Month: June 2014
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Baton Rouge YMCA offering free swimming lessons
See WAFB Swimming lessons have started at the YMCA off Howell Road. Head Start kids were learning the basics. The first lesson was jumping in the pool. What’s unique about this swim program is it’s free. The program is fully funded by Exxon Mobil. Executive Director Ron Smith said these are very important lessons for…
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Deputy recovering after swimming out into surf to save teen
Read kval.com A sheriff’s deputy who swam out into the surf to help a 14-year-old boy caught in a rip current was in critical condition after 45 minutes in the water but is expected to recover, the Curry County Sheriff’s Office said. “He basically saved that boy’s life,†Sheriff John Bishop told the Curry Coastal Pilot…
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John Cheever Reads “The Swimmer,†His Famous Short Story (1977)
See Open Culture The Stories of John Cheever, a collection of 61 stories chronicling the lives of “the greatest generation,†was first published in 1978 with much fanfare. The critics liked it. The weighty, 700-page book won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1979. The people liked it too. […] The collection features some of Cheever’s best-known stories: “The…
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Man thought dead describes ordeal in Muskegon River
See WZZM13 Searchers were so convinced a swimmer had drowned in the Muskegon River that officers and grief counselors notified his family. But Keith Stever of Muskegon is not dead, and he and his family say they’re disappointed and sad police and deputies didn’t spend more time searching for him. “They left me for dead,”…
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Doctor says monitor child’s behavior after swimming to avert secondary drowning
See fox4kc.com Secondary drowning is a term that’s being thrown around on social media and even in news reports recently, and while it’s getting a lot of attention now, doctors say it’s been a problem for as long as people have been around water. With summer officially here, it’s a good time to remind parents…
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Black bear swimming in Cape canal excites resident
See abc7 Even if you’ve lived in Southwest Florida your whole life, chances are you’ve never seen anything quite like this. A black bear weighing an estimated 160 pounds was spotted climbing down a dock and swimming in a canal in Cape Coral. The sight was a first for Cape Coral resident Lena Lura. She…
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Hall of Fame rescinds Chuck Wielgus’ invite amid sexual abuse allegations
Read USA Today The International Swimming Hall of Fame took back its invite to USA Swimming executive director Chuck Wielgus on Monday. After a group of 19 women who said they were sexually abused by U.S. swim coaches petitioned the International Swimming Hall of Fame last week, Wielgus withdrew from consideration. “After significant reflection and…
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It’s Official: New Bergen Swim Facility To Be Named The ‘Alexander Dale Oen Arena’
See for instance simma.nu/no and bergen.no Bergen City Council today announced the official name of the new and impressive Olympic sized swimming & diving facility in Bergen, Norway, to be named the ‘Alexander Dale Oen Arena’, or ‘ADO Arena’ for short. It’s working title had until now been ‘Helleren‘, with growing support though for it…
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Dr. McGeorge learns to swim
See ClickOn Detroit Dr. McGeorge is putting aside his embarrassment in the hope that it will inspire others to try to learn to swim. With the help of Peter Vanderkaay. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player