On Sunday afternoon, a 2-year-old drowning in a pool was rescued by a neighbor who just happened to be an off-duty police officer.
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By Erik Hawkins
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7/3/17
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Whether it’s the shimmering water of a backyard pool, a lake or the ocean, having fun there necessitates a cautious approach to help ensure that children and adults remain safe. Year after year . . .
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6/22/17
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Under the blue skies and a blue swim cap, Freeport Recreation Center member, Mary Legendre was finally able to begin swimming again in the pool located on East Merrick Road in Freeport last Monday. …
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By Julie Loney
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6/22/17
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Harrison Gorman, a 17-year-old from Massapequa, was part of St. William the Abbot’s record-breaking freestyle relay team at the Catholic Youth Organization of Nassau and Suffolk swim …
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By Julie Mansmann
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5/25/17
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For a second straight year, Long Beach’s Maggie Aroesty and Kristen Romano ruled the pool and etched their names into the history book at the New York state girls’ swimming …
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By Tony Bellissimo
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12/1/16
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During the recent heat wave, Wantagh kids cooled off at the Forest City Community Pool.
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By Rebecca Anderson
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8/23/16
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More than four dozen swimmers of all ages and abilities gathered at the Lynbrook pool last Sunday morning to join the national movement Swim Across America, …
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By Mary Malloy and Courtney McGee
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8/10/16
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Hundreds of elite swimmers from across the country visited East Meadow earlier this month, as the United States Synchronized Swimming Junior Olympics Championship was held at the Nassau County …
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By Julie Mansmann
jmansmann@liherald.com
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7/22/16
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Public and private pools are busy all over Long Island’s South Shore, and the Atlantic Ocean is finally warm enough for comfortable swimming. In any of those settings, an emphasis on safety . . .
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7/13/16
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After a heavy rain last Sunday and on May 30, Nassau County’s Department of Health issued a routine warning about local beaches and water quality. The storm water runoff can be polluted, explained …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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6/8/16
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