Category: Safety
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SwimToday – I am an Alligator
I’m passionate. I’m dedicated. I am an alligator. See swimtoday.org http://youtu.be/jUgfoLzhVVM
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Don’t drink the mud: Tough Mudder participants fall ill after swimming through feces-tainted water
Read The Vancouver Sun It turns out the toughest obstacle of a Tough Mudder-style race might not be dodging live electrical wires, hoisting logs or leaping over a wall of flames. It might be the nasty stomach bug that can come from swallowing the muddy water. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a memo Friday warning…
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Police warn people swimming in Cedar River, Iowa
See CBS2IOWA Cedar Rapids police say they’re receiving reports of people swimming in the Cedar River. Swimming in the Cedar River is not allowed due to its fast-moving water and debris. Police say the Cedar’s cooler water also put would-be swimmers at an increased risk of shock and hypothermia.
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Mayor to ‘waterproof’ Jacksonville
Read News4Jax Several groups in Jacksonville teamed up Saturday to promote water safety and prevent accidental drowning by kicking off the “Waterproof Jacksonville” campaign. The countywide campaign offers free swimming lessons to kids whose families are facing financial difficulty. Mayor Alvin Brown announced his plans to expand the in-demand program. “Today we’ve launched the expansion…
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Sea swimmer drowns near Norwegian pier, possibly linked to Facebook craze
Update – The deceased has now been named as Margareth Stolvik from Melbu. People in the know say it had nothing to do with the Facebook trend – Stolvik was an active winter swimmer Read for instance VesterÃ¥len Online (in Norwegian) Friday evening May 2, a local woman in her 50ies was found dead in…
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Broward County non-profit offering swim safety classes
See WSVN A South Florida non-profit organization is pushing for water safety a day after a little boy lost his life in a swimming pool. Kindergartners are learning swimming skills that can help save their lives at SWIM Central, a non-profit organization that focuses on water safety to prevent any more tragedies. “Should they find…
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Man Goes For A Swim Attacked By Crocodiles
Read Costa Rica Today A man, yet to be officially identified, in an apparent drunken stupor decided to take swim in the Tarcoles river, in an area of the river that is known for its crocodiles. The police report indicates that two men got off a Parrita bus and after drinking one of them decided to take swim in the river…
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Babies learn survival swimming
See Fox25 Drowning is the leading cause of death for children under 5, which is why more parents are choosing to start swimming lessons early. Some are starting even before their kids can walk. One program here in the metro promises to teach babies and toddlers how to save themselves should they fall into a…
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11-Year-Old Girl Saves Lady From Drowning In A Florida Swimming Pool
Read Inquisitr and see USA Today An eleven-year-old girl has become a local superstar after she saved the life of a woman who had fallen in to a Florida swimming pool. The incident happened at the swimming pool of Cape Shores condominiums where the lady, Kathy McElmurray had gone for a swim, reports USA Today. According to…