Kyaan was enjoying a spring paddle with a friend when the pair saw something terribly wrong. Now, he’s being honored for putting his own safety aside to help. David Zura explains.
Oakville teen honoured as hero after life-saving swim
The Nordic Swimming Federations strongly condemn the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian government supported by the government of Belarus. We call on the international aquatics’ community, and especially FINA, to immediately suspend Russia and Belarus from all involvement in international aquatics until a peaceful resolution of this conflict. All parties should be able to take part in future sporting activities on equal terms.
The students of the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) Conservation Police’s 11th Basic Training Academy recently completed their 16-hour Officer Water Survival (OWS) course in accordance with the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) Boat Operations and Training (BOAT) Program. The purpose of the course is to provide our new officers the skills necessary to survive in and around the water. This course prepares the officer for the unexpected immersion into the water. A key element of this course is preparing the participants to become proficient in water survival skills and awareness on how to use their duty gear and survival equipment to increase their chances of survival. The students demonstrated proficiency of each of the subject areas outlined in the course modules through a compilation of measures including objective testing, scenario review, class discussion, practical activities, and verification of course prerequisites.
11th DWR Conservation Police Training Academy Completes Officer Water Survival Course
Daly Richelieu-Hamilton is bringing the swim team back to the Roxbury YMCA! After not having a team for seven years, Daly has seen success with the program and is recruiting members directly from swim lessons, Giving new swim students the goal of joining the swim team has built confidence in his students along with a sense of family.
Stanford holds a 99-point lead on USC through the second day of the Pac-12 Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships after adding more titles. Torri Huske won the 200 Individual Medley while the Cardinal won the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:26.52. Stanford’s Anya Goeders and USC’s Anicka Delgado tied for first in the 50-yard freestyle event and Arizona State’s Erica Lanning won the 500 freestyle title.
A Virginia Beach high school swim team is shining a spotlight on Hampton Roads. The First Colonial High School girls swim team took home their first state title in 2019. Then they did it again in 2020. And last weekend, they made it a three-peat! Philip Townsend spoke with them today about the history-making moment.
First Colonial girls swim team's history-making performances
