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A child swimming with inflatable armbands. Inflatable armbands, usually referred to as simply armbands, water wings, swimmies, or floaties, are swim aids designed to help a wearer float in water and learn to swim. [1] Inflatable armbands are typically cylindrical, inflatable plastic bands that are inflated and worn on the upper arms.
Keith, a survivor of cancer, had lost part of his right leg to cancer and their run raised over $1 million for the American Cancer Society. [4] Swim Across America is the inspired sequel to the triumphant Run Across America completed by the two founders of SAA, Jeff Keith and Matt Vossler in 1985.
A swimming float, commonly known as pool float or floaty, is a device used for toddlers or other very young children who are beginning to learn how to swim, or during exercise for therapeutic or training purposes. These devices, which come in many shapes and types, are used to aid them with buoyancy, or for floating on for fun.
Patrick Woepse — husband of Olympian Maddie Musselman, a member of Team USA’s women’s water polo team — explains how he was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer. Man, 30, has a rare cancer.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 February 2025. Self-propulsion through water This article is about standard human swimming. For competitive swimming, see Swimming (sport). For animal swimming, see Aquatic locomotion. For other uses, see Swimming (disambiguation) and Swimmer (disambiguation). A competitive swimmer performing the ...
Melon Dash has been teaching swimming to adults afraid to get into the water for decades, in a world where swim instruction focuses mostly on kids. But three out of four drowning deaths involve ...
A snorkel is used to allow the user to breathe atmospheric air when their face is immersed in water while swimming or floating at the surface. [1] To work effectively, the snorkel must allow the user to inhale and exhale comfortably over an extended period, and provide a sufficient volume of air with appropriate oxygen and carbon dioxide content to maintain a sufficient and comfortable ...
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