An air force unit in northern Thailand are teaching youths to swim to prevent them from drowning during their school break.
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Former professional swimmer Peter MankoÄ about sport and business
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Tracey Ayton set up a swimming academy with a philosophy of inclusion
Tracey Ayton set up Little Heroes Swim Academy, a not-for-profit swimming academy with a philosophy of inclusion, to help the less abled kids she had seen left out in mainstream swimming classes.
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Christin Rockway – Tampa Catholic Swimmer – Interview – Sports Stars of Tomorrow
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Pool puts flags at half mast for swimmer who ‘died’ – only for him to come back to life after 55 minutes
A veteran swimmer was brought back from the dead after nearly an hour – while the flags were lowered to half mast around him.
Peter Marks, 75, had finished towelling down after his usual morning dip when he suddenly keeled over and stopped breathing.
He was clinically dead for 55 minutes and has no memory of his dramatic rescue.
Word quickly spread and the flags at the seawater lido where he had been swimming were lowered in respect.
But after intially given CPR by friend and former paramedic Steve Pinfield at the scene Peter miraculously survived after being flown to hospital.
Peter, of Penzance, Cornwall, spent two weeks in hospital before making a full recovery – but still has no recollection of his dramatic survival.
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Totaled: The IRONMAN World Championship Legacy in Kona Hawai’i
Run. Bike. Swim. Three simple tasks, but when you add grueling conditions and hellish distances, you get one of the most intense races in the history of the sport of triathlon. Take an inside look ahead of IRONMAN’s biggest annual competition. With all the usual big-hitters vying for the world crown, we preview the event by the numbers.
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Australian woman saves ‘toddler-like’ shark from pool – BBC News
Sydney real estate agent Melissa Hatheier chanced upon a stranded shark while swimming in a rock pool – and decided to give it a helping hand.
She told the BBC that it was not heavy and it felt “kind of like a toddler” in her arms. -
Olympic swimmer Taylor McKeown involved in whale encounter investigation
Queensland’s Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (EHP) is investigating an incident involving a jet ski, ridden by Olympic swimmer Taylor McKeown, near whales off the Sunshine Coast.
McKeown, and two friends, were on a jet ski off Mooloolaba earlier this week when they came across a pod of whales.
Jet skis are not allowed within 300 metres of whales.
“The Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (EHP) has been alerted to a recent incident at the Sunshine Coast and is now formally investigating the matter,” a statement to the ABC said.
McKeown, an Olympic silver medallist, posted a video of the encounter on social media.
She told the ABC that she took two friends out on the jet ski off Mooloolaba on Sunday.
“I knew they were going to be out this weekend [the whales] and I had my phone in my jet ski, which I always do just in case I get into trouble,” she said.
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How I train for the Youth Olympic Games with Italian Swimmer Costanza Cocconcelli