The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there are 10 accidental drownings every day across the country. They say the fatal-drowning rate of Black children is three times higher than white children due to historical factors.
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Triad Swimmer Competing for a Spot on the US Olympic Diving Team | WXII 12 News
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Willow Creek Lake Still Unsafe For Swimmers | News Channel Nebraska
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Local Swimmer Qualifies for Olympic Trials | WPBF 25 News
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Oregon Swimmers Competing at Olympic Trials | KGW News
Five swimmers who’ve been training in the Portland area have a shot at making the U.S. Olympic swimming team.
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Swim School Says Fewer Kids Took Swim Lessons During Pandemic, Worry About Potential Drownings | We Are Iowa Local 5 News
Goldfish Swim School in Urbandale is teaching kids basic swimming skills as families make their return to the water.
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Howard’s Miles Simon Making History As Swimmer | Corner Sportsnet
The 2021 U.S. Swimming Olympic Trials are underway in Omaha, Neb., where Howard University rising junior Miles Simon (Atlanta) is set to compete for a spot in the upcoming Summer Games in Tokyo, Japan.
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WWF-Canada: A Swimming Experiment
You wouldn’t swim in a pool filled with toilet water, contaminated grey water and toxic washwater from heavy fuel oil exhaust gas cleaning systems on ships. So why should wildlife in Canada’s marine protected areas live in it?
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Here’s a First Look at Japan’s New Wave Pool | The Inertia
Footage from Surf Stadium Japan in Shizunami southwest of Tokyo was leaked yesterday on Instagram and the park looks, well, it looks good. The Japanese wave pool features American Wave Tech., the same tech found at Waco, Texas. The building of the park has been an epic journey, to say the least. Fighting through a global pandemic, it was still one of the fastest pool builds on record.
In a piece last month, we reported on the general concern that the first Olympics featuring surfing might be a desperate affair, as the season for hosting a surf contest on Japanese beaches is more late summer to fall, and even into winter. The leaked footage leaves most of the competitive surf world wondering: could this be a backup spot if conditions for surfing’s first Olympiad are putrid? That probably wouldn’t surprise anyone.
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