The refugee story has been told in heartbreaking form, many times. This film beautifully documents the sacrifices being made from the other side – the volunteers desperate to help.
A fisherman working off Lake Michigan for decades is fundraising for warning banners along the shoreline to deter swimmers when conditions are dangerous.
Kids are looking for a way to cool off. Cultural Reporter Brittany Flowers shows us how one business is offering a new way to keep kids safe around the water.
A new book created by the late Kobe Bryant and author Eva Clark has been released. “Geese Are Never Swans” is a young adult novel centering on a young swimmer grappling with grief and “personal torments” while striving to make it to the Olympics. Kirkus Reviews says that the book is “an earnest examination of mental health in sports.”
Enjoy watching Olympic Medallist Elizabeth Beisel show you tips and tricks for your Backstroke Swimming! Head position in Swimming is the most important part to a stroke. Because whatever your head does in Swimming, your body will follow it. Don’t forget: technique is where it gets started!
Remember:
1) Eyes looking straight to the ceiling
2) Chin up
3) Straight Spine
Officials are searching the Mississippi River at Hidden Falls Regional Park for a missing person.
According to the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office, deputies received a report of a possible drowning in the river Tuesday at around 7:40 p.m. Ramsey County Water Patrol, Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, St. Paul police and St. Paul fire are all assisting in the search.
