2+ week, 2+ day ago  (320+ words) According to the Pasadena Public Health Department, 39 drowning deaths involving Pasadena residents or occurring in Pasadena have been recorded over the past 19 years " an average of about two per year " with more than 23% of those deaths involving children under 18 and…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (707+ words) Pasadena paramedics demonstrate lifesaving techniques at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center. [City of Pasadena]She was a child when the water closed over her head. "I almost drowned as a child," Cristina Alvarado, director of programming at the Rose Bowl…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (450+ words) The Rose Bowl Aquatics Center, which had been set for closure through Wednesday for Olympic assessment, reopened ahead of schedule on Saturday and is "back in business" already. The Pasadena facility, designated by LA28 as the 2028 Summer Games diving venue, had…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (209+ words) Pasadena Now Sabeeh became the first double-board winner at the Championship meet since 2022. The rookie's 1-meter score of 450. 65 was the best since 2023 and 3m of 462. 85 was the best in more than a decade, just 29 point shy of the record 491. 85 set in…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (433+ words) For nearly two decades, Cristina Alvarado has built the programs that teach Pasadena's children to swim. Now she has a seat at the table where California decides how to keep people from drowning." At the RBAC, Alvarado oversees swim lessons,…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (389+ words) The same pool where Olympic divers will compete in 2028 is now the starting point for Pasadena children who have never touched a springboard. The Rose Bowl Aquatics Center announced Thursday that its diving team has received a 2026 USA Diving Developmental…...