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Ore. agencies promote water safety with swim lessons

6/10/2021

The Pendleton and Hermiston parks and recreation departments in Oregon are urging parents to sign their children up for swimming lessons to help prevent drownings. "Children who do not learn to swim by the age of 12 are destined to be non-swimming adults, and this is the major contributor to drownings," says Larry Fetter, Hermiston's parks and recreation director.

Memorial Pool in Pennsylvania undergoes renovation

6/4/2021

Memorial Pool in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, will reopen to season passholders June 11 and to the public June 12 following a $5.2 million renovation. The single pool now becomes three pools with features including multiple water slides, water amusements for small children and a diving board and lanes for swimming laps.

Calif. district teams up for affordable swim lessons

6/3/2021

The Carmichael Recreation and Park District in California and DART Swim School are subsidizing children's swimming lessons for residents and nonresidents. "What we see is the systemic cycle of parents don't know how to swim or never had the opportunity to learn growing up, and so that decreases the amount of chances that their kids are going to learn to swim," says Adriana Contreras of DART Swim School.

APCIA's Collins: Address home nuisances with insurer

6/2/2021

Homeowners should address nuisances such as swimming pools, playground equipment or nonoperational vehicles on their property while "being transparent and being forthcoming" with their insurer to avoid coverage-related surprises, APCIA's Karen Collins said. Preventing nuisance-related liability could involve insurer-required steps such as placing a barrier around the nuisance, Collins said.

Ocean Park in Hong Kong hiring for water park, encourages employee vaccination

6/1/2021

Ocean Park in Hong Kong is not requiring vaccinations when hiring workers for its new water park, depending on guidance from the government. The water park is opening soon, pending approval for a swimming pool license. Ocean Park is encouraging employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus and will offer incentives for inoculated citizens.

NRPA shares what to expect this summer at pools

5/25/2021

Swimming areas will likely have limited capacity this summer, require masks indoors and encourage time spent outside to protect against the coronavirus, says Allison Colman, director of health at the National Recreation and Park Association, and other experts. NRPA expects that 93% of outdoor swimming pools will be open for the season.

Do bears swim in the ocean? This one does

5/25/2021

Two anglers filmed a black bear swimming in a choppy inlet off the coast of North Carolina, and though they initially tried to drive the bear back toward the mainland, they worried about causing it more stress and decided to leave it alone. "A lot of people are wondering why we didn't try to help, but you just don't put a wild bear in the boat and drop it off at the island," said Robert Sawyers.

This goal made my Sunday

5/24/2021

Why it matters: I was enjoying a quiet cup of coffee yesterday morning and taking in a tense match between Liverpool and West Brom. Liverpool needed to win, but they were running out of time. And then this happened.

Why it REALLY matters: Goalkeepers rarely score goals in soccer, so that's a big deal. But the bigger deal is that this goalkeeper, Alisson Becker, has been grieving the death of his father in a swimming accident in February. He had been media shy because of all the emotion surrounding the tragedy, but then he decided to give this amazing post-game interview.

$70M refurbishment graces star-studded Arizona Biltmore

5/24/2021

A sprawling Phoenix hotel that's played host to US presidents and show business headliners since its birth in 1929 has undergone a $70 million makeover that took more than a year. Designed under the influence of legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright, the Arizona Biltmore boasts 700 guest rooms and seven swimming pools across its 39 acres.

$70M refurbishment graces star-studded Arizona Biltmore

5/18/2021

A sprawling Phoenix hotel that's played host to US presidents and show business headliners since its birth in 1929 has undergone a $70 million makeover that took more than a year. Designed under the influence of legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright, the Arizona Biltmore boasts 700 guest rooms and seven swimming pools across its 39 acres.