Polluted water may dampen many favorite summer activities across the state according to the Environment Ohio Research and Policy Center.
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Swimmers, Lifeguards on High Alert After Rise in Shark Encounters | TODAY
From the Gulf Shore to beaches on the Northeast, a recent string of shark encounters have both swimmers and lifeguards on high alert. NBC’s Emilie Ikeda reports for TODAY.
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Motor City Mile Swim Being Held at Belle Isle to Raise Funds for Cancer Research | CBS Detroit
Swim Across America is hosting its 5th annual Motor City Mile open water swim at Belle Isle Beach on Friday to help raise funds for local cancer research at Rogel Cancer Center.
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Sharks Seen Close to Shore, Biting Swimmers From Florida to East Coast | ABC 7 Chicago
Sharks have been seen close to the shore, biting swimmers from Florida to the northeast.
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DC Elected Official Calls for Swim in the Anacostia River to Be Called Off | WUSA9
She tells WUSA9 that the water just isn’t clean enough.
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BREC Aquatics Is Hosting a Free Swim Lesson by Olympian Cullen Jones | BRProud News
According to the CDC, in the United States for children ages 5–14, drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury death. That number is higher for ages one through four, but your children can get free lessons, if they don’t know how to swim.
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Phoenix Swim Coach: It’s Possible to Coach Without Being ‘Overbearing’ | AZFamily | Arizona News
Joe Johnson’s students appreciate his positive reinforcement coaching.
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Mayor Michelle Wu Jumps in Pool to Promote Swimming Lessons in Boston | CBS Boston
WBZ TV’s Courtney Cole reports.
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Sewage Spill Causes a No Swimming Advisory at Lake Norman | WCNC
A no swimming advisory is in effect for a popular part of Lake Norman.
Officials said Wednesday a broken pipe dumped nearly 900 gallons of sewage into a cove near Jetton Park in Cornelius. It’s the latest spill in a string of incidents contaminating Charlotte-area lakes this summer.
“People are always in this water, so I didn’t even notice that sign until the kids pointed it out,” lake-goer Nicole Betancourt said. She took her children to Jetton Park Wednesday afternoon and they were knee-deep in the water before noticing a “sewage spill” sign posted by the county.
Officials said nearly 900 gallons of bacteria-filled sewage leaked from a broken pipe into the cove next to Jetton Park, which makes it, “not suitable for human contact.”
Boaters were seen swimming in the water as well despite large inflated orange cones floating in the cove that warned of the advisory.