Stay informed with the latest updates from the Underwater Hypoxic Blackout Prevention (UHBP) initiative as we work to advance research, raise awareness, and improve safety standards in underwater activities.

Nuclear Plant Safety Group Welcomes SWBP

On Thursday, August 11th, a group of safety professionals at the Savannah River Site welcomed SWBP’s Operations Manager,… Read more
Beloved Man Drowns While Spearfishing Off Florida Coast

On July 9, 2016, Ruben “Papa” Perez suffered a shallow water blackout while spearfishing off the coast of… Read more
Young Boy Saves Teen From Shallow Water Blackout

Staff, swimmers at Palo Alto pool credited with saving teen’s life. Photo and article from Fox affiliate KTVU,… Read more
SWBP Recognized During Miami Heat Game

Right to left: Rhonda Milner, Dusty Milner, and Sheryl Woods, CEO of YMCA of South Florida On April… Read more
Elite Swimmers’ Worst Nightmare

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Aquatics Safety Research Group Releases Newest Lifeguard Video: shows why Lifeguards Can’t See – Visually and Mentally

Lifeguards, parents, and other human supervisors continue to miss drowning victims in the water. Who is to blame… Read more
Sarasota Aquatics Center Releases Statement After Drowning Incident

The Selby Aquatic Center released a statement in regards Ramsdens’ death: “Every year for the last seventy years,… Read more
Rhonda Milner’s Interview With ABC News: Elite Swimmer Tate Ramsden’s Death Spotlights Dangers of ‘Shallow Water Blackout’

Tate Ramsden via ABC News via ABCNEWS.go.com The death of an elite college swimmer has drawn attention to… Read more
Dartmouth Swimmer Drowns, likely shallow water blackout

Tate Ramsden, Dartmouth via NBC News A Dartmouth College swimmer died after trying to swim four laps underwater… Read more
Drowning Deaths of Two Navy SEALs Were Due to Shallow Water Blackout

Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Brett Allen Marihugh, 34, of Livonia died April 24,2015. A group of trainees… Read more
Navy Investigation: SEALs who died in Virginia Beach training pool were likely holding their breath

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Proposed Regulation for Pool Signage in NYC

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has published a draft regulation that would require… Read more