Swimmer's Daily

  • Water Safety Ireland is warning that there is an average of five drownings every fortnight in Ireland.

    As people flock to lakes and beaches during the warm weather, rescue chiefs are reminding people that while it may be hot, water temperatures are still a good deal cooler.

    Water Safety Ireland’s Roger Sweeney says cold-water shock is to blame for a lot of tragedy.

    “A lot of people are used to swimming in the warmer environment of a swimming pool, indoors, over winter,” said Mr Sweeney.

    “So for a lot of people, it will be their first time swimming outdoors.”

    Mr Sweeney advises people to swim at a lifeguarded waterway.

    Where that is not possible he said people should “use local knowledge to swim in areas that are known locally as safe.”

    Read The Irish Examiner

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  • A group of masked assailants opened fire on two men swimming in the Jordan River on Friday, then torched their car.

    The police launched an investigation and made one arrest, Channel 12 news reported Saturday.

    Read The Times of Israel

    Photo by EduardMarmet

  • Lenny Krayzelburg is a 4x Olympic gold medalist and he want’s to hear from all of you! Leave a question in the comments and he’ll answer it on the next one.

  • Residents in three New Jersey counties are being advised by state officials to avoid swimming in a popular lake this summer.

    On Thursday, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) advised locals through a press release to avoid swimming or coming in contact with Lake Hopatcong. The body of water reaches the counties of Sussex, Passaic, and Morris, and is currently experiencing a widespread Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB).

    The bloom can cause numerous skin conditions and illnesses, according to the DEP, and could potentially remain in the lake for weeks or longer. But despite these warnings, some locals have decided to visit the popular summer destination anyway.

    Read Insider

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  • A registered sex offender is accused of sexually assaulting two girls at a pool in Centennial — and investigators are concerned there could be more victims.

    See CBS Local

  • Mama bears will go to any extent to protect their young, even if this means breaking hunting norms. Dave Salmoni recounts a unique way mother bears catch prey in order to keep their cubs safe from aggressive males in traditional hunting grounds. These moms dive deep under water to capture salmon using methods that defy science.

  • The indigenous people who live along the Amazon River in Brazil have a word for the tidal bore that rushes in from the Atlantic Ocean. They call the wave Pororoca, which translates to “big roar.” You can actually hear it coming. That’s how loud and powerful it is. It’s risky to surf the Pororoca because it is full of debris as well as snakes and piranha. But surfer Serginho Laus has mastered what is one of the longest waves in the world.

    Surfing the Amazon River’s Endless Wave

  • Hundreds of immigrants die each year along the border, either in stifling heat in the desert or in the water. Border Patrol Agents were able to save the 13-year-old migrant from Honduras who wasn’t breathing by performing CPR.