Category: Safety
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Experts: Drowning Prevention Efforts Need Tune-Up
In the wake of new research, experts are calling for greater efforts to reduce drownings among the most vulnerable. Young children and minorities still face the greatest risk, according to a pair of new studies, and experts say more education on the importance of parental supervision and swim lessons is needed. “Just as we engineer…
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Folsom swim coach arrested on child pornography charges
Because it has been almost a week since the last swim coach sex scandal :-/ Eric Johnston was an assistant coach with the Folsom Sea Otters, a swim program for children in Folsom. The FBI arrested Johnson earlier this week. Johnson was in possession of child pornography and had sent pictures of child porn, according…
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Another swim coach charged with sexual contact with a minor
Fairfax County Police say 39-year-old Noah Rucker has been charged with three counts of indecent liberties with a 17-year-old girl while working as a swim coach at James Madison High School back in 2001. Read more here on wjla.com.
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Into the Water- Teaching swimmers at the Richmond Aquatics Partnership
See Greater Richmond Aquatic Partnership
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British Gas ‘Free Swims for Britain’ TV Advert
Those two on the inflatable lion … Rebecca and Keri-Anne? “As proud sponsors of the British Swimming Teams, we’re offering everyone in Britain ‘free swims’. Show your support for Rebecca, Keri-Anne and the team and book your free swims today at www.britishgas.co.uk/freeswims.”
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Herbert Nitsch recovering after achieving world record depth
Austrian Freediver Herbert Nitsch attempted a 800ft / 244m ‘no limits’ dive today in Santorini, Greece, managing a confirmed target depth and re-ascend up until the planned stop depth of 10m, but then felt unwell and had to be escorted to the surface where he received an oxygen regulator and went down again for a…
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D’Arcy and Monk in hot water for posing with guns
According to the Herald Sun, Aussie ‘bad boys’ Nick D’Arcy and Kenrick Monk “have sparked outrage after they posed with high-powered weapons in a US gun shop”, to the point where Swimming Australia demanded pictures taken off Facebook and issued this statement, promising a talk with the athletes upon return to Australia: “Swimming Australia became…
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100 Black Men of Jackson offering swim classes
A study by USA Swimming found nearly 70% of minority children have low or no swimming ability. 100 Black Men of Jackson hopes to stem the tide of accidental drownings. Read wlbt.com via the17thman