Category: Safety
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Bakersfield Swim Academy
Featuring Athens 2004 Olympic bronze medalist Gabe Woodward Bakersfield Swim Academy from Roots Photography on Vimeo.
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YMCA Learn to Swim Campaign
The YMCA has launched a national TV campaign in partnership with the SBS Foundation to urge Australians that it’s never too early or too late to learn to swim. The campaign highlights the fact that swimming is a skill for all ages, genders and ethnicities and is vital in order to enjoy and stay safe…
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Murdered swim coach Kelley Allen remembered as role model
A Florida swimming coach who was reportedly shot to death by his girlfriend’s son is being remembered as a mentor, role model, and inspiration. See wtsp.com “[Kelley Allen] was the best coach I have ever had,” student Ally Strasen wrote to 10 News. “He believed in me and all of his swimmers even when no…
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Rick Curl arrested, turned himself in
Longtime Montgomery County swim coach Rick Curl turned himself in to police Thursday morning to face one count of child abuse, authorities said, based on allegations that he had an ongoing sexual relationship with a young swimmer in the 1980s. Read The Washington Post via SCAQ Blog
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Rick Curl faces Maryland, possible Virginia arrest warrant
The State of Maryland has obtained an arrest warrant for Rick Curl for the crimes he committed against Kelley Currin, law enforcement sources today told ConcussionInc.net. In addition, prosecutors in Fairfax County, Virginia, are considering whether to act on the results of its own criminal investigation. The evidence includes a confession letter written by Curl…
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Drowning is Preventable – Bucket PSA
Drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional death for children under age 14 in the United States. Please remember to always watch your children in or around the water. Via The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson on Facebook.
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Gerard Butler taken out by big wave (back in 2011)
Gerard Butler went underwater after being taken out by a big wave whilst filming Chasing Mavericks with Jonny Weston back in December 2011. Report by Genelle Aldred.
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Teammates save swimmer whose heart stopped in pool
A 12-year-old Wisconsin girl is alive today because her teammates took a course in CPR and used their lifesaving training when her heart stopped while she was in the pool. AWESOME !! Read more here on myfox9.com Minneapolis News and Weather KMSP FOX 9
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Every 20th Swedish athlete has had sex with his or her coach
According to Svenska Dagbladet, a new study at the Swedish National Centre for Research in Sports reveals that 5% of 500 Swedish athletes aged 25 has had sexual relations with his or her coach, not disclosing at what age these sexual relations happened, or whether they were hetero- or homosexual, only that the typical pattern…