So there we are, Rod Gilmour’s “lyrical account of how one man beat the odds and galvanised a nation” will be out on 1 August 2015. Pre-order here on Chequered Flag Publishing or here on Amazon, and read the introduction here. See also Tumblr and Facebook.
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Preventing swimmer’s ear and bacteria in pools
As the temperature heats up, a lot of people are cooling off at the pools.
Doctors at Greater Mobile Urgent Care say swimmers ear and gastrointestinal illnesses are common during the summer. If you have nausea, vomiting or diarrhea you may have caught a bug.
Bacteria can also infect the ear canal and cause swimmer’s ear. Doctors say if a pool with fresh or salt water is shocked and chlorinated properly, you should be able to steer clear of illnesses in the water but there are some precautions you can take to prevent swimmer’s ear.
“Probably the best thing to do when they get out every time, make sure they’re thoroughly dried off. Try to dry out that ear as much as possible and when you get home at night you can put about one part vinegar, one part rubbing alcohol and put about 5 ml in the ear, let it sit there about 5 min then let it drain out,” said Dr. Frailie with Greater Mobile Urgent Care.
If you already have swimmer’s ear, doctors say don’t use the ear drops because that could cause more pain. Instead, go to the doctor.
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Two teens lose limbs in separate shark attacks at North Carolina beach
ABC News’ Matt Gutman reports on the latest attacks to happen at the nation’s beaches.
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Don’t Drink and Dive
In 2014 more people drowned in Sweden than in any other year in the last decade. In fact, in the month of July, Swedish water-related accidents cost more lives than road traffic accidents. Most of the drowning victims were men and the majority had consumed alcohol.
Many authorities are working hard to reverse this trend. But we also need your help to spread the message and ensure we change our behaviour when drinking around water environments.
To show how alcohol affects our judgement and capabilities, we asked some of the world’s most sought after Synchronised Swimming Team, to perform their routine for us. Drunk. They were filmed for the short documentary Don’t Drink and Dive. Members of the three-time world champion Stockholm Men’s Synchronised Swimming Team are also representative of those most likely to drink and dive in Sweden – middle aged men.
The film was recorded from 19.03 on the night of March 28th – 29th, 2015 at a swimming pool in Uppsala, Sweden. In addition to the synchronised swimmers from Stockholm, the Swedish national swimming team doctor, René Tour, two lifeguards from the Swedish Life Saving Society and Certified rescue diver Linnea Persson also took part. No-one was injured during the filming.
Read more at www.dontdrinkanddive.org
https://youtu.be/0-NyK_fErZ4
Courtesy of Swedish insurance company Trygg-Hansa
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1 drowned, 1 injured after rescuing distressed swimmer
Norfolk police confirm one man died and another was injured after the two rescued a distressed swimmer at East Beach Friday evening.
Emergency dispatchers received a 911 call around 7 p.m. for a distressed swimmer in the water near East Beach Drive and 23rd Bay Street, according to NPD Corporal Melinda Wray. This is in the Ocean View area.
Investigators believe an adult and a teenager were walking on a jetty and both slipped into the water. Neither could swim, but police said the adult, 20-year-old Delvin Carter, was able to push the teenager back onto the jetty.
Carter then went underwater, and another man jumped in to help, but began to struggle in the water. Josh McIntosh, of Norfolk, was on the beach when he saw the man struggling in the water and was able to pull him to shore.
“He was spitting up water through his mouth and nose,†McIntosh said. “We kept talking to him, trying to get him responsive.â€
McIntosh said first responders arrived, and when the man was able to talk, he was able to communicate that his friend was still in the water. Police officers, McIntosh, and other bystanders began searching for the second man in the water. McIntosh said paramedics started giving him emergency medical treatment as soon as he was back on the beach, but he had already died.
“I wish I could have got out there sooner,†McIntosh said. “Fortunately, we got one of them. I just wish I could have gotten to the other one a little bit sooner.â€
See WAVY
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Brittany Elmslie (AUS) pulls out of Kazan 2015 World Champs after breast surgery
London Olympic gold medallist Brittany Elmslie has withdrawn from the Australian swimming team for this year’s FINA World Championships in Russia after undergoing surgery to a remove a benign growth in her breast.
Elmslie, who turns 21 on Friday, has pulled out of the team after the operation three weeks ago and the recovery causing her to miss vital training time in the past month.
The Brisbane-based freestyler was selected to race the 4x100m and 4x200m freestyle relays in Kazan (August 2-9) but, after discussions with her coach Michael Bohl and Swimming Australia (SA), a relieved Elmslie believed it was in her and the team’s best interests to withdraw.
Elmslie informed SA on Friday.
“I’m disappointed not to be able to be in Kazan and be part of another successful Dolphins team but I know I am not ready to give my best for the team and that wouldn’t be fair on either myself or the team,” said Elmslie.
“I haven’t been able to put in the training that’s required to compete at that level and, after a lot of thought, I have decided that I am best to work through my health issues here in Australia and begin my preparation for the Olympic trials (next April in Adelaide) now.
“Swimming Australia and the people in my personal support group have been great in the last few weeks and I want to be able to repay their faith by being in the best shape possible in 2016.
“I am meeting with national head coach Jacco Verhaeren and support staff this week to map out the next 12 months.”
Read SBS
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Chlorine in the pool doesn’t make your eyes red – it’s the urine
Do you think you know why your eyes turn red after a day of swimming? The answer is grosser than you think and might make you think twice about heading to the pool this summer.
For their annual Healthy Swimming Program, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) teamed with Water Quality and the Health Council and the National Swimming Pool Foundation to educate Americans about the dangers of pools and how to stay healthy when swimming, according to Women’s Health.
“We think that swimming is a really fantastic activity,” said Michael J. Beach, Ph.D., associate director of the CDC’s Healthy Water program. “We want to keep it that way.”
One of the most shocking revelations the CDC shared was the truth behind what causes your eyes to become red and irritated after swimming in the pool. And it’s not the chlorine.
“It’s quite the opposite,” said Beach. “Chlorine binds with all the things it’s trying to kill from your bodies, and it forms these chemical irritants. That’s what’s stinging your eyes. It’s the chlorine binding to the urine and the sweat.”
Read ABC13
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Ukranian swimmer Olga Beresnyeva fails retrospective London 2012 drugs test
The Ukrainian swimmer Olga Beresnyeva has been stripped of a seventh-place finish at the London 2012 Olympics after failing a retrospective drugs test.
The 29-year-old has had her 10km open water marathon event record expunged after an International Olympic Committee (IOC) investigation.
The IOC conducted further analysis of samples collected at London 2012 earlier this year, finding Beresnyeva to have tested positive for banned substance recombinant erythropoietin (rEPO).
“These additional analyses were performed with improved analytical methods in order to detect prohibited substances which could not be identified with the analyses performed at the time,†read an IOC statement.
Read The Guardian
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America’s Fraught History With Race And Swimming Pools
The video of the incident has been viewed more than 10 million times on YouTube: police officers in McKinney, Texas, breaking up a pool party of mostly black teenagers, one officer pinning a black teenage girl in a bikini to the ground, and then pulling his gun on other teenagers.
The incident quickly became part of the ongoing national conversation about police tactics, use of force and race. But it has also dredged up memories of the United States’ long, fraught history with race and swimming pools.
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