Category: Safety
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Drowning confirmed as Vejle Fjord Svøm swimmer’s cause of death
See the Danish Swimming Federation (in Danish) ‘Based on the autopsy, the police announced Wednesday afternoon that the woman who died during the Vejle Fjordsvøm on Sunday, died because of drowning. The Danish Swimming Federation is now awaiting the police’s overall report, including witness interviews.’ Image courtesy of Madis Veskimeister, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Shallow water blackout can kill experienced swimmers
See wbaltv.com It may at first make little sense, how an expert swimmer physically fit and water savvy can drown. It nearly claimed the life of competitive swimmer 15-year-old Chris Pilotte, during practice with a Baltimore County swim team last year. “They realized that I was under water and they pulled me out and did…
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Rick Moore swam through blood to rescue Maui shark-attack victim
Read The Seattle Times A woman who lost her arm in a Maui shark attack kept repeating that she was going to die, the California high schoolteacher who jumped into the water to save her said. “As soon as we stand on the beach, we heard this bloodcurdling scream,†said Rick Moore, 57, of Laguna…
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52-year-old woman dies during open water swim in Denmark
Danish media reports that a 52-year-old woman has died today during the Vejle Fjordsvøm in Vejle, Jutland, an open water event attracting 500-600 participants to swim the 1.4 kilometers across the firth of Vejle. Apparently they first discovered that she was missing when recounting after the swim, and then sent a helicopter and a rescue…
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Former swim coach and club/LEN/FINA administrator Flavio Bomio sentenced 11 years in prison
According to Blick.ch, former coach and ex-president of swimming club Bellinzona has been sentenced to a prison term of eleven years, for over ten years to have sexually abused at least 15 boys between 12 and 16 years of age. The abuses ranged from touching the genital area when showering to anal sex, the coach…
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Experts warn swimmers of testicle-chomping fish in Øresund
Via Jyllands-Posten (in English) The pacu is a South American freshwater fish that can grow up to 25 kilos (55 lbs). It is related to the piranha, but is mainly vegetarian and has squarer, straighter molar-like teeth to crush fruit and nuts with. Believed to have been introduced in Papua New Guinea to aid local…
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Star Reporter Takes Swim To Survive Test
Windsor Star reporter, Emma Loop, takes the Swim to Survive test at Lanspeary Park in Windsor, Ont., Saturday, August 3, 2013.
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How to escape from a car underwater
Read The Washington Post For those who might find themselves underwater in their cars, Burton offered this advice: Open the window as fast as possible — before you hit the water, if you can, or immediately afterward. Stay still, with your seat belt on, until the water in the car goes up to your chin.…
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Free swim lessons offered to St. Bernard Parish kids
The Red Cross and the Peyback Foundation are offering free swim lessons for St. Bernard Parish kids.