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Life Kit: Swimming skills

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Do you know how to swim well enough to save your life? NPR's Life Kit lays out the five basic water safety and swimming skills that can help prevent drowning.

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Death of Shay Lynch (7) after swimming pool incident at Clare hotel ‘heartbreaking’, says Taoiseach

www.irishtimes.com

Child was taken from Lakeside Hotel and Leisure Centre in Killaloe to University Hospital Limerick but was later pronounced dead

‘His kind heart endeared him to everyone’ – heartbreaking tribute to boy, 7, who tragically died in Clare swimming pool

www.thesun.co.uk

A HEARTBREAKING tribute has been paid to the young boy who tragically died after getting into difficulty in a hotel swimming pool in Co Clare.

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Australian swimming coach caught up in China drugs scandal

www.watoday.com.au

Veteran Australian swimming coach Denis Cotterell has vehemently rejected claims of systemic doping in Chinese swimming after a drug scandal rocked the sport.

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Florida resort guests are stunned to find influx of huge lizards after mother laid more than two dozen eggs inside swimming pool water slide jet

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A female iguana and her eggs were discovered at a resort in Miami on Friday. The female iguana ended up escaping from the slide while 30 iguana eggs were recovered and had to be 'dispatched.'

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Boy, 7, dies in swimming pool as tragedy strikes during birthday party celebrations

www.mirror.co.uk

The seven-year-old boy had been celebrating a birthday at a hotel near Limerick in the Irish Republic before he was rushed to hospital where he was confirmed to have died

Highlands colony sim Clanfolk adds politics, swimming, and beavers

www.pcgamesn.com

Alongside heavy hitters such as Rimworld, Dwarf Fortress, and Oxygen Not Included, there are some other fantastic colony sims to be found on Steam, and one that might have flown under your radar is Clanfolk. The rural medieval management…

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Dolphins spotted miles inland after swimming up the River Thames

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After Nearly Quitting Swimming, Caeleb Dressel Is Pushing Limits For Paris Olympics 2024

“F*** me. F*** my body. F*** swimming.” These were Olympic Champion Caeleb Dressel’s words for himself before the Tokyo Olympic Trials in 2021. Dressel was very judgmental of his own performances. In an interview with Graham Bensinger,…

Puerto Rico Swimming Federation Banned from CCAN Competition Until $57K Debt Repaid

swimswam.com

Puerto Rico is banned from taking part in CCAN events until the debt is repaid in full, with the 2024 CCAN Championships less than two months away.

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Swimming News: Fed Up Father of Olympic Gold Medalist Drops Furious Twitter Rant for China’s Doping Controversy

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics were meant to showcase the world’s elite athletes competing on an even playing field adhering to the strictest anti-doping regulations. However, a major controversy erupted when it emerged that about two dozen…

‘Cheated’: Chinese Doping Case Roils Swimming

www.nytimes.com

An American who won silver in Tokyo calls for an investigation. A British gold medalist demands bans. But the most bitter fight was between antidoping leaders.

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Child, 7, dies following incident at Irish swimming pool

www.belfastlive.co.uk

"It is every parent’s worst nightmare"

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Seven-year-old boy drowns in hotel leisure centre swimming pool

www.independent.co.uk

It is understood the incident is being considered as a tragic accident

Dolphins spotted swimming in River Thames after making way to London

www.independent.co.uk

Dolphins were spotted swimming in the River Thames near Richmond on Saturday morning (20 April).

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Irish man dies while swimming in Portugal

www.irishtimes.com

The man (52) got into difficulties while in the sea at Inatel beach, Albufeira

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Seven-year-old boy drowns in swimming pool

www.nottinghampost.com

Police say they are treating it as a tragic accident

Seven-year-old boy drowns in swimming pool

www.walesonline.co.uk

Police say they are treating it as a tragic accident

Horror as boy, 7, dies in hotel swimming pool during birthday party

www.express.co.uk

One heartbroken local said the incident was "every parent's worst nightmare".