Category: Safety
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State Lawmakers Give Initial Approval to Swim School Safety Bill | KSAT 12
A local mother’s effort to make Texas swim schools safer gets its first approval from state lawmakers.
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British Tourist Miraculously Survives Near-Fatal Swimming Mishap off Pattaya Coast | GMT
Video footage and photographs have emerged of a British tourist who came close to losing his life while swimming off the coast of Pattaya last month. The tourist, who remains unidentified, got into trouble while swimming and was able to make his way to a buoy, where he was eventually rescued by a passing fisherman in his boat. See…
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Sycamore Grad, Fellow Iu Student Missing After Going for Swim at Indiana Lake | Local 12
Two Indiana University students are missing after they went underwater at Lake Monroe Saturday. One of them is a Sycamore High School graduate. See Local 12
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Free Swimming Lessons Offered for Cedar River Academy 2nd Graders | The Gazette
Through a partnership with Cedar Rapids Parks and Rec and the Parks, Waterways and Recreation Commission, all Cedar River Academy 2nd graders will learn to swim for free. This four-week program includes eight lessons at Bender Pool and a swimsuit. Kids will participate in swim lessons during their school day from April 4 to 27.
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Chickasaw Officials Urging Caution About Swimming in Closed Pools | WKRG
Chickasaw police and other city officials are sounding the alarm to advise parents of the dangers that come with swimming unsupervised. The warning comes after a group of children was found swimming in Chickasaw’s pool while it was closed.
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Swimmer Saved by Surfer in Incredible Rescue at Fingal Head, New South Wales | 7NEWS
A swimmer has been saved in an incredible rescue across the NSW border at Fingal Head. She became stuck in a rip but was pulled ashore by a surfer who hadn’t swum there for two decades.
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Teaching Children How to Swim | News4JAX
Drowning is the No. 1 cause of death for children between the ages of 1 and 4 in the state of Florida. Black children are three times more likely to drown, compared to white children. The Shawn Delifius Foundation is working to make sure children and adults in underserved communities learn how to swim.
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Water Safety: 3 Things to Know About Swimming as Weather Warms | WTOL11
WTOL 11 Meteorologist Matt Willoughby breaks down how to stay safe on the water this spring.