Swimmer's Daily

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  • Amusement parks, lakes, neighbors’ pools — they are dangers that families of children with autism have long known anecdotally to beware of.

    Jessica Lapen discovered this about 10 years ago. She was at a family gathering at her parents’ home when she noticed that her son, Micah, was missing.

    “He was 6 or 7,” she recalled. “We knew that he would leave safe areas. We found out that he had gone down the road to a neighbor’s house, and when they saw him, he was climbing the ladder to their above-ground pool.”

    An authoritative study earlier this year put some numbers to the fear. Drowning is the most common fatal injury among children with autism, researchers found. Children with autism age 14 and younger are 160 times as likely to die from drowning as the general pediatric population, with drowning risk peaking from age 5 to 7.

    Such cases make headlines many times each summer. Now, researchers are working to understand the risks and how to counteract them — including helping parents and swim instructors teach water safety to autistic children.

    Read STAT

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  • This “Jaws” is a small nurse shark, not a Great White — but its shocking attack evokes horrific scenes from the 1975 flick.

    Stomach-churning video shows the predator latched onto the stomach of a terrified Ervin Maccarty, who went swimming off the coast of Marathon, Fla.

    “Don’t cut me! Don’t bleed him out on me!” Maccarty yells after climbing onto a boat as a friend – who appears to need a bigger knife – slices away at the shark.

    “He didn’t get your penis, did he?” another chum says, trying to inject some gallows humor as Maccarty writhes in pain and blood spurts everywhere.

    See New York Post

  • “Passion is the key to making a dream come true. Talk to Harcourts and let’s make those real estate dreams a reality. Whether you’re buying, selling, letting or renting property, give us a call.

    Big Dreams Start at Home | Swimmer

  • induction video and acceptance speech by synchronized swimming great Anastasia Davydova

    2017 ISHOF Induction video of Anastasia Davydova Russia

  • We catch up with the extreme swimmer, Toni Enderli.

    Extreme Swimmer, Toni Enderli takes on the Oceans Seven Challenge

  • Three local boys swept the podium at the Boston Sharkfest Swim, but the reason they were there is far more personal than first, second and third.

    Four years ago, Michael Ardito dove head first into helping his little sister and that fight hasn’t stopped since.

    See News10 and Michael Ardito’s HAE fundraising site

    Michael Ardito HAE Summit Video 2017

  • Our Physiotherapist Neena touches on a few movement changes swimmers can make to prevent pain and improve performance. For your individual assessment and treatment plan book today at: https://cityosteophysio.com/contact-us/

    How swimmers get injuries

  • Rick is a coach at Brisbane Grammar School and a Paralympic champion swimmer. Rick is great at inspiring and motivating others. In his talk, he addresses how we arrive at choices in life and that we can move forward without regret. With five Paralympic gold medals under his belt, Rick Pendleton is one of Australia’s top athletes.