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Category: Safety

  • Man dies after being pulled from Great Chesapeake Bay Swim

    Man dies after being pulled from Great Chesapeake Bay Swim

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    Read Capital Gazette A swimmer in distress died Sunday after being pulled from the water during the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim. Anne Arundel County firefighters and police responded to a medical emergency at 11:15 a.m. in the water between the eastbound and westbound spans of the Bay Bridge, about 2 miles east of Sandy Point…

  • Stingray charges ‘foolish’ swimmer taunting it

    Stingray charges ‘foolish’ swimmer taunting it

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    See examiner.com The video of a giant stingray charging at a man in waist-deep water has gone viral. This unbelievable video has been a highlight of morning news shows today after the man appears to play a game of chicken with this deadly creature. The Age reports on June 9, that the man actually dives…

  • Family Focus: Swimming Lessons

    Family Focus: Swimming Lessons

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    See KFYR-TV The weather is warming up, and so is the pool. Before you know it, your little one will be asking to go for a swim. “It’s nice to have a base so I know they are safe,” Becky Stroklund says. She’s talking about swim lessons. For many kids, those lessons will be the…

  • USA Swimming CEO Chuck Wielgus makes first public apology to sexual abuse victims

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    Read The Gazette USA Swimming CEO Chuck Wielgus publicly apologized to sexual abuse victims for the first time since the scandal came to light four years ago. “I’m sorry,” he said to open the statement. “These are powerful words some people have wanted to hear from me for a long time. I have been criticized…

  • Swimming for Shelby

    Swimming for Shelby

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    See wotv4women Shelby Jane Hardebeck was a sixth grader at Peach Plains Middle School when she got sick and passed away. Her parents started the I Swim for Shelby Jane Hardebeck Annual Technical Swim Camp in her memory, holding a swim-a-thon to help raise money for the project. After hearing about the swim-a-thon, former MSU…

  • Learning To Swim

    Learning To Swim

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    See keloland.com The Elmen Center offers the “Learn to Swim” program for children. While they have spots available for the sessions, enrollment has been steady with families wanting to teach their children how to swim. “We have parents call all the time — especially in the summer — just so their kids can learn the…

  • Learning to Swim Can Save A Life

    Learning to Swim Can Save A Life

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    See WALB10 With summer here, more of us are looking to cool off by getting in the water. The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta says minorities are most at risk for drowning. One Albany group is helping to bridge that gap by teaching all kids how to swim. Drowning is the number one cause…

  • Why You Don’t Shoot the Wedding Party on a Flimsy Dock

    Why You Don’t Shoot the Wedding Party on a Flimsy Dock

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    See PetaPixel Consider this a friendly reminder for any wedding photographers who haven’t already heard it or maybe even forgot the tip when we shared it almost exactly a year ago. http://youtu.be/oaHi82yRjaw

  • Baton Rouge YMCA offering free swimming lessons

    Baton Rouge YMCA offering free swimming lessons

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    See WAFB Swimming lessons have started at the YMCA off Howell Road. Head Start kids were learning the basics. The first lesson was jumping in the pool. What’s unique about this swim program is it’s free. The program is fully funded by Exxon Mobil. Executive Director Ron Smith said these are very important lessons for…