Jaguar swims over a kilometer, showing dams are not absolute barriers to large carnivores

Scientists in Brazil recently recorded evidence that a jaguar visited an isolated island in the reservoir area of the Serra da Mesa Hydroelectric Power Dam in northern Goiás State. The same jaguar had ...

Jaguar Smashes Record for the Species’ Longest Recorded Swim, Baffling Scientists

The feat challenges previous assumptions about how jaguars move into new territories, crucial information for their ...
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Jaguar in Brazil smashes record for the species' longest documented swim

A jaguar was captured on camera trap on an artificial island near the Serra da Mesa Hydroelectric Power Dam. The only way it ...

Dog Siblings ‘Setting Sail’ in Backyard Pool—Internet Can’t Get Enough

"I'm blown away by how much thinking and problem solving skills went into this," one user said in the comments.

When a Simple Swim Carries a Risk of Dangerous Illness

The parasitic infection schistosomiasis affects an estimated 200 million people globally, many of them children. But ...
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Year-round swim lessons can prevent drowning, experts say

Drowning remains the single leading cause of death for kids between the ages of one and four, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While Labor Day might be the ...
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You can’t take the fly from me: swimming with multiple sclerosis

“That simply does not capture it,” my college best friend explained to an acquaintance after I had said I love to swim. “If Lizzy aces an exam, she swims to celebrate. When Lizzy is sad, she swims to ...
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Baltimore Ravens Players Enlisted Michael Phelps for Swim Lessons

Michael Phelps taught several of the Baltimore Ravens how to swim after the team asked the 28-time Olympic medalist to coach them last month. Phelps arrived at the Ravens' training center a couple of ...
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WATCH: Michael Phelps teaches Ravens how to swim, gives motivational speech alongside Ray Lewis

Michael Phelps is a man of his word. The Baltimore Ravens successfully enlisted the 23-time Olympic gold medalist to teach them how to swim. Phelps recently followed through with that promise to the ...
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Marty Snook Pool is closing soon — here’s when you can still swim

Marty Snook Pool at 17901 Halfway Blvd. in Hagerstown will close for the season after Labor Day. The pool has been a popular spot for families and friends throughout the summer, according to a ...
Swimming World

How Swimmers and Coaches Can Collaboratively Use Information at Their Fingertips

We’ve all seen the sports movie. Darkness surrounds our hero, as he studies the greatest athletes in the sport late at night. How can he improve? Will he rise to their level and win it all? It can be ...
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Kids with autism are at greater risk of drowning. Swim classes can help.

Four-year-old Amir Santana loves water. He jumps in anytime he sees an opportunity. And because Amir also has autism, his mother, Dimarylee Valentin, has struggled to find swim classes that work for ...