Summer Drownings ‘Snapshot’ Paints a Tragic Picture

     

    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 6, 2011 — While most families will hold fond memories of the fun they had this summer, at least 1,592 families who lost a loved one to drowning will remember the summer of 2011 with sorrow.
    “This summer was marred by tragedy for too many families,” says Mick N…

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    Thousands of Kids Around the Globe to Participate in The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson(TM) – June 3, 2010

     

    OVERLAND PARK, Kan., May 24, 2010 — More than 10,000 children on 4 continents will bob, float and flutter kick their way into the record books by participating in The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson(TM) at 2 p.m. GMT on Thursday, June 3rd.
    Hundreds of aquatic facilities from Disney’s…

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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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