Category: Safety

As a trusted leader in swim instruction, the Y each year teaches thousands of children in our community life-saving swimming and water safety skills that also build confidence and encourage physical activity. We’re building a safer community. And that makes for a better us. Help build a better us by ensuring the Y’s life-saving swimming…

A suburb of the German city of Bonn has forbidden adult male refugees from visiting the town’s public pool, a city spokesman announced on Friday. After women at the municipal pool in Bornheim had begun complaining of sexual harassment, said the spokesman, it was clear that immediate action should be taken to protect the rights…

A friend came to the rescue of his mate in Bondi Beach. The man got into trouble in heavy surf and strong currents and could not make it back to shore. Fearing for his friends safety, his friend jumped into the surf to help keep the man afloat prior to the arrival of lifeguards. Police,…

Stockholm’s largest swimming centre, Eriksdalsbadet is making waves after deciding to introduce segregated jacuzzis, following reports of groping beneath the bubbles. Sweden may have an international reputation for promoting gender equality, but the Eriksdalsbadet complex – home to one of the most popular public swimming pools in Sweden – is introducing segregated hot tubs for…

From the gym to the pool – stage two of the RAF Regiment Pre Gunner Selection Course sees candidates tackle the swim. Do you have what it takes in the pool? https://youtu.be/zLmla2nuPyM

Dartmouth college swimmer Tate Ramsden died on Monday while swimming laps in a YMCA pool in Florida, according to reports. The 21-year-old Nashville, Tennessee native was trying to finish four underwater laps without coming up for air, sending his body into distress, the Associated Press reports. “Tate had been swimming laps in the pool for some…

A common stereotype about black people is that they can’t swim! We did a series of tests with people of all races to prove once and for all if the worst swimmers are black. Find out if it’s true in this weeks episode!