May is Water Safety Month, created to recognize the popularity of swimming in the summer and raise awareness of how to stay safe around the water.
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Connecticut Offers Free Swimming Lessons Amid Lifeguard Shortage | Eyewitness News ABC7NY
Joe Torres has the latest in Connecticut on the lifeguard shortage.
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Water Safety Emphasized After Missing Swimmer at Lake Pleasant | AZFamily | Arizona News
Officials highlighted the importance of life jackets as crews haven’t found the body of a man who jumped into the water at Lake Pleasant and never resurfaced.
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Coach With Olympic Ties Mentors Swimmers at the Farmington Valley YMCA | WTNH News8
Swimming is all about drive, determination and discipline. A native of Brazil, Farmington Valley YMCA coach Francisco Sobrinho came to Connecticut to move this team from beginner level to a nationally recognized program.
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Katie Ledecky Among 19 to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom | WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore
Maryland swimming phenom Katie Ledecky received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The White House announced on Friday the 19 recipients of the high honor that is presented to individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values or security of the United States, world peace or other significant societal, public or private endeavors. The White House called Ledecky the most decorated female swimmer in history and an athletic prodigy.
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Swimming With Stingrays | Grand Cayman: Secrets in Paradise | Freeform
While some of the Island’s residents choose to stay within the safety of the boat, others dive into the deep blue to witness the wonder of stingrays. Watch Grand Cayman: Secrets in Paradise Tuesdays at 9:30 PM ET/PT on Freeform, next day on Hulu.
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Roof Partially Collapses at Goldfish Swim School on Chicago’s North Side | ABC 7 Chicago
Chicago firefighters are responding to a partial roof collapse Thursday at the Goldfish Swim School on Medill Avenue in Lincoln Park.
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Tommy Tries It: Artistic Swimming as an Olympic Sport | NBC4 Washington
In the runup to the Olympic Games, News4’s Tommy McFly tried the synchronized sport of artistic swimming for himself. After 35 years in the pool, Team USA’s Bill May, 45, will make history as the first man to compete on the team in the Olympics. McFly found the sport takes tremendous athleticism.
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Safely Make a Splash With Swim Lessons in Prince George’s | NBC4 Washington
News4 reporter and former lifeguard Juliana Valencia shows the importance of water safety.
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