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Best Swim Classes In South Florida

Check out this list of swimming classes to teach any level of swimmer how to make their way in the water.

CBS4–2013/04/26

Carlos Zuniga (Source: CBS4 news partner The Miami Herald)

Twelve-Hour Swim Relay To Raise Funds For Boy Killed By Dad

A 12-hour swimming relay will raise funds for an 11-year-old boy shot and killed when his father attacked the family then took his own life.

CBS4–2013/03/15

Chloë McCardel  (Source: ChloëMcCardel.com)

Swimmer To Take Cuba To U.S. Challenge

Many people will set one or two modest goals for the year of 2013, but a 27-year-old woman is setting a New Years Resolution that isn’t so common, and it’s all to benefit a good cause.

2012/12/30

Swimmer Diana Nyad jumps into the water at Ernest Hemingway Nautical Club, in Havana on August 7, 2011, to swim from Havana to Florida in a three-day non-stop journey. (Photo credit: ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images)

Nyad Enters Water In Fourth Cuba-To-Keys Swim Attempt

Here she goes again, but this time she may be jellyfish-proof.

CBS Miami–2012/08/18

Larry Herlth

Keys Man Swims Eight Miles To Aid Aging Lighthouses

A 52-year-old artist from the Keys just finished an eight-mile swim. Larry Herlth isn’t trying to set any records, though.

CBS Miami–2012/08/11

rip current risk

Rip Currents Lead To Rescues On Broward Beaches

Strong onshore winds Monday led to a higher than normal danger of rip currents, where swimmers can find themselves grabbed by currents that seem to pull them out to sea. That led to more than half a dozen arrests Wednesday on. Ft. Lauderdale Beach alone.

2012/03/28

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Officials Investigate Oakland Park Toddler’s Mysterious Death

An autopsy is underway as the Broward Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the death of an Oakland Park toddler who died after spending time in a pool.

CBS4–2011/08/18

Omar Munoz

S. Fla. Charities Offer Swim Security For Special Needs Children

It’s summertime and swim safety is top of mind for many families in South Florida, especially those with children that have special needs.

CBS4–2011/07/20

Pool Safety

Swimming Safety Key Over Summer Months

It’s summertime in South Florida and that means more time at the beach and in the pool. But all that time at the pool or ocean leads to a higher risk of drowning for everyone, especially children. That’s why simple swimming lessons could be the difference between life and death.

CBS4–2011/06/27

rip current risk

High Risk Of Rip Currents Expected Friday For S. Fla. Beaches

Officials are asking beachgoers in South Florida to use extreme cautions as a high risk of rip currents is expected Friday. Florida Division of Emergency Management officials are reminding beachgoers in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties to beware.

CBS4–2011/06/10

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