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Florida boy, 9, drowns in creek while uncle and mom swim nearby

Aug 2, 2019

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in Safety

A 9-year-old Florida boy drowned in a creek Wednesday after he fell into deep water while on an outing with his mother, uncle and three other kids.

Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister told Fox 13 the unidentified child was sitting on an embankment at Bullfrog Creek in Gibsonton, south of Tampa, when the adults swam across the creek, leaving the boy on the other side.

“The nine-year-old child is on the side of the embankment, decides he wants to get in the water a little further,” Chronsiter told the station. “His mom begs him, ‘please, stay where you’re at, stay where you’re at, stay where you’re at.’”

Investigators say the boy did not listen and fell into a part of the creek where the water is estimated to be between 10 and 12 feet deep.

Source: Fox News
People in Japan donated their old phones to make 5,000 Tokyo 2020 Olympic medals

Aug 2, 2019

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in Environment

TheÂ Tokyo 2020 OlympicsÂ is only one year away and the organizing committee has unveiled the design of the medals. To produce these, a campaign was launched to get citizens in Japan to donate 78,985 tons of old electronic devices from which 66.8 pounds of gold, 9,039 pounds of silver, and 5,952 pounds of bronze were extracted. The medals will not be the only Tokyo 2020 gear that will be made from recycled materials. The victory ceremony podiums will be made from recycled plastic and the torchbearer uniforms will be partially made from plastic bottles.

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Hell or High Water: How Racism Kept Black America From Swimming

Aug 2, 2019

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in History

Now, weâ€™ve all heard the stereotype that black folks canâ€™t swim. But, unfortunately, that clichÃ© is based in haunting truths.

The numbers speak for themselves:Â 64 percent of black kids have no or low swimming ability, versus 45 percent of Latinx children and 40 percent of white kids.

A 2014 studyÂ also found that black children between the ages of 5 and 19 were five and a half times more likely to drown in swimming pools than white kids of the same age.

Hereâ€™s the thing: Black folks werenâ€™t always thought to be non-swimmers.

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Veteran Allison Schmitt Wins 200m Free on Day 2 of Nationals

Aug 2, 2019

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in Competition

Although Allison Schmitt never officially retired, she decided to step away from competitive swimming for more than a year following the Olympic Games Rio 2016. A comeback didnâ€™t seem likely for the four-time Olympic gold medalist as she adjusted to life away from the pool.

Now 29 years old, Schmitt is back, and the three-time Olympian has more to prove.

Schmitt continued her return from semi-retirement and made a strong case Thursday for why she could qualify for her fourth Olympics next summer. The Canton, Michigan, native held on to win the womenâ€™s 200-meter freestyle with a time of 1:56.97 as the 2019 Phillips 66 National Championships continued in Stanford, California.

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Is Swimming Good Cross-Training for Runners?

Aug 2, 2019

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in Training
Swimming is a common form of cross-training for runners. But we’re left with a lot of questions:
1. How beneficial is it compared to cycling, pool running, or the elliptical?
2. When is it best used in a training cycle?
3. When should you prioritize other forms of cross-training?
Mauricio Fiol Pulls Out of Home Pan American Games After Second Positive Doping Test

Aug 2, 2019

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in Doping

Peruvian swimmerÂ Mauricio FiolÂ announced on Thursday he has pulled out of the 2019 Pan American Games due to a positive doping test, multiple sources have reported. Fiol won the silver medal in the 2015 Pan American Games for Peru but wasÂ disqualified for testing positiveÂ for stanozolol, the same substance that Canadian sprinterÂ Ben JohnsonÂ famously tested positive for in the 1988 Olympic Games.

Fiol had beenÂ suspended four yearsÂ and was hoping to make his return to competition at a home Pan American Games in Lima next week. But Fiol tested positive for the same substance again, ending his chances at competing next week. He was set to swim all three relays for Peru.

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Swimming from Alcatraz, and the escape from Dementia

Aug 2, 2019

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in Health, Open Water

Dr. Charlie Farrell is helping to distance dementia patients from the prison they often live in, one stroke at a time.
Watch: Swimming from Hawaii to San Francisco to clean up the ocean

Aug 2, 2019

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in Environment

Ben Lecomte is swimming from Hawaii to San Francisco to better understand how plastic is affecting our oceans.â€¦
Underwater 12 minutes, swimmer pulled from High Rocks

Aug 2, 2019

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in Safety