Category: Safety
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Man running in inflatable bubble rescued off coast of Florida
An ultra-marathoner trying to “run” from Florida to Bermuda in a human-powered inflatable bubble was rescued Saturday morning after he signaled for help, the Coast Guard said. Reza Baluchi, according to his website, has set a goal of running across more than 190 recognized nations to encourage world peace. CNN ran a story about him…
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Man charged after Sunday afternoon swim in river
A 34-year-old man will have to make an appearance in court after he went for a swim in the frigid South Saskatchewan River Sunday afternoon. The man was wearing a wetsuit and appeared to be a strong swimmer, but that didn’t prevent the Saskatoon Fire Department from launching its water rescue boat. People on shore…
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Special needs kids buck the odds and learn to swim
Ever since 3-year-old Cobi Sky could walk, her mom’s been worried about her drowning. She doesn’t worry so much anymore. “I know she can survive; it’s just a comfort level for me that I know we are OK,†said Atiya Young. Children with special needs are at an especially high risk for drowning, but they’re…
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Drowning victim’s family sues Transy, citing ‘culture of disregard’ at swimming pool
A Frankfort couple have charged in a Fayette Circuit Court lawsuit that negligence by Transylvania University led to the drowning of their 13-year-old son in a university swimming pool in June. The suit was filed Monday by Ricky L. and Jessica A. Harris, whose son, Ricky Harris III,died June 23 after losing consciousness during a…
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‘Don’t Stop Believin” Motivates 3 Men To Swim To Shore After Boat Capsizes In Hawaii
Last Sunday night, a powerful wave capsized Zack Romanak’s boat off the coast of the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Romanak, his 10-year-old son Noah, and Brad Warren, a tourist from California they had met earlier that day, clung to the boat for nearly four hours in dark waters. The impact of the wave had snapped…
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Dr. Rhonda Milner on Preventing Shallow Water Blackout
In this video interview from last week’s American Swim Coaches Association’s world clinic, Milner talked about the tragic death of her son from shallow water blackout that prompted her to createShallowWaterBlackoutPrevention.org to educate people on the dangers of hypoxic training and why many don’t often see the danger until it’s too late. See SwimmingWorld
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Woman sexually abused by swim coach Chris Huott as a child speaks out
A 2013 sex abuse case involving a D.C.-area swim coach triggered something in Danielle Bostick. It brought back memories of the pain she suffered at the hands of a man who coached her at Fairland Aquatics Center decades ago; she could no longer keep it all in. In 1984, Bostick was a 7-year-old swimmer in…
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Shark attack kills British expat at popular Australia beach
Paul Wilcox, a 50-year-old British expatriate, was killed by a shark during a beach swim in Australia at Byron Bay, the popular tourist destination in Australia, while his wife looked on from the shore. The Warwickshire-born former IT worker had gone for a mid-morning swim in gentle clear surf and was not far from the…
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Swimming now barred where Oregon family drowned
The area of an Oregon lake where four members of a family drowned last month has been closed to swimming for the rest of the year. Washington County sheriff’s deputies put crime-scene tape along that dangerous spot of Henry Hagg Lake on Monday, and temporary signs are being posted by the Parks Department. The action…