Month: November 2022
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Experimental Wearable Pops Its Top to Send Drowning Alerts
While lifeguards serve a vital purpose, it can sometimes be difficult for them to keep an eye on all the swimmers, all the time. An experimental new device has been designed to help, by sending an alert if its wearer is drowning. Currently in rather chunky prototype form, the wrist-worn gadget is being developed by…
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I Went Wild Swimming Across London & This Is What Happened | Global Triathlon Network
We’re always up for a challenge however this is a bit new to us! Heather is in London for ‘The Swimmer’ an event that takes in some of the city’s wild open spaces and swim locations! But to make this event more unique, you have to run between each lido and pond! This one was…
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Matthias Schweighöfer Talks the Swimmers, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, and Milli Vanilli | Collider Interviews
In Netflix’s The Swimmers, the sophomore feature film of director Sally El Hosaini, Hosaini and co-writer Jack Thorne (Enola Holmes 2) chronicle the harrowing journey of Syrian refugees Yusra and Sara Mardini, played by Nathalie and Manal Issa, respectively. Based on true events, The Swimmers depicts the sisters’ inspiring odyssey from their war-torn home country…
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Secret Santa Helps Young Widow Whose Husband Died While Swimming | East Idaho News
The EastIdahoNews.com team is busy helping a local Secret Santa give $1 million to deserving people in eastern Idaho this holiday season. Every day, from now until Christmas, we will post videos of the recipients being surprised with these life-changing gifts. Sierra’s husband, William, passed away suddenly on Labor Day from cardiac arrest. One minute…
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Locals Help 90-Year-Old Blind Swimmer Continue Morning Tradition | ABC News
Community spirit is alive and well in the WA town of Albany, with locals rallying to help a 90-year-old blind woman continue her daily ocean swims. See ABC News