As Open-Water Swimming Surges, Safety Steps Take Center Stage
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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.
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