Hundreds of additional Queensland children are set to learn an essential skill with more swimming lessons to be made free for families doing it tough.
The expanded SwimStart program will ease pressure on household budgets, but some think more can be done.
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Swimmer Sets New Robben Island Record | eNCA
Kim Prytz has set two Robben Island records. The swim, dubbed ‘Reconciliation Swim’ saw Prytz swimming a total distance of 19.8 kilometers.
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Rising Fears for Swimmers Across Sydney’s Beaches | 7 News Australia
Australia’s elite ironmen and women have swung into action in dramatic scenes at Maroubra, saving dozens swept out to sea in a flash rip.
The mass rescue coming less than 24 hours after another group of swimmers nearly drowned at Bronte Beach, only saved when locals stepped in.
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Olympian Cate Campbell on Competing With Her Sister Bronte: Tiny Edition | News.com.au
Olympic swimmer Cate Campbell on sibling rivalry, why she still gets scared before competition and the secrets in her swim bag, interviewed by nine-year-old Anneleis Ashmore.
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New Year, New Skill: British Swim School in Colorado Springs Helps Adults Conquer the Pool | KKTV 11 News
New year, new skill: British Swim School in Colorado Springs helps adults conquer the pool
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Chinese Swimmers Leap Into Frozen River as Part of Annual Festival | AP
The idea of leaping into a river in a city as cold as Harbin in China may be frightening for many people, but not for winter swimmers.
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Annette Bening Talks ‘Nyad,’ Training With Olympic Swimmers, More | TODAY
Actor Annette Bening joins TODAY to discuss the Netflix film “Nyad,” in which she portrays marathon swimmer Diana Nyad. She details her physical and mental training for the film, calling the challenge “a gift.”
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Swimming With Blue Sharks to Save Them | OceanX
Jorge Fontes is a multigenerational Azorean scientist and has developed a non-invasive technique to deploy multi-sensor tags on blue shark population in The Azores. Jorge has partnered with Fred Buyle, a freediver who was the first to successfully “lasso” a shark with this method. The long-term goal is to create dynamic (moving) marine protected areas to protect this “most fished” species of shark.
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‘I Was Wrongly Accused of Filming a Teenager in a Swimming Pool Cubicle’ | Wales Online
Michael had gone to the swimming pool for a fun day out with his son, but it ended with him being led away in handcuffs for an alleged crime he did not commit and plunged into a months-long living nightmare.