Category: Safety
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One in five adults in England can’t swim – but it’s never too late to learn
For years, when on holiday in Ayia Napa, Charlie Dark would “look cool around the pool with my sunglasses on and get in the shallow end but that’s as far as my skills wentâ€. But now the 44-year-old DJ and creative writing teacher is learning to swim for the first time so he can enjoy…
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Nico the dog rescues swimmers from rip current in California
Two people have a brave dog, Nico, to thank for their rescue after rip currents swept them out about 100 yards off the shore at a Venice County beach in California. Nico’s owners adopted him about six months ago and say he had no prior ocean experience before they got him. Once the grateful, exhausted…
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Coach suffers heart attack after rescuing swimmer
Northview High School dive team coach Kurt Mirandette is expected to make a full recovery from a heart attack suffered shortly after helping anunresponsive young swimmer who was pulled from a pool during a state swim meet, school administrators say. Mirandette was to be released Monday, March 16 from Holland Hospital after undergoing a surgery…
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Swimming lessons cater for new Australian migrants
Operators of learning-to-swim schools are catering to increased demand for private lessons in backyard pools as new Australian migrants struggle to learn water skills in adulthood. Petrina Liyanage of ‘Swim with a Smile’ says she teaches many new migrants who are scared or embarrassed of learning to swim in public pools. She now has so…
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Swimmer pulled from pool and revived with CPR during swim meet
A Detroit-area teen had to be rescued from a Holland pool and revived using CPR Friday. The incident occurred around 1 p.m. at the Holland Community Aquatic Center, which is located at 550 Maple Ave. The high school student from Wyandotte was diving as he warmed up before a qualifying round of the Division 2…
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Aquatic Therapy for Children on the Autism Spectrum, Customer Testimonial Texas Swim Academy
Texas Swim Academy is an infant, child and adult swim lesson facility. The academy strives to introduce children to water at an early age through infant aquatics, and to fully develop their swim stroke abilities through adulthood through stroke development. Children are taught life saving swim safety skills and have the option to prepare for…
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Racine crews rescue teens stuck on floating ice
Rescue crews from Racine responded to Lake Michigan after two men called saying they were floating away on a piece of ice.
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GB Farallon Swim: Extreme sea survival training at the RNLI
The Great British Farallon team are taught to respect the water by the experts at the RNLI.
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