Category: Safety
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Swimming Australia launch GO Swim Month 2013
“October 2013 is being transformed into GO Swim Month, a national campaign aimed at promoting swimming through registered GO Swim centres. A GO Swim Day is a great introduction to a local swim club or a chance for existing members to get together and celebrate everything they love about swimming and their club. Head to…
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Bob Bowman on the Lowenthal tragedy and Shallow Water Blackout
At the 2013 Asca World Clinic in New Orleans, NBAC head coach Bob Bowman addressed the crowd on “the most important information I have ever given to coach”. Read SwimVortex.com Louis Lowenthal was 14 when he died on Wednesday, October 31, at Sinai Hospital, three days after he was administered CPR on the pool deck…
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6 boys killed by fishermen’s astray RPG while swimming in Afghanistan
Sad story on The New York Times Six boys aged 9 to 14 were killed on a swimming outing in Northern Afghanistan, apparently the victims of policemen gone fishing who fired a rocket-propelled grenade into the river. Using explosives to stun or kill fish is not uncommon in Afghanistan, but this one went astray and…
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Lynne Cox, “Open Water Swimming Manual” | Talks At Google
Open Water Swimming Manual: An Expert’s Survival Guide for Triathletes and Open Water Swimmers. Lynne Cox has set open water swimming records across the world, and now she has focused her decades-long experience and expertise into this definitive guide to swimming. Cox methodically addresses what is needed to succeed at and enjoy open water swimming,…
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Water quality delays, moves London, Copenhagen open water events
Two major open water events in European capitals today had to be either moved or delayed because of water quality. In Britain, the Great London Swim was moved from the Royal Victoria Dock to its contingency venue, Millwall Dock, as unexpected activity related to construction work in the immediate area has resulted in the reduction…
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USA Swimming To Review Sexual Misconduct Prevention Program
See NPR The sport of swimming is back in the news, with new questions being raised about whether swimming has effectively confronted a sexual abuse problem, a problem that’s been revealed in recent years. USA Swimming – the sport’s governing body in this country – announced an independent review of Safe Sport, their organization’s program…
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Swim coach found dead hours after child porn arrest
Read Today’s TMJ4 and Leader-Telegram A man who drowned in Lake Wissota was the same man who was arrested just hours earlier for child porn, 32-year-old Daniel Weggel who was a high school swimming coach in the Eau Claire school district. Police says evidence seized shows Weggel hid cameras in his home, in the homes of…
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YMCA – Detroit Swims
See ydetroitswims.org, “In the city of Detroit, 7 out of 10 children cannot swim, putting our children at an unacceptable risk of drowning. No child should fear the water. To teach a child to swim, we need to raise $100 per child. In addition, many children do not have suitable swimwear, so we also need…
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Swimmer snatched by crocodile in notorious Australian river
See for instance Hamilton Spectator and ABC Police have recovered the body of a man who attempted to swim across a crocodile-infested river in the Australian Outback as well as the carcass of a crocodile that was shot by authorities, officials said Monday. Sean Cole, 26, was snatched by a crocodile and dragged under the…