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Swimmer Michael Jamieson has been named the British Universities and Colleges (BUCS) Sportsman of the Year following a successful 2012-2013 season which saw him claim Olympic silver in the 200 metres breaststroke at London 2012.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say drowning is the second leading cause of death for children age one to 14 and is 14 times more likely to kill a child age four and under than an automobile accident.
That’s why pool expert Stephan Lampman says parental presence is important.
“You should never allow children, really any age, to be swimming by themselves. They can get in the pool, but there should be a parent somewhere close by the pool that they can see and observe what’s going on,” he said. “It’s just one of those things that parents have to be totally aware of – that children, when they see water, it doesn’t make any difference if it’s an above ground pool or an in-ground pool, they’re going to do everything they can to get in that pool.”
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For the first time in 50 years, the public was invited yesterday to swim in the Charles River.
The river, which was once famous for its filth, saw dozens take the plunge near the Hatch Shell as part of the Charles River Conservancy’s first public recreational swim.
“For more than a decade, the Conservancy has been working to bring public swimming back to the Charles River,†said Charles River Conservancy President Renata von Tscharner.
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For the first time since the FINA World Championships emerged in 1973, fans of aquatic sports will be able to follow all finals live on Twitter. Almost 50 people, including event organizers and volunteers of Barcelona 2013, will join their forces to make BCN2013 the first 2.0 World Championships in history.
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Hash tags and accounts of the six aquatic sports are as follows:
A shocking message from her sister here on their ‘Create a Ripple Channel Swim’ – Susan Taylor Facebook page
Whilst attempting to swim the English Channel yesterday my sister, Susan collapsed suddenly in the water. She was immediately recovered from the water and treated on the support boat. She was then air lifted by helicopter to a hospital in Boulonge. Susan tragically passed away. Thank you for your messages of support. Please respect the families privacy whilst they come to terms with what has happened. If you would like to leave a sign of respect please feel free to donate to her fund raising page.
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Italy’s Luca Dotto before the men’s 100 meter freestyle final at the FINA 2012 World Cup meet in Berlin, Germany. He was fifth in 47.93, see the result list here.
Nearly 400 swimmers braved the waters of Casco Bay on Saturday morning to take part in the 32nd annual Peaks to Portland swim race.
