Chris DeJong, President of Big Blue Swim School joins WGN News at 6 to discuss swimming safety tips with the summer ahead.
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Japan Extends COVID Restrictions as Olympics Loom – BBC News
A state of emergency has been extended in several regions of Japan as Covid-19 cases surge, less than three months before the Tokyo Olympics.
Restrictions in Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo and Kyoto had been due to end on 11 May, but will now remain in place until the end of the month.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga also said they had added Aichi and Fukuoka to the regions under a state of emergency.
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Swimming Lessons Return After the Pandemic
According to Swim England more than five million swimming sessions were lost during the pandemic and for Sally and her daughters it was one of the things they have missed most over the past year.
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What One Dive in the La Jolla Cove Uncovered
Among the sea life: a sevengill shark and black sea bass.
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Hawaii Girl, 6, Details Scary Shark Encounter: ‘My Soul Left My Body’
A 6-year-old girl from Kailua, Hawaii, had a frightening encounter with a shark over the weekend, according to a report.Â
Dramatic video shows Anela Rezentes playing in the waves at Hawaii’s Kalama Beach on Sunday when she turns and sees the shark moving in the shallow waters just inches behind her. In a panic, the young girl turns around and runs toward the beach.
“My soul left my body,” Anela said, according to Honolulu’s KHON-TV. “I saw a shark. I didn’t notice he was behind my back. So I really wanted to run out. I was really scared.”
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Hawk Perches on Woman’s Arm After She Saved It From Swimming Pool
It was a long goodbye recorded on camera for a New Hampshire woman and a hawk she had saved from her swimming pool.
“Hi there, little guy,†Cortnie Langley is heard saying to the hawk. “I know, I’m going to try and help you get out. Just don’t kill me, OK? We’re gonna do this together.â€
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Who are the greatest ever Artistic Swimmers? | Olympics
Formerly known as synchronized swimming, artistic swimming has been an Olympic sport since 1984 in the Summer Olympic Games of Los Angeles. From the USA to Canada and Russia, all three nations successfully led the sport throughout the Olympics. Russia took over from the 2000 Olympics, the Russians have won every Gold medal ever since. Anastasia Davydova, Svetlana Romashina, and Natalia Ishchenko hold 5 Gold medals each. As Davydova and Ishchenko retired from the competition, could Romashina win a record of 6 times Gold in Tokyo 2020?
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Swimming is Mental | Cody’s Classroom
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Body of Airman Who Went Missing While Swimming Found by Family on Texas Beach
The body of a 22-year-old airman who went missing Sunday in the waters off Texas in the Gulf of Mexico was found by his family Tuesday on a nearby beach, according to the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office.
Elijah Posana, and airman with the U.S. Air Force, was last seen alive swimming in the waters off Surfside Beach near Freeport, about 60 miles south of Houston, before he was caught by a rip current about 100 feet from shore, the U.S. Coast Guard said in a statement.
Varon Snelgrove, Chief Deputy of the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office, told NBC News on Wednesday that Posana’s death appears to be a drowning and no foul play is suspected.
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