Category: Safety
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Jennifer Aniston: I have a ‘real fear’ of going underwater
Jennifer Aniston’s fear of going underwater stems from a childhood trauma. “I was a kid and I was riding this tricycle around a swimming pool and I drove my tricycle into the swimming pool and I didn’t let go and my brother tried to [help me],†the actress told E! News. “I basically have a real…
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Peoria event raises money for free swim lessons
Who needs coffee as a pick me up when you can jump into freezing cold water? That was the case at the annual Polar Plunge in Peoria at Sunrise Pool Saturday morning. It’s more than just about swimming in a pool that hasn’t been heated since November. Everyone at the event donated money to go…
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TU Delft student develops fast-flying defibrillator-equipped “Ambulance Drone”
Developed by Belgian engineering graduate Alec Momont, it can fly at speeds of up to 100 kilometres per hour (60 miles per hour). “Around 800,000 people suffer a cardiac arrest in the European Union every year and only 8.0 percent survive,” Momont, 23, said at the TU Delft University. “The main reason for this is…
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Hempfield swim captain dies after crash
Hempfield Area High School’s swim team lost its captain Tuesday, a senior described as an accomplished and popular athlete and scholar. Judson Shiffler, 18, of West Hempfield died Tuesday morning in UPMC Presbyterian hospital in Pittsburgh from injuries suffered when his car crashed into a hillside Monday, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office.…
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Swimming pool jump goes fatally wrong
A young man who died trying to jump from a light pole into a Gisborne swimming pool had spent the afternoon playing football and enjoying a few drinks with friends. The 20-year-old had been at his friend’s family home in Lytton West when he attempted the fatal jump from a tennis court light pole. “My…
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Ashland ex-swim coach gets 40 months after reconnecting with victim
A former Ashland High School volunteer swim coach convicted last year of having a sexual relationship with an underage team member is headed to prison after reconnecting with her over the Internet and trying to lure her to Georgia. Camren Mitzel, 26, pleaded guilty Monday in Jackson County Circuit Court to second-degree online sexual corruption…
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Bathtime can be learn-to-swim time
According to the United States Swim School Association, bathtime is the perfect time for teaching infants and toddlers beginner swimming techniques. And although a bathtub is smaller than a pool or lake, adults should be supervising children 100 percent of the time, said Sue Mackie, executive director of the United States Swim School Association. “If…
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Michael Klim insists we need swim lessons in schools
Olympic gold medallist Michael Klim has renewed calls for the introduction of mandatory swimming lessons in all Victorian schools. “A lot of schools in the state are on the front foot with water safety and are proactive. I think (mandatory lessons) are something we should definitely consider,†Mr Klim said. “I don’t think you can…
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Three out five children leaving primary school can’t swim shock statistics reveal
Three out of five children are leaving primary school without the ability to swim to basic standards, which Lifesaving Victoria fears could lead to higher drowning rates in the future. Research reveals that 60 per cent of children aged under 12 cannot swim 50 metres without assistance or stay afloat for two minutes, the yardstick…