As Open-Water Swimming Surges, Safety Steps Take Center Stage
TL;DR
Open-water swimming is rising in popularity, but currents, weather, and water quality can turn deadly; safety advocates urge learning through organized swims, like Baltimore's BOWS, as the city hosted a major Inner Harbor event and rescuers searched for a missing Towson University student in the Potomac River.
- Open water swimming is rising in popularity. But so are the dangers WTOP
- People are swimming in dangerous water, says Northants council BBC
- 'Do not swim' in Surrey lake, council warns after 'recent concern' in community Surrey Live
- Hidden risks to swimmers at Beverley Beck bridge-jumping hotspot BBC
- Open water safety West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust
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