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Call for backyard swimming pool ban to save kids causes outrage

Jan 21, 2014

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rokur

in Safety, WTF

Read Sunshine Coast Daily

A call to ban backyard pools in Australia has caused outrage on social media.

Jo Abi, a regular writer forÂ ivillage.com.au, said that if swimming pools were banned children’s lives wouldn’t be put “at risk”.

“The reason I started thinking about the banning of backyard pools was because February is the month in which most children drown and we are coming up to that,” Mrs Abi said.Â […Â ]

But people commenting on Facebook disagreed with Mrs Abi, saying that everyone should have the right to enjoy a backyard swimming pool.

“Looks like Australia is fast becoming the unlucky country,” Sharon Anderson said.

“People have a right to enjoy their life and if having a pool is one of them, then so be it. We have owned property with pools, but ours was always fenced properly, even before the laws were in place.”

Post by iVillage Australia.

Post by Daily Mercury.
Video captures orcas stalking swimmer in Wellington

Jan 21, 2014

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rokur

in Nature, Open Water, Safety

See The New Zealand Herald

A swimmer who had a close encounter with orca in Wellington’s Lyall Bay yesterday was never in danger, an orca expert says.

The person who sent the video, Rebecca Parlett, said the swimmer was unaware he was being followed by two of the ocean’s top predators until being alerted by other beachgoers.

He told them he turned around at one point and could have touched one.

Image courtesy of Rennett Stowe, CC BY 2.0
FlipKick Swim Academy

Jan 21, 2014

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by

rokur

in Organization, Safety

“I got a call from Kona Morren who had seen some of my work and asked if I would be interested in filming her swim class. I have two daughters of my own and I know how special these moments are to parents. I have to say, I know how much I love seeing my little girls in the water but it warms my heart to see the parents experience the same joy when seeing their little one from a completely unique perspective.”

FlipKick Swim Academy from Jeremy McKane on Vimeo.
The Pointe-Claire Aquatic Centre

Jan 21, 2014

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by

rokur

in Swimming Pools

“The Pointe-Claire Aquatic Centre
A place for families and competitions
Adapted programs
CPR Courses
And much more!
ville.pointe-claire.qc.ca
twitter.com/Pointe_Claire”

The Pointe-Claire Aquatic Centre from Ville de Pointe-Claire on Vimeo.
Strel Swimming Montenegro Holiday – Guest Thomas Noblett Review

Jan 21, 2014

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rokur

in Open Water, Wow

“An experienced open water swimmer Thomas Noblett came to our Strel Swimming 2013 June Montenegro swimming trip as part of his training for his next English Channel swimming challenge. He made it in August 2013! More about this tour can be found atÂ strel-swimming.com”

Strel Swimming Montenegro Holiday – Guest Thomas Noblett Review from Strel Swimming Adventure Holiday on Vimeo.
Freediver in serious condition after hit and run off Florida coast

Jan 21, 2014

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rokur

in Freediving, Safety

See wptv.com

Florida Fish and Wildlife Investigators are looking into an incident about a mile off the coast of Palm Beach near the Breakers that left a freediver in serious condition.

Investigators say Jorge Caba is out of surgery with a gash on his leg and a broken pelvis.

Caba said he is in a lot of pain.

Investigators say a boater ran him over off the coast and took off.

They say Caba had a dive flag and didn’t do anything wrong.
Withstanding the Test of Time: An Olympic Swimmer’s Successful Coronary Bypass

Jan 20, 2014

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rokur

in Health, History

Read The Paramus Post

As we prepare to watch the Opening Ceremonies of the Winter Olympic Games next month in Sochi, Russia, The Valley Hospital is proud to present the incredible story of a former Olympic athlete whose bypass surgery more than 20 years ago has withstood the test of time thanks to the skills of the surgeon â€” Alex Zapolanski, M.D., Director of Cardiac Surgery at Valley

Russian swimmer Semyon Belits-Geiman, competed in the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics, winning two medals. Following his Olympic victories, Semyon went on to be a coach, trainer, and sportswriter.

http://youtu.be/Z5sXYryuIRQ

In 1990, while visiting San Francisco for a swimming event, Semyon began experiencing symptoms of a heart attack. He went to a nearby hospital where he was told he required cardiac surgery immediately. Dr. Zapolanski, who at that time was practicing in San Francisco, performed an advanced coronary bypass surgery on Semyon, who underwent a total of five bypasses that day.

More than 20 years after his surgery, Semyon remains very active, swims every day, and has never had another cardiac incident since his surgery.

Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Russians celebrate Epiphany taking ice-cold midnight dip to wash away sins

Jan 20, 2014

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rokur

in Fun, Health, Open Water

Read for instance RT

It may be the middle of a freezing winter here in Russia but that’s not stopping the determined from taking a dip. A midnight immersion in water on the 18/19 January is the traditional way to celebrate the Orthodox holiday of Epiphany.

The date is considered holy by Christians, because on this very day Jesus is believed to have been baptized.

Russians believe that a priest can bless a river or a lake on this particular night and turn all of its water into holy water. Immersing oneself in it washes away all sins, it is said.

Yahoo has this video from Sochi

There is this one from the Red Square

http://youtu.be/9_iD8pXYU-8

(full video here on RT)

And there even was one BBC guy doing it

http://youtu.be/geCb-0_QFcg

Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Speedo Advisors | How to use swimming as a proactive way to achieve injury prevention

Jan 20, 2014

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by

rokur

in Health

Sports physiotherapistÂ Matt Taylor talks about how to use swimming as a proactive way to achieve injury prevention.