Category: Safety
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Lifeguard Fired After Swimmer Rescue
A story from back in 2012. And crazy. “Lifeguard Tomas Lopez helped save a drowning man and got fired for it. The reason: He left the section of a south Florida beach his company is paid to patrol. The Orlando-based company, Jeff Ellis and Associates, says Lopez broke a company rule and could have put…
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Australian parents value swimming and water safety lessons above all other extra-curricular activities
See AUSTSWIM Australia were pleased that both parents and non-parents chose “learning to swim†as the most important activity for children aged 5 to 14 years when provided a set of seven popular extra-curricular activities in a recent community survey. In addition, when asked to assess the relative importance of a set of eight water…
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Behold pro surfer Mark Healey stiff-arming a tiger shark
Read Pete Thomas Outdoors Mark Healey, a big-wave surfer and passionate freediver, is seen stiff-arming a tiger shark in the accompanying photo and video (video posted below). What’s not shown is Healey riding the same tiger shark 30 minutes before he issued the football move to the advancing predator. A handful of freedivers have recently taken…
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The well-heeled find a watery escape in landlocked Afghanistan
See NBCNEWS A new fad is sweeping the capital of landlocked and war-weary Afghanistan: swimming pools. The city has at least eight massive new pool clubs. Extras usually include saunas, Jacuzzis, massages, smoothies and sandwiches. “Sure, we don’t have beaches like Brazil, or clubs like Dubai. But we have created our own beaches and clubs…
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Diana Nyad on Dangers at Sea – Cuba to Florida Swim
“Diana Nyad talks about the members of her team that helped her navigate the dangerous waters during the 53-hour Cuba to Florida Swim.”
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Swimming Safety
“Drew Wellness Center celebrates the 10,000th child to learn the swimming fundamentals at the center in the past 10 years.”
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Text Messages Are Saving Swedes From Cardiac Arrest
Read Mashable Sweden has found a faster way to treat people experiencing cardiac emergencies through a text message and a few thousand volunteers. A program called SMSlivräddare —or SMSLifesaver — solicits people who have been trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). When a Stockholm resident dials 112 for emergency services, a text message is sent to all volunteers within 500…
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