Category: Safety
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90-year-old realizes dream of becoming a lifeguard
A 90-year-old former professional swimmer and diver fulfilled a dream of her youth when she became an honorary lifeguard at the ED Isakson-Alpharetta Family YMCA on Friday 13th. She was given her own whistle, lifeguard certificate and lifeguard rescue float before taken poolside. Read Alpharetta-MiltonPatch
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Swimmer dies during NZ open water race
A man in his 50s or 60s has died during the Epic swimming race on Lake Taupo in New Zealand today, that also doubled as the 2012 New Zealand Open Water Championships. A water safety team saw the swimming in difficulty during the 2.5km Epic Swim recreation race, responded immediately but was unable to resuscitate…
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Pool chlorine tied to lung damage in elite swimmers
Competitive swimmers who train at indoor chlorinated swimming pools may have lung changes similar to those seen in people with mild asthma, according to an international study. Researchers from France and Canada compared lung tissue and breathing test from 23 elite Canadian swimmers whose average age was 21, to 10 mild asthmatics and 10 healthy…
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Jump to can Swim
Guys, that stuff is fun right up until you’ve broken your neck Jump to can Swim from Jump to can Swim team on Vimeo.
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Berkeley Prep assistant swim coach charged with child porn
52-year-old assistant coach Jay Elliott Goldstein of the Berkeley Preparatory School swim team has been charged with 100 counts of possession of child pornography, after police found numerous videos of children 12 and younger engaged in sexual activities on his home computer. Detectives had discovered Goldstein on the internet trying to download child pornography, Goldstein…
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Swim official gets 10+ years for attempting online enticement of a minor
Ernest Harvey Shepherd from Augusta, Georgia thought he was communicating with a 14-year-old girl when he was suggesting “skinny-dipping and lunch”, offering to bring wine coolers and to go to an Econo Lodge, before the FBI Cyber Crimes Child Exploitation Task Force finally busted him upon arrival at a prearranged location to engage in sexual acts…
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Gator Swim Club head coach Bryan Woodward arrested for solicitation of a child
Read SwimmingWorld Magazine: Bryan Woodward, head coach of the Gator Swim Club in Gainesville, Florida, was arrested this Monday on charges of the use of a computer to solicit a child for sex and for travel to seduce a child for sex. He is currently being held in Osceola County Jail, but will be heading…
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FBI agent drowns after rescuing swimmer, motorcycle officer injured at the funeral
On December 29, 2011, 43-year-old FBI-agent Daniel Knapp based in San Juan drowned in Puerto Rico, while rescuing a young adult swimmer. He was off duty at the Playa Escondida beach in Fajardo when friends of the struggling swimmer asked for help. Knapp put on his swim fins and went into the water, reached the…
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Cold water swimmers tend to faint, also after the swim
Interesting article here on Icelandic Review, about how ReykjavÃk sea swimmers are prone to fainting, sometimes during but also often after the cold dip. Physicians encourage people to show extreme caution when swimming in the cold water, as they risk hyperthermia, unconsciousness and even swimming malfunction, causing them to loose mobility, which may lead to…