Category: Safety
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40 Million US Adults Lack Swimming Skills, Contributing to Rise in Drownings | KSAT 12
One reason why people drown is that they don’t know how to swim.
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One Swim Team Providing Life-Saving Lessons to All Ages | FOX 2 St. Louis
Young children, ages 11 and 12, face the troubling statistic of being ten times more likely to drown. But one swim team is combating this trend.
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Teaching Water Safety Ahead of the US Olympic Swim Trials | WTHR
Ahead of the US Swimming Trials next month, organizers have made it their goal to train 50-thousand people how to stay safe in the water by the end of the year.
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Water safety tips for National Swim Safety Month | 9NEWS
Patrick Gray and Alyssa Rojas with Trumpet Behavioral Health discuss precautions parents can take to keep kids safe around water.
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Rowdy Gaines ‘Swim in Safety’ Program | FOX59 News
Three-time Olympic gold medalist, and member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame, Rowdy Gaines, now on mission to teach Hoosiers water safety through the legacy project happening around the Olympic Swim Trials happening in the Circle City this June. Rowdy joins Angela to talk details on this program, as well as some special moments…
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64% of Black Kids Can’t Swim. Meet the Woman Changing That | Stay Tuned
Drowning is the #1 cause of death for kids ages 1-4 and 64% of Black kids can’t swim. Paulana Lamonier is a New York City native who tweeted a few years ago that she wanted to teach 30 Black kids to swim. It went viral, she quit her job, launched ‘Black People Will Swim’ and…
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Hundreds spend Mother’s Day at Chicago beaches despite still being closed for swimming | FOX 32 Chicago
One of the best places to spend time relaxing, especially on Mother’s Day, is the Chicago lakefront.
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Officials Warn Against Swimming in Cold Rivers, Despite Warmup | KOIN 6
The weather might be heating up outside, but it’s important to remember that Oregon’s waters are still extremely cold. Experts with Oregon Metro say some bodies of water can reach temperatures in the mid-40s.
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Olympic Gold Medalists Share Water Safety Tips, Swim Education | TODAY
Olympic gold medalists Rowdy Gaines and Maya Dirado join TODAY for National Water Safety Month to talk about making swim lessons more accessible and share tips to stay safe in and around water.