I attended the TYR Pro Series swim meet in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I got to see a lot of fast, record-breaking swims and got to meet a bunch of amazing Olympic swimmers.
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Hammerhead Sharks Circle Swimmers, Boaters Near Robinson Island | FOX10 News
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North Austin Swim Instructor Teaches Community About Summer Safety | FOX 7 Austin
Marty Butler is a swim instructor and paramedic.
She is putting her skills to work, teaching the community the different ways they can stay safe this summer.
“I come across many situations that would have been prevented if people had known the Heimlich maneuver, and they would have been choking, or if people would have done bystander CPR with good compressions,” Butler said.
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Teaching Safety Skills With Swimming Lessons | WIVBTV
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Humans at Some California Beaches Are Swimming With Great White Sharks 97% Of the Time, Study Reveals | ABC7
The study looked at 26 beaches along Southern California and found great white sharks were mainly focused at two hotspots so-called aggregation sites at Del Mar and Carpinteria.
At the two hotspots, Rex found that people in the ocean at these aggregation sites are close to sharks 98% of the time. Sometimes just yards away.
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Dad Builds a Pool House So His Dog Can Swim in Winter | The Dodo
Dad realizes his dog gets depressed in the winter when he can’t swim — so he turns the garage into a pool house
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Swim Lessons Could Be a Lifeline for Children With Autism | ABC7
Water is everywhere in Florida and for families with children on the spectrum, that means danger is lurking around every corner.
A recent study shows kids with autism are 160 times more likely to drown than other kids. Experts say swimming lessons can mean the difference between life and death.
The Florida Autism Center told ABC7 that children with autism tend to wander or elope whether under supervision or not, which is a fear for parents because they’re naturally drawn to the water.
Swim lessons teach kids with autism crucial safety skills, skills they can use for the rest of their life!
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Missing Swimmer Who Died Days Before Birthday in Neptune Beach Was a Refugee From Ukraine | First Coast News
Their family fled from war in Ukraine. His parents were told over the phone that Mykhailo died a week before his 20th birthday.
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B.C. Scuba Divers Swim With Rare Shark | CBC Vancouver
A shark in the water isn’t everyone’s idea of a pleasant surprise, but for a group of Alberni Inlet scuba divers, it was a dream come true. The group was exploring a shipwreck last month when they were treated to a rare sighting of a bluntnose sixgill shark, a species that is rarely aggressive to people and usually inhabits much deeper waters