Category: Safety

Tragedy struck an open-water swimming competition in Cebu province over the weekend when a master sergeant of the Philippine Air Force died while participating in the activity. Eduardo Oriondo, 54, lost consciousness and drowned while taking part in the Olango Challenge, an open water swimming competition, on Saturday, GMA Cebu’s Vic Serna reported Monday. Oriondo…

The answer can be summed up in three words: Watch your children. Don’t rely on lifeguards. On a busy day at many pools there are easily 20 children for every lifeguard. Don’t count on water wings also known as swimmies- those inflatable rings that go around a child’s arm. They are NOT lifesaving devices. “A…

Certified lifeguards were eliminated from almost all state owned beaches back in 2008. Since then, six people have drowned. Senator Rob Teplitz (D-Dauphin/Perry) is now working to revive legislation that would restore lifeguards at beaches on state properties. See ABC27

A man from Brighton training to break a cross-Channel swimming record has found himself involved in the dramatic rescue of another swimmer. Simon Cooke is aiming to complete the earliest and coldest Channel swim next week for local charity Amaze. He helped lifeguards tow a man to safety who had been spotted drifting with the…

Many pools are opening in time for the Memorial Day weekend and that means its time to remember the important swim safety tips provided to Five on 2 by the Dayton Area Red Cross. Nick Gill is a swim instructor who helped walk us through the 5 things all swimmers and parents should keep in…

Eleven people, including eight children, were hospitalized Friday following a chlorine leak at a swimming facility in Naperville, according to emergency and hospital officials. The people experienced symptoms ranging from nausea and vomiting to chest pain and shortness of breath at the Goldfish Swim School in the 1600 block of Quincy Avenue, according to George…

The Finnish National Board of Education has mandated that primary school children participate in municipally-funded swimming lessons. From first to fourth grade, the pupils learn to feel comfortable in the water and learn basic swimming skills. In fifth to ninth grade, the goal of instruction is to develop the pupils’ swimming technique and learn basic…

A swimming instructor has been arrested, accused of molesting two 6-year-olds during swim class. Francisco De Aragon, 26, was arrested Wednesday and is facing charges of sexual assault and lewd and lascivious behavior on a victim less than 12-years-old. De Aragon was in bond court Thursday. The judge ordered that he be held on no…

Everyone’s probably seen or done it at least once at the pool: the “hey watch this!” trick, such as when two New York City men first took a series of fast, deep breaths, then held their breath underwater in 2011. Both drowned. It’s not unusual, the New York City health officials report. They call it…