Category: Safety
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“Think, Don’t Swim” campaign film premieres in York
A hard-hitting film aimed at driving home the message of The Press‘s Think, Don’t Swim campaign is being premiered today at York’s City Screen cinema in Yorkshire, England. Bartender Richard Horrocks, 21, drowned in the Ouse after jumping into the water from a balcony close to the riverside cinema in July. He was the third…
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Whyte won’t let whip from wave wipe her out
Confession, this story got through here mostly because of the title. Happy that this is not a podcast, right now. Via WinonaDailyNews.com: As the boat busted through the lake water, the second wave turned out to be a doozy. So much so, it would change the next three months of Morgan Whyte’s life. “We hit…
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Push for WA ocean pools to keep swimmers safe from sharks
The Western Australian Government should spend $15 million on three ocean pools to give people a shark-free saltware option, the Opposition says. This after three fatal shark attacks in WA in seven weeks, prompting a proposal of “practical engineering solutions” to safeguard swimmers. Read thewest.com.au. Former world champion open water swimmer Shelley Taylor-Smith says after…
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Biker saves struggling calf from canal
You can thank GoPro and similar cameras for shots like these :-) Via BuzzFeed
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Canada gets tough on still involved life-ban coach
Wow, wild story here on thestar.com, about life-banned Canadian coach Cecil Russell who apparently has continued to coach ever since being banned for life in first 1997 and then 2007. Right, his own kids are of Olympic quality, his daughter a finalist in this year’s world championship, and the Dolphin Swim Club parents are supporting…
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Cheerleader makes a ‘splash’ at Pan-Am Games
Whoops, Mariana de Leon performing with her team here during the morning swimming competition at the Pan-American Games in Mexico this weekend. Via ABC News. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player
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Classic stunt ends in terrible tragedy
From the Phoenix NewTimes Blogs, read also SwimmingWorld Magazine. A former Arizona State University swimmer drowned in a university-owned swimming pool early Monday morning, and authorities suspect alcohol was involved. James Rigg and Andrew Schneller, both 22 and former members of the ASU swim team, sneaked into the Mona Plummer Aquatic Complex in Tempe about…
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YMCA Detroit’s Urban Swim Initiative
Great video here about YMCA Detroit’s Urban Swim Initiative, where YMCA offers swimming lessons for free, for those who care to show up. Brilliant.
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Former Olympic swimmer questions use of funds in FINA
When Nikki Dryden was a successful swimmer for Canada, she had little time to focus on the financial affairs of FINA. However, now as a New York-based humans right attorney, she feels our sport’s governing body is only becoming richer, more secretive and less accountable. And yes, the numbers are quite worrying – with 22…