Category: Safety
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Swimming at camp too dangerous for students, school says
See CBC A Toronto teacher says his Grade 8 students are unhappy that a three-day graduation trip to a nature camp in Bancroft, Ont., next month was cancelled due to the school board’s safety concerns over activities such as swimming and archery. Lenny Chiro, who teaches at Amesbury Middle School, was preparing his class for…
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Firefighters rescue swimmer stranded on rock
See Delaware Online Wilmington firefighters rescued a young man who swam out to a rock in the Brandywine Creek and got stranded there Thursday night. The incident occurred shortly before 8 p.m. in the Brandywine Creek in the vicinity of Brandywine Falls Road, said Wilmington Deputy Fire Chief Michael Donohue. The man was with friends…
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American Red Cross Stresses Importance of Swimming Safely
See KCWY13 This year marks 100 years of the American Red Cross educating the public on swimming safely in a new anti-drowning campaign; urging the importance of adults and children to learn basic swimming functions. Kristin Harns, Casper Aquatic Center supervisor says, “drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional death for kids ages six…
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Marine officer relieved of command after private drowns at Camp Pendleton
Read LA Times A Marine major in charge of a training program at Camp Pendleton has been relieved of his command after an investigation into the drowning of an enlisted Marine concluded that the major had allowed unsafe conditions.
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Citing sex abuse cases, swimmers protest Hall of Fame induction
Read greenbaypressgazette.com A group of 19 women who say they were sexually abused by U.S. swim coaches have asked the International Swimming Hall of Fame to rescind the June 14 induction of USA Swimming executive director Chuck Wielgus. The group, which includes long distance swimmer Diana Nyad, along with other current or former swimmers, coaches, family…
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Danish Police Let Kids Use Patrol Car as Pier Plunging Water Slide
So there, as fair weather hits Denmark, a pair of policemen decided to let kids use the hood of their police car as a pier plunging water slide. This at the popular park “Femøren” on the island of Amager outside Copenhagen. The brass has no problem with this, as quoted here on dr.dk: – Police…
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River Safety: 3 things to consider before taking a swim
See myfox9.com High water is slowing the efforts to find a missing man who leapt into the St. Croix River to save his nephew, but officials say the unfortunate ordeal is an opportunity to raise awareness about how dangerous fast-flowing waters can be. Calvin Vang, 11, was rescued by a Good Samaritan who jumped from…
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‘Ditch the Ditches’ campaign kicks off with free swim passes, new mascots
See KOB You can now pick up free swim passes for your kids to use at the City of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County pools. It’s part of the Ditch the Ditches program and this year it’s getting a new look and mascots. The program is also handing out more than 50,000 free swim passes with…
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Ex-swim coach Tucker E. Smith guilty of sex-related offenses
Read TimesDispatch The former assistant coach at a Hanover County swim club was found guilty Tuesday in Hanover Circuit Court of sex-related offenses against a juvenile swimmer that he’d known since her early childhood. Tucker E. Smith, 24, faces up to 10 years in prison when he is sentenced Sept. 29.