The Valles family escaped the heat and cooled off in a southern California pool that they rented for the day. The Hollywood Hills oasis belongs to Scott Formby, who lets people use it for 75 dollars an hour. Formby and the Valles family used the Swimply app, a pool-sharing service. Swimply’s founder, Bunim Laskin, told Inside Edition, “We have owners making over 100k a year sharing their pool with their community.â€
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Paddle Boarder’s Encounter With Curious Whales – BBC News
This remarkable film shows a paddleboarder’s close encounter with two curious whales in Argentina.
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Swimming ‘Not Recommended’ at Several Tampa Bay Beaches Due to High Bacteria Levels | 10 Tampa Bay
The Florida Department of Health has issued a health advisory for several Tampa Bay beaches due to high bacteria levels in the water.
The health department does not recommend swimming at Bahia, Ben T. Davis, Davis Islands, Cypress Point, E.G. Simmons, and Picnic Island beaches. Health leaders say water samples showed above normal levels of enterococci bacteria.
The bacteria normally inhabit the intestinal tracts of animals and humans and can cause infections or rashes. According to health leaders, the presence of the bacteria is an indication of fecal pollution – a result of stormwater runoff, pets and wildlife, and human sewage.
Water samples will again be taken next Wednesday, Sep. 8. If bacteria levels have lowered, then the health department says the advisory will be lifted.
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Why Can So Few London Children Swim? | BBC London
Only 3% of children in London aged between seven and 11 can swim competently, Swim England figures show.
Competency measures judged by the governing body included being able to swim 100m without stopping and treading water for at least 30 seconds.
Researchers found that most parents wanted their children to learn but few had recently taken them swimming.
Swim England said they were worried about how few had reached the minimum standard of the “vital life skill”.
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Brenton Rickard on the Beauty of Breaststroke | Inside With Brett Hawke
Breaststroke is a different animal. All shapes and sizes. All sorts of techniques. Always evolving.
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Body of Swimmer Who Went Missing in Lake Travis Last Month Recovered | KXAN
The body of a swimmer who went missing in Lake Travis last weekend was recovered, according to the Travis County Sheriff’s Office.
TCSO said the man’s body was found at about 2 p.m. using sonar, at a depth of 144 feet. The man was one of two who were last seen in the Hurst Creek area on August 28. Deputies are still looking for the second man’s body.
Of nine people who TCSO has searched for on the lake this year, seven of them have been recovered. Deputies are continuing to look for the bodies of the other two
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Beaver Seen Swimming on Flooded Road | WTAJ News
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“We Had to Swim Out of Cars:†Flash Floods in Spain Submerge Towns After Intense Storm | Global News
An intense storm on Wednesday wreaked havoc in Spain, causing severe flooding in some coastal towns like Alcanar, leaving thousands of people without electricity and forcing the closure of some roads and rail links
The strong water stream overturned and smashed cars as it flooded highways and roads, and one man said “we had to swim out of the cars” to reach safety.
Firefighters kept working on Thursday to retrieve dozens of vehicles trapped in the floodwaters.
Some streets in Alcanar quickly turned into torrents, with a powerful stream of water pushing cars, furniture, and trees towards the coastline.
No fatalities have been reported.
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Swimming in SA | Tsabedze Hopes to Inspire | eNCA
Swimming South Africa has acknowledged the need to do more, to transform the sport. Linking up with Tuks swimmer Michael Tsabedze wouldn’t be a bad idea. The 25-year-old is also a lifeguard at the university, and he’s on a mission to change the face of local swimming