Fear of open water is not always rational or easy to understand. Learning coping strategies and specific techniques can transform your open water experience so we’re going to be a bringing you some tried and tested tips to help you quash those fears!
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Lake Norman swimmer has foot amputated after being ‘run over’ by boat, NC cops say
Someone swimming in Lake Norman late Wednesday had to have part of his leg amputated after being struck by a boat in the water, according to the Observer’s news partner WBTV and other news outlets.
It happened near a neighborhood on Brick Kiln Way in Iredell County, which is just outside the Trump International Golf Club, the station reported.
The victim’s name and age have not been released.
Photo by jjandames
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British man drowns in Austria after getting cramp while swimming
A British man has died in Austria after getting cramp in his foot while he was swimming in a lake, causing him to drown.
Austrian state police said the man, 33, was with a 36-year-old British woman swimming at the Schwarzindien resort in Mondsee, near Salzburg, on Wednesday.
He suddenly complained of cramp in one of his feet at about 4pm and his companion swiftly realised he was in peril as he sank and disappeared from view. “When he did not come back to the water surface, she screamed for help,†police said.
Read The Guardian
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Olympics construction worker dies as Tokyo swelters, heatstroke suspected
A worker at a Tokyo Olympics construction site died on Thursday after being found unconscious while working outside, organisers said on Friday, with media saying heatstroke was suspected as the Japanese capital swelters through a deadly heatwave.
Read Reuters
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The Future of Swimming – FORM Swim Goggles
These new Goggles will blow your mind away. Be sure to follow along with my team as we train for Patriot League Championships.
https://youtu.be/SuJ2tEwFA_E
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Swimming Advisory Issued For Two Key Biscayne Beaches | NBC 6
The Florida Department of Health has issued a swim advisory for two South Florida beaches after fecal material was found in the water there. Details: http://on.nbc6.com/q9MjvHb
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Swim at your own risk: swimming holes losing lifeguards
Waukesha County Parks are losing some of their lifeguards as the school year approaches.
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South Florida Swim Instructor Accused Of Molesting Young Girls Back In Court
The South Florida swim instructor accused of molesting young girls during their swimming lessons appeared in court again on Thursday.
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FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 | Day 1 Jinan #SWC19
Danas Rapsys of Lithuania led all the way to win the men’s 400m free in Jinan in 3:43.91, breaking his own World Cup record which was just set last week at the FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 in Tokyo.
The men’s 100m butterfly title at the 2nd leg of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 in Jinan went to Hungary as Szebasztian Szabo who dominated the race in 51.45.
In the women’s 50m back at the second leg of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 in Jinan, China’s Liu Xiang smashed the World Cup record to win the gold medal in 27.35. Chen Jie came second, while Emily Seebohm of Australia, winner of the event in Tokyo, took bronze.
The women’s 50m free at the second leg of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 in Jinanwas a revenge for Australia’s Cate Campbell. She lost to Sweden’s Michelle Coleman in a close race in Tokyo but this time she won in 24.16. Coleman ranked second in 24.74. Australia’s Holly Barratt was third.