Category: Safety
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Babies learn to swim in Dubai
Babies learn to swim in Dubai. Babies at the Active Sports Academy acquire an important core skill in swimming that can potentially save their lives.
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Lifeguards of the Day: Saved 10 Lives in 2 Hours
Three lifeguards at Henne Strand in Denmark had an unusually tough Friday, when they had to save 12 people out of the water in just a few hours. 10 of the 12 are thought to have been in life threatening danger, because of an unusually strong outwards current. See the video interview here on TV2…
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RNLI highlights dangers of swimming in the Tweed
Berwick RNLI have issued a warning to children spotted swimming in the River Tweed during the recent warm weather. Lifeboat personnel are concerned that many are unaware of the risks they are exposing theselves to due to the strong tidal currents. Hazel Bettison of Berwick RNLI said: “We’ve had reports of children enjoying the nice…
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Bluffton swim coach accused of lewd acts
Jeremy William Kemeny, 40, faces charges of two counts of lewd acts after the 18-year-old victim, who paid rent at Kemeny’s home, reported finding a video that showed her in the bathroom, Maj. Joseph Manning said. Officers searched his home on Rocking Horse Lane late Thursday and seized the desktop computer where the victim found…
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Swim coach Mark Walker notified of pending lifetime ban
Walker was the former CEO and head coach for Excel Aquatics. After USA Swimming notified Walker of their intention to ban him, he was terminated from Excel in May. A spokesman for USA Swimming would not comment on why they intend to ban Walker, but a spokesman for Metro police confirmed that in January two…
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Prince George Learns to Swim
It’s the biggest little secret and now it can be revealed: Everyone’s favorite prince is learning to swim. Like his father and grandfather before him, Prince George is experiencing the royal splash-about with his mother at the world’s most exclusive gym, the Buckingham Palace pool. Kate was seen driving in to the grounds of Buckingham…
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Freak lightning storm strikes Venice Beach, kills 1 and injures several
A 20-year-old man died after lightning from a rare summer thunderstorm jolted a Southern California beach, injuring or rattling more than a dozen people, authorities said. Witnesses said they saw a glare of light and heard a tremendous boom as lightning struck the water off of Venice Beach around 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Swimmers cooling off…
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Teaching Vanuatu to swim
Vanuatu may be a Pacific Island nation, but most of its population cannot swim – and that can be deadly. Now a small pilot project has big plans to start a swimming revolution. http://youtu.be/kGRNhPOyUq0
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Aqua Passport: Swim Wales’ New Learn To Swim Scheme
Aqua Passport is Wales’ only Government endorsed learn to swim scheme. With 1 in 4 children under the age of 11 unable to swim, our goal is to get every child in Wales swimming by 2020.