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  • 2 Boys Drown at Roseville Home Swimming Pool, Police Say | KCRA 3

    Oct 10, 2023

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    in Safety

    Two boys drowned Monday morning at their Roseville home swimming pool, police said. A spokesperson for the Roseville Police Department said officers and fire department personnel went to a home around 11:20 a.m. by Waterford Glen Circle for a report of two unresponsive boys in a pool. Police said both brothers were sent to a hospital and later died at the hospital.

  • The Man Who Took on Lake Michigan | WGN News

    Oct 10, 2023

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    in History, Open Water

    In 1961 Chicagoan Ted Erikson is a 33-year-old chemist who swims as a hobby. What possessed him to attempt to become one of the first to swim across Lake Michigan? Larry Potash digs into this little-known story through the eyes of Ted’s widow.

  • Learning to Swim Safely and Without Fear | Newsday

    Oct 10, 2023

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    in Learn To Swim, Organization

    Dozens of participants of color learned about water safety and drowning prevention at Westbury High School on Saturday, in an event held by Jack and Jill Nassau County and Black People Will Swim. NewsdayTV’s Drew Scott reports.

    Credit: Newsday/Kendall Rodriguez
  • Creepy ‘Night Swim’ Trailer Will Put You off Swimming Pools for Life | Mashable

    Oct 9, 2023

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    in Swimming Pools

    Produced by M3gan producers James Wan and Blumhouse, Night Swim follows a family who move into a new home and renovate the pool in their backyard. But when the daughter plays Marco Polo in the pool after dark, everything goes terrifyingly wrong. Kerry Condon, Wyatt Russell, Nancy Lenehan, and Jodi Long star.

  • Open Water Swimmer Nuala Moore on Swimming Around Ireland | Irish Independent

    Oct 9, 2023

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    in Ice Swimming, Open Water, Winter Swimming
  • Swimmers Oblivious to ‘Sewage Dump’ in Cornwall Beauty Spot | The Independent

    Oct 9, 2023

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    in Beach Life, Environment

    Children splash and play in a picturesque Cornwall bay completely oblivious to a “foul brown liquid with bits in it” pumping into the water through a running drain.

    In shock footage, swimmers at Swanpool Beach, hailed for its “clear turquoise bay” near the outskirts of Falmouth, continue to swim in the water.

    Described as the “perfect swimming spot” by Visit Cornwall brown liquid pours out of a rusty culvert marring the usually turquoise bay.

  • Coroner Identifies Swimmer Who Drowned in Camden Lake | WIS News 10

    Oct 9, 2023

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    in Safety
  • More Than 200 Swimmers Participate in the Level 2 Swimming Championship | KTN News Kenya

    Oct 9, 2023

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    in Competition
  • Transgender Sports Category Scrapped After Swim Meet Gets Zero Entries | FOX Business

    Oct 9, 2023

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    in Competition, Organization

    Former NCAA swimmer Kaitlynn Wheeler reacts to a transgender category getting scrapped from an international swim meet after no entries were received.

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