Posts by chloe cross


How to Spot and Escape a Rip Current!
Chloe Cross, Swim Guide Editor

Posted: September 1, 2025

How to spot and escape a rip current!


How Sewage Bypasses Can Make People Sick
Chloe Cross, Swim Guide Editor

Posted: August 11, 2025

How sewage bypasses can make people sick


Recreational Water Activities and Your Health
Chloe Cross, Swim Guide Editor

Posted: August 5, 2025

Recreational water activities and your health


Can fish breathe air?
Chloe Cross, Swim Guide Editor

Posted: October 24, 2024

Can fish breathe air?


The difference between soft and hard engineering
Chloe Cross, Swim Guide Editor

Posted: June 8, 2023

There are two types of coastal management techniques, hard engineering, and soft engineering. We explain the difference and highlight the main types below.


How Long Can Mammals Hold Their Breath Underwater?
Chloe Cross, Swim Guide Editor

Posted: June 8, 2023

Have you ever wondered why whales and dolphins have to come to the surface to breathe? Unlike fish, whales and dolphins can’t breathe underwater. In fact, they are more like humans than fish when it comes to breathing. Both of these aquatic mammals have lungs for breathing air (which they do through what it is commonly known as a blowhole). Despite this inability to breathe underwater, these mammals, along with many others, are capable of holding their breath underwater for long periods of time.

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