Category: Safety
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Michael Phelps Swim School
Cool, see mpswimschool.com Michael Phelps Swim School from Ainsley & Co. on Vimeo.
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Unidentified woman dies trying to cross the English Channel
The body of an unidentified Asian woman wearing a wetsuit has been found on a beach in northern France. Carrying a compass and energy food bars, spare clothes in a plastic pouch and smeared with vaseline, she is thought to have attempted to swim the 21 miles across the English Channel to Britain, when she…
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CDC confirms amoeba infection killed Lily Lake swimmer
Tests confirm that an amebic infection is what killed a 9-year-old boy days after he went swimming in a popular lake in Stillwater. Read more here on myfox9.com Minneapolis News and Weather KMSP FOX 9
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Faulty swimming pool light suspected of almost killing girl
A faulty underwater light is suspected of shocking and nearly killing a 15-year-old Garden Grove girl swimming in her family’s pool. Her father, a dentist, is certified in CPR, and worked on his daughter until the paramedics arrived, most possibly saving her. Read for instance Los Angeles Times and KTLA
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German London Olympic coach in court on sex charges
A German London 2012 Olympic swimming coach is facing 18 counts of sexual misconduct with an underage swimmer between August, 2004 through March, 2006, see SwimmingWorld Magazine. The 40-year-old apparently defends himself with the girl having been 16 at the time of their first sexual contact, the court now having to clarify whether their relationship…
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Sleeping swimmer causes a scare
This sleeping swimmer caused quite a scare. He apologized but said he was just enjoying life to its fullest. See The Sacramento Bee
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Todd Sousa released and jailed again facing new sex charges
Former swim coach Todd Sousa was recently released from prison after being convicted in February 2011 of multiple counts of having sex with a minor, but is now back behind bars again facing new charges. Incidents believed to have occurred before he was arrested and convicted in 2011, from August 2010 and February 24, 2011.…
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David Hasselhoff’s girlfriend rescues swimmer
I knew it, they were for real ! :-P The actor, who played a lifeguard on popular TV series Baywatch, was snorkelling with Welsh girlfriend Hayley Roberts in the Riviera Maya when she heard the desperate calls from a man who was suffering from cramps. The 32-year-old blonde, who has been dating Hasselhoff since last…
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Cullen Jones’ cause hits close to home
U.S. Olympic medalist Cullen Jones nearly drowned as a child. Today’s he’s one of the world’s best swimmers, and is using his status to encourage more kids to learn how to swim. Cronkite News reporter Amber Harding has the story. Silver swimmer’s cause hits close to home from Cronkite News on Vimeo.