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Potentially record-breaking heat this week has metro area kids flocking to local pools to cool off.
The drowning of a 4-year-old boy in Thornton, Sunday, has the American Red Cross sending a reminder for parents to keep a close eye on their kids at the pool.
“Most cases of drowning occur with kids that are under the age of six due to a lack of parental supervision,” said Wheat Ridge Aquatics Supervisor Barb Kloberdanz.
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The search for a 17-year-old swimmer who had fallen into a canal on Sunday while he was playing with friends ended almost three hours later with the discovery of his body.
Witnesses said the accident happened right before 8 p.m. at the canal located behind Oakwood Plaza on Stirling Road and Oakwood Boulevard in Hollywood.
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See Swim Australia and Griffith University
Griffith Institute for Educational Research, recently revealed children who had learned how to swim from a young age, reached many developmental milestones earlier than other children the same age, who had not.
Some of these milestones included visual-motor skills such as cutting paper, colouring-in and drawing lines and shapes; mathematical-related tasks; and literacy and numeracy.
14-year-old swimmer Michael Andrew turns pro – the youngest male in swimming history.
River Clyde TV caught up with Olympic silver medalist and world champion open water swimmer Keri-Anne Payne on the banks of Loch Lomond to launch the Great Scottish Swim.
Athletes from all over the world hopped into the Chesapeake Bay on Sunday, coming out in droves for charity and competition despite a weekend swimming advisory. Deborah Weiner reports.
A photo from the Danish Youth Championships 2008 in Kastrup, Denmark.
