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Adults Can Learn To Swim For Free with Operation Splash

Jun 15, 2014

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rokur

in Organization, Safety

See KTLA

There are more than 40 locations where children and adults can learn to swim for free. Gayle Anderson has the details on a summer program known as â€œOperation Splashâ€.

Gayle Anderson was at one of the many pools participating in this summerâ€™s ninth annual Kaiser Permanenteâ€™s Operation Splash, a FREE summer program offered with the help of the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks, that teaches children and adults in low-income areas to swim.

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Keris Dahlkamp talks about Congo Swim

Jun 14, 2014

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rokur

in Open Water

Includes scenes from Keris’s 2013 Lake Tahoe swim.

Keris Dahlkamp talks about Congo Swim from LOPC on Vimeo.
The Man Who Swims With Crocodiles

Jun 14, 2014

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rokur

in Nature

See also Animal Planet

The Man Who Swims With Crocodiles from CRLC on Vimeo.
Pool party

Jun 14, 2014

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rokur

in Fun

A short video made with GoPro Hero 3

Pool party from Jake on Vimeo.
Swimming with a whale shark off Venice

Jun 14, 2014

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rokur

in Nature

See wtxltv

A Suncoast man got a rare ride while boating in the Gulf of Mexico last week.

It happened off the coast of Venice. James Bostwick posted this video to his Facebook page. He saw a whale shark swimming by and decided to jump into the water and catch a ride.

Here is the Facebook video

Post by James Robert Bostwick.
Tigress Shark – Woman Dances with Tiger Sharks

Jun 14, 2014

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rokur

in Nature, Safety

In a performance protest against the Australian shark cull and the global slaughter of sharks, a woman risks it all to dance on the sea floor with swarms of tiger sharks up to 17 feet long without any dive or protective gear.

Tigress Shark – Woman Dances with Tiger Sharks from Blue Sphere Media on Vimeo.
Man dies at Great North Swim event on Windermere

Jun 14, 2014

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rokur

in Open Water, Safety

Read for instance The BBC and The Independent

A 52-year-old man has died after competing in a swimming challenge in the Lake District on Friday afternoon.

He was flown to hospital by air ambulance â€œas a result of a medical emergencyâ€ after the incident during the Great North Swim in Windemere, Cumbria Police confirmed.

The unnamed man was from Wallington, south London, the police said.

His death is not being treated as suspicious. A coroner will now investigate the death further, police added.

Photo by Leshaines123
Remembering A Civil Rights Swim-In: ‘It Was A Milestone’

Jun 13, 2014

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rokur

in History, WTF

Listen to NPR

On June 18, 1964, black and white protesters jumped into the whites-only pool at the Monson Motor Lodge in St. Augustine, Fla. In an attempt to force them out, the owner of the hotel poured acid into the pool.
Red Cross Survey: Half of All Americans Canâ€™t Swim

Jun 13, 2014

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rokur

in Safety

See nebraska.tv

Hitting the pool, taking the boat out, or jumping in the lake can and should be fun, but a day in the water can turn deadly without the right water safety skills.

In an American Red Cross survey, nearly 50 percent of people reported having an experience where they thought they might drown. Local swim teachers say thatâ€™s scary, considering the study found half of Americans canâ€™t swim, and even more think theyâ€™re better at it than they are.

Grand Island YMCA Aquatic Director Melanie Horky says swimming is a life skill all ages can learn.

â€œKids anywhere from six months up through adult — my oldest adult right now is 75 years old that weâ€™re teaching,â€ she says.

KHGI-TV/KWNB-TV/KHGI-CD-Grand Island, Kearney, Hastings