Category: Safety
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The Safe Swimmer’s Pledge
See apsp.org Take the Safe Swimmer Pledge, then download the I’m a Safe Swimmer Certificate. I pledge to never swim alone I pledge to never play or swim near drains or suction fittings I pledge to always dive feet first I pledge to obey the pool rules
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Off The Sofa & Into The Water – Ways To Get Your Child Swimming
The Swimming Pool Store – Guest Post With a decline in physical activity and a rise in children attaching themselves to everything from TVs to tablets, it so no wonder that obesity and poor health amongst children is a growing concern. Many parents are worried that their children can easily slip into a habit of…
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Dartmouth seniors scramble to pass swim test
“With the Karl Michael pool scheduled to close in April, Dartmouth seniors who have not completed their swim requirement are now under the gun.”
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MU President commits to investigation into alleged rape of swimmer
See fox4kc.com University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe renewed his call for an independent investigator to look at the facts in the accusations of sexual assault of Sasha Menu Courey, a former student athlete. The Wednesday afternoon news conference was held at 12:30 p.m., immediately before the University of Missouri Board of Curators’ meeting, which…
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USA Swimming abuse incidents: Review recommends 39 changes
See azcentral.com An independent review has recommended 39 changes to USA Swimming’s anti-abuse program in the wake of a series of sex-abuse incidents involving coaches and the swimmers they oversee. USA Swimming issued a statement in response to the review: “We find the independent report by Victor Vieth, executive director of the Gundersen National Child…
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Diving into the Philippines’ dangerous, underwater mines
See PBS Newshour Filipino divers disappear into water as opaque as chocolate milk as they blindly dig in search of gold trapped in muddy sediment. It’s risky business: As miners go deeper, underwater tunnels could collapse or the compressor that provides air may fail. Hari Sreenivasan reports on a dangerous venture undertaken by adults and…
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Crocodile took 12-year-old boy during swim in water hole
Read for instance BND A crocodile is suspected to have taken a 12-year-old boy after attacking his friend as they swam in a water hole on Sunday in a popular Outback tourist destination in northern Australia. Police believed the missing boy was taken by a crocodile as he and a number of other boys swam…
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Dubai makes handrails mandatory for balconies and swimming pools in new buildings
Read Emirates 24/7 The Buildings Department of Dubai Municipality has issued new circular for all consulting and contracting companies in the emirate of Dubai making the protection rails for balconies and swimming pools mandatory in new buildings. […] “Safety of the people is the first priority of the civic body. We don’t want to hear…