Category: Safety
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Peeing In Pools Can Create Dangerous Neurotoxin Cocktail
See CBS Sacramento The next time you jump in a pool, think twice before you skip a trip to the bathroom. The chemical stew could harm more than just your reputation. Scientists say peeing in pools is more than just socially frowned upon, it can be hazardous to your health. It’s something that Olympic swimmers…
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Chlorine leak sends 9 kids to hospital at Houston-area swim school
See khou.com The health department is investigating what could’ve caused a chlorine leak that sent nine children to local hospitals. It happened after 6 p.m. at Fins swim school on Spring Cypress near Stuebner Airline. The victims, ages 2 to 16, began complaining of nausea, tearing and respiratory distress. According to fire investigators, everybody got…
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Dougherty County Law enforcers warn not to fish or swim in retention ponds
Read WALB A safety warning from the Dougherty County police about fishing or swimming in retention ponds. […] “Just like the retention pond we are at right now, when it fills up with water, parts of the ground are going to get very mushy and soggy and you can actually get stuck in that and…
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Cameraman Justin Lyons reveals Steve Irwin’s final words: ‘I’m dying’
See Herald Sun “We stood up and said, ‘One last shot. You swim up from behind the animal and I’ll try to get a shot of it swimming away’.†“All of a sudden it propped on its front and started stabbing wildly with its tail. Hundreds of strikes in a few seconds.â€
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Zimbabwean commandos swim Atlantic for 3 hours after training exercise goes wrong
Read New Zimbabwe, allAfrica, Nehanda Radio, News24 Five Zimbabwean commandoes swam the shark-infested Atlantic Ocean off the Namibian coast for more than three hours to save their lives after a training exercise went horribly wrong. According to the latest ZNA magazine, the five soldiers were part of a SADC Special Forces training exercise in October…
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Parents Love The Houston Swim Programs At Texas Swim Academy
See texasswimacademy.com Texas Swim Academy mom Ufuoma enrolled her son in the infant aquatics program and was immediately impressed with the one-on-one attention he received and the incredible progress he showed. At only two years old, Ufuoma’s son not only has the ability to float and move around in the water confidently, but he also…
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5 Polar Plunge Tips for Jimmy Fallon: Arctic Swimmer Lewis Pugh Shares His Advice
Read National Geographic “It sounds like a nightmare,” Fallon said during The Tonight Show on February 26. “It’s freezing in Chicago right now.” Okay @RahmEmanuel I’m in. Lake Michigan will have a New York fish this weekend. #SwimmyFallon — jimmy fallon (@jimmyfallon) February 24, 2014 What should Fallon expect and how can he prepare for…
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Toddler pulled from Anthem backyard pool pronounced dead
See azfamily.com A 2-year-old boy has died after being pulled from a backyard swimming pool in Anthem, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. […] Emergency responders received a 9-1-1 call around 6 p.m. about a child found unresponsive in a swimming pool. It is estimated the boy’s mother lost track of him for about…
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Lima and Papa Companies – Swim Qualification – Feb. 24, 2014
Recruits of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, and Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, learn about basic water survival Feb. 24, 2014, at the recruit training pool on Parris Island, S.C. Water survival qualification, which is a graduation requirement, includes swimming 25 meters, treading water for four minutes, jumping into water from a 10-foot…