Memorial Day weekend is here, and that marks the opening of Kansas City’s many pools and splash pads. New this year and opening this weekend are Blue Surf Bay, a Blue Springs waterpark that took more than four years to complete and features a 40-foot-water slide, and Sar-Ko-Par Aquatics Center, Lenexa’s $15 million renovation of […]
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Osceola County, St. Cloud to pay for children to learn to swim
Osceola County and the city of St. Cloud are trying to reduce the number of children who drowned with a new initiative that will teach them how to swim for free. The city has partnered with Osceola Commissioner Ricky Booth to fund swim lessons for at least 150 area children. “I know several of the […]
Sports Illustrated Is Launching a Women’s Swim Line for Magazine’s 60th Anniversary
Sports Illustrated has new partners for its women’s swimwear line. The magazine has tapped Swim USA to design and produce an 83-piece collection of swim tops, bottoms, one-pieces and coverups that will be sold exclusively on the Sports Illustrated storefront on Amazon. More from WWD The launch of the line coincides with the release of […]
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Family of bears take a swim, cool off in pool of Southern California home: Watch video
A Southern California couple is gaining attention for unexpected guests that arrived Monday on their property. Video captured by one of the men home on lunch shows a mama bear and her two cubs enjoying the family pool. The mama bear doesn’t hesitate to jump right in, while the cubs aren’t so sure they’re ready. […]
Is it safe to swim in Northern California rivers? Here’s what to do as the weather warms
As temperatures begin to warm up in Northern California, you might be tempted to take a dip in local waterways. “Keep in mind that the area rivers and streams will continue to run COLD as a product of mountain snowmelt,” the National Weather Service posted Monday afternoon on X, formerly known as Twitter. The weather […]
Man vanishes trying to swim across creek, California cops say. Then rescuers find body
A man was found dead after vanishing in a creek while he was trying to swim to the other side, California deputies say. A passerby called 911 after seeing the man swimming in Alameda Creek in Fremont on Tuesday, April 30, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said in a May 1 Facebook post. The caller […]
UK hires public relations firm to respond to sex abuse lawsuit involving swim coach
The University of Kentucky has hired a public relations firm that offers “crisis communications” to respond to a lawsuit accusing it of “complicity and deliberate indifference” to sexual abuse allegedly committed by former head swim coach Lars Jorgensen. C2 Strategic Communications, based in Louisville, was retained by the law firm of Sturgill, Turner, Barker and […]
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What’s that smell on Florida beaches? Safe to swim? It looks like sewage — but it’s not
If you’ve spent time near the coast and beaches around Anna Maria Island and Bradenton lately, you may have noticed thick, dark mats of icky-looking stuff floating in the water. What is it? And why does it smell so bad? Commonly known as Lyngbya, and also sometimes called “gumbo,” “snot grass,” “fireweed” or “mermaid’s hair,” […]
Perfect warm days ahead; time for a swim
Lake Samish Park is closing this summer for construction. Where else can you go for a swim?
Construction will force Lake Samish Park to close this May. It’s not scheduled to reopen until August of 2025. The park is home to one of the most popular natural swimming spots in Whatcom County. So where can Bellingham residents go for a lake dip now? The Bellingham Herald compiled a list of some of […]