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  • First Responders Use Local Swim Club for Water Emergency Training | WXYZ-TV Detroit | Channel 7

    Aug 30, 2023

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    in Safety

    In late August, first responders were able to utilize Beechview Swim and Tennis Club in Farmington Hills to conduct multi-day training sessions for water rescue.

  • Bill Keating, Jr. Great Ohio River Swim Sees Record Number of Participants | Local 12

    Aug 29, 2023

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    in Open Water, Organization

    Roughly 240 people jumped into the Ohio River on Sunday as part of an event benefitting Adventure Crew

    See Local 12
  • Real-Life Mermaid Saved Swimmer From Blackout | My Colourful Life | Daily Star

    Aug 28, 2023

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    in Freediving

    Professional mermaid Grace Page shares the dangers behind her job and reveals she once rescued someone from blackout

  • Chicago Police Monitor as Hundreds Show Up at Montrose Harbor Despite Friday Swim Club Cancellation | ABC 7 Chicago

    Aug 28, 2023

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    in Open Water, Organization

    Friday Swim Club organizers canceled the event, but dozens showed up anyway to jump in Lake Michigan.

  • ‘Maine Lakes Mermaid’ Has a Goal to Swim in 1,500 Maine Lakes and Ponds | WABI

    Aug 28, 2023

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    in Open Water
  • Chuuk Lagoon’s Skull Problem | Rare Earth

    Aug 28, 2023

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    in Nature

    Back in action after what feels like an eternity with many new seasons to share. Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Austria, Japan and Peru, plus a few others along the way. Enough for over a year and a half uninterrupted, I think.

    Today’s episode is the first in our Micronesian series (Chuuk/Pohnpei/Kosrae), which in my opinion will be one of our best yet. Crazy stories, crazy adventures, and mediocre footage. Classic Rare Earth.

  • Meet PixieDrone, the State-Of-The-Art Aquatic Robot Keeping Tahoe Blue | ABC10

    Aug 28, 2023

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    in Environment, Technology

    Meet PixieDrone, the latest innovation being deployed by the League to Save Lake Tahoe in cooperation with ECO-CLEAN Solutions.

    The PixieDrone is the aquatic cousin of Bebot, a beach-cleaning robot prowling the beaches of Lake Tahoe picking up trash and other debris. It’s the first of its kind to be used on the West Coast.

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  • Swimmers Take on Copenhagen Harbour by Night | The Star

    Aug 28, 2023

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    in Open Water

    Fluorescent buoys lit up the darkening canals, as swimmers took on the waterways of Copenhagen at sunset on Friday (August 25) to complete a two-kilometer course through the city center.

  • Chicago Triathlon Cancels Swim Portion Due to Dangerous Conditions in Lake Michigan | CBS Chicago

    Aug 28, 2023

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    in Triathlon

    All participants will now partake in a run-bike-bike portion of the triathlon starting at the swim start area.

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