise swim session with TUI FAMILY LIFE | TUI
Olympic gold medallist, Rebecca Adlington, OBE, runs a surprise swim session at the TUI FAMILY LIFE Bellevue Resort in Croatia. Think a fun-filled swimming lesson, an inflatable race, an awards ceremony and more…
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Ex-swimming champ left paralysed after daredevil jump
A former Waikato swimming champ has been left paralysed after a daredevil jump from a waterfall went horrifically wrong. Newlyweds Ephraim Gudgeon and his wife Arian were enjoying a road trip on Waitangi weekend, stopping at Omanawa Falls near Tauranga for a swim. Ephraim decided to jump off the waterfall, a 35-metre plunge. “As soon…
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9 dead and one missing in flash flood at Arizona swimming hole
Nine people were dead, including six children, and one man was missing after a flash flood roared through a popular Arizona swimming hole on Saturday afternoon. The deadly incident at the Cold Springs swimming hole in Tonto National Forest followed heavy rains that had spurred thunderstorm and flash flood warnings from the National Weather Service…