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Girl Swims River With Hands, Feet Tied

A father tied his 10-year-old daughter's hands and feet and watched her swim in a chilly southern China river for three hours in a task he said Thursday would help the girl achieve her dream of swimming across the English Channel.

Reporter Caught in Swimsuit With Source

A television reporter left her job Tuesday after she was caught on video in a swimsuit at the home of a man whose wife disappeared two months ago — a story she was assigned to cover — raising ethical questions about her conduct.

Great in the air, not so good underwater

Seabirds like these penguins at Cape Washington, Antarctica, flap their wings faster underwater than swimming birds that can also fly, like guillemots (Image: Katsufumi Sato)

Discovery's 'Shark Week' Has Ratings Teeth

British TV executive Jane Root is still learning the peculiarities of the American television market, but she already knows to keep away from the sharks.

The Vine

Outrage over swimmer's nude pictures (Laure Manaudou)

Source:

FRANCE'S sports minister is leading official outrage over explicit pictures of Olympic swimming champion Laure Manaudou that have been widely shown on the internet.

Big return likely for pesky pool parasite-Cryptosporidiosis

Source: deseretnews.com

Health officials predict ongoing problems in recreational pools and spas due to chlorine resistant cryptospridiosis. Recreational Water Illness is a major problem in the United States and other countries too.

Recreational water use caused some cryptosporidiosis outbreaks

Source: idinchildren.com

09/2007 "Although not yet final, 2006 data indicate 18 cryptosporidiosis outbreaks have been reported to the CDC's U.S. Waterborne Disease and Outbreak Surveillance System, compared with five outbreaks reported for 2003 and seven for 2004.

Sex agency loses 'licence to shag'

Source: thelocal.se

Social Democrat leader Mona Sahlin became the most high-profile bearer of the badge when she took the test during the summer.

Model Aquatic Health Code and Risk Reduction Plan | CDC Healthy Swimming

Source: cdc.gov

The CDC is looking for technical experts to help develop a "Model Aquatic Health Code and Risk Reduction Plan." Recreational illnesses (RWIs) are a problem in our country and many state's public pool and spa codes are outdated and do not offer enough protection for the public.

WHO | WHO launches first-ever international guidelines on creating safe places to swim and bathe

Source: who.int

Unfortunately, most USA state's public pool and spa codes do not include many of the the important recommendations outlined in this WHO document to help prevent recreational water illnesses.

Recreational Water Illness Prevention and Swimming Pool Operation: Moving Beyond the Basics

Source: cdc.gov

The CDC's Healthy Swimming director, Dr. Michael Beach discusses the serious problem of recreational water illnesses in our country. He emphasizes public education is a key component to prevention.

Health tests find dirty pools in hotels, condos

Source: Canada.com

Public pools and hot tubs can be extremely unsafe when they are not properly maintained. Many people have become seriously ill and some have died from Legionnaires disease from poorly maintained hot tubs.

Neediest kids live in rich states

Source: USA Today

Low-income children who fare the worst in health care, education and family structure live in some of the nation's wealthiest states, including Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware, a study to be released next week reveals.

Bare-breasted swimmers making waves in Sweden

Source: Yahoo! News

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - A group of Swedish women is making waves by taking their tops off at public swimming pools in a protest against what they call gender-biased rules on swim wear.

Squirrel's epic swim across lake

Source: BBC News

Tourists on board a pleasure boat in the Lake District could not believe their eyes when they spotted a red squirrel in the middle of Ullswater. The mammals can swim, but they find it very strenuous, and have been known to drown in water troughs.

Topless Swedish bathers: 'They're just breasts'

Source: thelocal.se

They're "just breasts"! This is the rallying cry of a network of women who have launched a campaign for the right to bathe topless at Sweden's swimming pools.

Canadians' right to skinny-dip is upheld

Source: The Globe and Mail

The B.C. Supreme Court confirmed the right of Canadians to skinny-dip at private parties - even if they're held in municipal pools governed by prudish politicians.

"Meet of the Week Preview: Whitworth at Seattle"(

Source: Swimming World Magazine

IN an inter-divisional match-up, Division II Seattle University hosts Division III Whitworth University in a SwimmingWorldMagazine.com Meet of the Week.

Florida Woman Dies After Triathlon In Florida

Source: local6.com

Dorothy Barnett-Griffin was pulled from the water when she went under while on the last lap of the swimming portion of the event,

The Claim: Chlorine in Pools Can Cause Hair Loss

Source: The New York Times

Is too much chlorine bad for your hair and skin?

Tokyo Summerland wave pool manages to fit in some water

Source: kilian-nakamura.com

It's summertime here in Tokyo, and since we're in the middle of the Obon holiday week a lot of Tokyoites have left town for the countryside, leaving a strangely empty city behind.

Aunk Back From Vaction

Hetep and Respect good spirits, I am back from vacation, sort of. The summer was filled with a lot of sun, swimming and tennis. I will miss it. No, I am not late. Just because you came back in September, does not mean I have to, LOL.

Cats cross pool swimmingly

Source: The Register Guard

To help ensure her cats' safety around water, Mary Ellen Angel Scribe proves that her cats know how to swim by taking them into the pool with her.

The Most Amazing Triathlon In The World!!!

Source: YouTube

Yes, we have all seen triathlons on TV and we are awed by the athletes, but you will never see a Father and Son Triathlon like this one! Have some tissues handy and be ready for a truly remarkable performance and a moving experience that you will not soon forget!!!

3rd Boy to Die From Waterborn Ameoba

Source: local6.com

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- A medical examiner warned in July that a waterborne amoeba disease had likely killed a Central Florida boy, but health officials did not disclose the death in their public swimming alert, a Local 6 investigation revealed.

Great White Shark Attack in Monterey Bay - South of San Francisco

Source: The San Jose Mercury News

A surfer was attacked off Marina State Beach in Monterey Bay, in Central California on Tuesday. An avid surfer, the victim is reported to be in fair condition after going into surgery last night.

SA swimmers tackling Taiwan Strait - Update

Source: eishcoza.blogspot.com

Swimmers from SA, Taiwan & China looking to swim 170km. Report from one of the particpants

Swimming in Tokyo

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How many Japanese can you fit in a swimming pool?

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