Category: Safety
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Lenny Krayzelburg Swim Academy Promo
“The Lenny Krayzelburg Swim Academy offers a learn to swim program for children of all ages. Started in 2005 by 4 time Olympic Gold Medalist Lenny Krayzelburg, “our core purpose is to teach and inspire children to be water safeâ€. Since our inception we have taught thousands of kids’ water safety and the importance of…
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Prosecutor: East Detroit swim instructor changed clothes rather than save drowning boy
Read Detroit Free Press The swimming instructor in charge of the class where an East Detroit High School student drowned last year opted to change into his swimming clothes rather than jump into the pool when he learned that a boy was struggling in the water, according to Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith. The instructor…
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Hope fades for swimmer still missing after the Midmar Mile event
Read for instance Times Live and iol The loved ones of missing Midmar Mile swimmer, Herman “Thabo†van Straten, are struggling to come to terms with his disappearance during the race at the weekend. “It doesn’t feel real,†his fiancée, Shené Jones, told The Mercury on Monday. “I’m trying to make myself believe that he’s…
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The Complete Guide to Pool Safety
Guest post by Mark Tomich Pools are a fantastic asset to any home – who doesn’t dream of taking a cool dip in the middle of a hot summer day, or enjoying a refreshing workout first thing in the morning? Despite the advantages, owning a pool also comes with responsibility. Anyone who owns a swimming pool…
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English TV Presenter Davina McCall Collapses After Sport Relief Swim
See for instance MTV and Sport Relief Davina McCall is shown in distress and unable to move following an open-water swim in Lake Windermere as part of her epic Sport Relief challenge. The former Big Brother presenter had to be lifted from the chilly waters of the Cumbrian lake and was carried away to a nearby hotel by members of the…
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Tragedy hits Midmar Mile – swimmer missing, presumed drowned
Read for instance sport24 Tragedy has marred the Midmar Mile swimming event for the second time in four years, with a Johannesburg businessman still missing on Sunday after taking part in Race 3 on Saturday, The Witness reports. Thabo van Straten, 43, is presumed to have drowned. Searches on Saturday and Sunday failed to locate…
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Instructional videos are an invaluable tool for swimming instructors
Guest post by learn-to-swim.com When it comes to teaching people how to learn to swim, instructors obviously rely on the practical work that they do in the pool. As multimedia technology continues to develop, though, it is wise for instructors to make use of other tools in their teaching such as online videos and DVDs.
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Legendary Armenian fin swimmer Karapetyan to get film treatment in Russia
Read PanArmenian.net The bio, to be named “20 Lives” will chronicle the act of heroism of the swimmer who single-handedly saved 20 people out of a drowning bus. Logos Studio will be in charge of the production, RIA Novosti reported. Back story for instance here One cold morning on September 16th, 1976 he was doing…
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Behold woman and dog almost swept out by wave in Ireland
See breakingnews.ie Shot by Liam Sinnott of Swellseekers.ie “just outside Moe’s cafe and T-Bay Surf Club†in Tramore, the shocking footage shows just how dangerous walking near coastlines can be as storms continue to batter the country. “The sea had gone quiet for over 30 minutes when suddenly a large wave came over the sea wall and…