Category: Safety
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Autopsy shows Dartmouth College swimmer had rare heart condition
Autopsy results show a rare heart condition contributed to a Dartmouth College swimmer’s accidental death at a Florida pool. Tate Ramsden of Nashville, Tennessee, died Dec. 26. A Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office report said the 21-year-old was swimming laps underwater when he went into distress. An autopsy report released Friday by Dr. Russell Vega, chief…
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Lightning policy could cost Aquatic Center large swim meet
As if we didn’t already have enough drama surrounding the Columbus Aquatic Center, Jeff Pischko, head swimming coach for the Columbus Hurricanes, tells me he’s afraid the city is about to lose a huge swim meet. […] So what’s the problem? It’s shocking, you might say. The people with Georgia Swimming, which controls such meets,…
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Greenwood man talks about surviving a harrowing fall from 11th-floor balcony
Two words went through Mark Hefley’s head in the moments after he leaned too far back and toppled off an 11th-floor Florida balcony Tuesday. The first word was “Oh”; the second was an expletive that won’t be published in IndyStar. “It just felt like it was a long way down,” Hefley, 38, told IndyStar on…
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Scuba diver sues after getting sucked into nuclear power plant in Florida
A scuba diver in Florida is suing a utility company after he was sucked into a quarter-mile-long pipe that took him inside a nuclear power plant. Christopher Le Cun said he was scuba diving off the coast of Hutchinson Island with friend Robert Blake last summer when the pair went down to investigate three large…
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End Adult Drowning: Fund the 1st Pool for Nonswimmer Adults
The first pool dedicated specifically to teaching adults to swim is slated to open in Sarasota, Florida May 1, 2016. Forty-six percent of American adults fit the bill. Most adults who can’t swim are afraid in water. An afraid-in-water adult is one who cannot rest peacefully for five minutes in water over his/her head and at…
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LadyXsize talks about Swim London 2016
Radio and TV presenter, Nana Akua, (aka LadyXsize) has signed up to take part in the Swim London 2016 project which aims to give more than 200 adults who don’t currently swim, the opportunity to learn. She is also aiming to be part of a special relay event to be held during the London European…
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Swimmer: Instructor hugged us, but ‘nothing creepy’
Former students of a Portland-area swimming instructor arrested on child porn charges say they are shocked by the allegations. “Complete shock,†Morgan Gilbert told KOIN 6 News. “He was so nice to me. I know that sounds kind of cliché, but he seemed really nice and he was a good swim coach.†James McGlothlin, 39, was…
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Free swim classes offered to reduce downings
Spring break is right around the corner, so it is a good time to think about water-safety classes for kids. The YMCA in Boulder is partnering with the Boulder Valley School District to offer free swim lessons for their kindergarteners. They started the program to reduce the drowning rate in the county. See 9News and find…
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The #Blackish “Pool Hop”
This is the remix that aired on tonight’s (2/10/15) episode of Black-ish http://abc.go.com/shows/blackish