Drowning Prevention Nonprofits Seek ‘Lifesaver of the Year’

     

    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Oct. 24, 2011 — The National Drowning Prevention Alliance and USA Swimming Foundation launched a national competition in search for the 2011 Lifesaver of the Year.
    Nominators should visit http://www.facebook.com/NationalDrowningPreventionAlliance and click the &…

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    Danger, Thin Ice! Ice Drowning of Siblings Prompts National Drowning Prevention Alliance to Warn: Keep Children, Pets off Frozen Bodies of Water

     

    HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Jan. 25, 2011 — Parents and teachers must warn children to stay off all frozen bodies of water said Kristin Goffman, executive director of the National Drowning Prevention Alliance, a national non-profit focused on reducing drowning deaths and injuries. “The t…

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    New Water Safety Standard Needed in Order to End Drowning

     

    Teaching people to stroke to the side of a pool does not meet the need of the majority of those who do not know how to survive in water
    SARASOTA, Fla., Feb. 17, 2009 — On the eve of the National Drowning Prevention Alliance meeting in Miami, February 23-24, Miracle Swimming Institute(TM) (MSI) of Saras…

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