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The Troubled History of Swimming Pools in the US | BBC Global
Public swimming pools in the US are a cherished summer destination for many Americans.
However, the shadow cast by the history of segregation in these pools has left a lasting impact, particularly on Black Americans.
According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), black children aged 10 to 14 are seven times more likely to drown in swimming pools compared to their white counterparts.
This video delves into the legacy of pool segregation and spotlights the efforts of organisations like Black People Will Swim that strive to address the swimming disparities in the US.
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17-Year-Old Piper Enge Hoping to Make U.S. Olympic Swim Team | King 5 Seattle
Enge became the first Washington high schooler to break the one-minute barrier in the 100 breaststroke last year.
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Nearly 1 in 3 Adults Doesn’t Know How to Swim | WCCO – CBS Minnesota
There are a number of summer activities – such as riding bikes or swimming — that a surprisingly high number of adults don’t know how to do.
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Swim Team Member Rescued After Shark Attack | Inside Edition
Kevin Barrett was in the ocean when he heard his friend screaming for dear life. They’re part of a group of friends who swim several times a week in California. Without thinking twice, they dived in to save Caleb Adams. The swimmers brought him back on a surfboard and applied pressure to his wounds until an ambulance arrived. Despite the nightmare that unfolded just two days ago, they are all going back into the ocean for their swim. However, they made a pact to swim closer to each other.
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Del Mar Shark Incident | Scientists Use Water Samples and Victim’s Wetsuit to Test for Shark Dna
A 46-year-old swimmer was bitten in the torso, left arm and hand. He is expected to survive. He was swimming with the North County Ocean Swimmers at the time of the incident.
“He was shouting, ‘I’ve been bitten by a shark!’ We could see blood in the water, he said he had been bitten on his chest,” said swimmer Kevin Barrett. He rushed to help the victim.
“I didn’t know what I was swimming into. Was there going to be chunks out of him? Would we see a limb or a body part? I just didn’t know,” he added.
The shark encounter happened just before 9:00 a.m. about 100 yards offshore near Lifeguard Headquarters in Del Mar.
Barrett said he and another swimmer helped get the man back to shore. They were able to use a nearby surfer’s board as a gurney. He said the whole time, the victim was very calm.
“He was amazingly calm,” said Barrett. “You often hear of victims panicking, drowning their rescuer. I didn’t know what I was going out into, but he was incredibly calm, just explaining what happened.”
According to lifeguards, the victim went through surgery and was in the intensive care unit Monday.
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Registration to Open Soon for the Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Swim | UpNorthLive
Next year marks the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
And starting next week, you can register for a month-long memorial swim from Lake Superior to Detroit.
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Evanston Beaches Shut Down When It Was Believed a Swimmer Went Missing | FOX 32 Chicago
(more…)A search for a missing swimmer at an Evanston beach was called off on Monday after police said it is “unlikely” anyone disappeared in Lake Michigan.
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Swimmer Suffers Significant Shark Bites in First Attack of the Season | TODAY
(more…)Early Sunday morning near San Diego, a 46-year-old swimmer suffered “significant” but non-life-threatening shark bites to his torso, left arm, and hand. The attack prompted closure signs on beaches within a mile of the incident. NBC’s Liz Kreutz reports for TODAY.