Category: Safety
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Bahamas authorities say freediver Nicholas Mevoli showed signs of drowning
See StarTribune An autopsy has found that the death of a 32-year-old New York City man during a freediving competition in the Bahamas was consistent with a drowning, authorities said Friday. Nicholas Mevoli died Nov. 17 after he surfaced from a 72-meter (236- foot) dive with breathing problems and lost consciousness. Police Superintendent Stephen Dean…
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Celtic’s Brandon Bass learns to swim
Boston Celtic forward Brandon Bass is learning to swim so he can spend more time with his family doing activities. He is looking forward to swimming with his son.
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Girl ‘forced to swim continuously’, parents face attempted murder charge
Read IOL The parents of a 10-year-old girl are facing charges in a Bloemfontein court for apparently forcing her to practise sport extensively, the Volksblad newspaper reported on Tuesday. The mother of the girl was warned that she could face up to 10 years in prison for the charges she faced, the newspaper reported. The…
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Mitch Ivey, famed swim coach, banned for sexual misconduct
Read San Jose Mercury News Two-time Olympic medalist Mitch Ivey, of San Jose, has received a lifetime coaching ban two decades after a history of sexual misconduct with Bay Area female swimmers first became public. Ivey, once a teammate of Mark Spitz at the famed Santa Clara Swim Club, has 30 days to appeal the…
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Woman resuscitates girl pulled from pool
See wsvn.com A South Florida woman is being hailed a hero after she rushed to aid a 4-year-old girl pulled from a swimming pool where, according to her family, she nearly drowned. Relatives said Londyn fell in the community pool, located at 6394 NW 26th St., in Sunrise, just before 2 p.m. Saturday. Shaunna McWilliams,…
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I’m A Celebrity 2013: Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington confesses to peeing in the pool
See Nottingham Post Nottingham’s very own Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington shocked her fellow campers last night on ITV’s I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here when she confessed that she always pees in the pool. Team mate Joey Essex couldn’t resist probing the gold medallist about her swimming secrets during a Snake Rock campsite…
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Speedo Advisors | How to overcome the fear of swimming with your face in the water
How to overcome the fear of swimming with your face in the water by Julie Johnston