Lonely after the death of his wife, Keith Davison has filled his yard with children by installing a pool. Davison’s backyard addition is no mere wading pool, at 32 feet long – and 9 feet deep under the diving board.
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Lack of swimming skills, not rip currents, causing most New Jersey drownings
“Stupidity and inexperience,” not rip currents, are the primary factors in most New Jersey drownings, according to experts.
There have been at least 20 drownings in New Jersey this year. But despite a number of news accounts blaming rip currents for many of the deaths, the real cause is often something more sinister: a lack of common sense.
More often than not, the victims are non-swimmers and poor swimmers who literally get in over their heads, experts say.
“Overwhelmingly, drownings happen on unguarded beaches, after dark or when swimming alone,” said Jim Eberwine, a retired National Weather Service meteorologist with expertise in coastal weather and tides, and drownings.
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Woman’s attempt to swim across Lake Ontario halted
From CTV Kitchener: A medical issue stopped a Guelph woman’s bid to become the first deaf person to swim across Lake Ontario.
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Family Remembers Brothers Who Died Swimming in Gulf
A vacation in Orange beach turns into a nightmare for a family from Baton Rouge. This after two young brothers drowned in Gulf waters near Perdido Pass.
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Police officers synchronize swim in uniform to promote block party
The Arlington Police Department is making a splash on the internet.
The department posted a video on their YouTube page that’s gaining a lot of attention.
The video shows some officers in Virginia showing off their synchronized swimming routine while in uniform to promote a free, family block party.
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Team USA | Remembering Rio | Men’s 4x100m Medley
Michael Phelps and Team USA win gold in the men’s 4x100m medley relay, continuing their dominance in the Rio pool.
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Team USA | Remembering Rio | Women’s 4x100m Medley
Simone Manuel anchors the U.S. women as Team USA wins the women’s 4×100 medley relay, claiming Team USA’s 1,000th gold medal of all time.
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Team USA | Remembering Rio | Katie Ledecky 800m Freestyle
Ledecky breaks her own world record by almost two seconds, won by more than 11 seconds over the silver medalist.
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Team USA | Remembering Rio | Maya DiRado 200m Backstroke
Maya DiRado defeats the “Iron Lady” Katinka Hosszu by 6/100th of a second to win gold in the women’s 200m backstroke.