Anita Alvarez sinking to the bottom of the pool unconscious at the end of her free solo routine during the world championships last summer sent shockwaves through the crowd and the sports world.
Firefighter Nathanael Pierce swam through the heavy surf and brought both swimmers to shore safely.
Jess speaks to professional synchronized swimmers about their doc, ‘Unsyncable’, and staying active in their senior years.
Local health officials share important steps you can take for better water safety.
Teri Hornstein reports under the law, schools are required to provide parents with water safety resources if their children can’t swim.
Drowning is the leading cause of injury-related death among children ages 1 to 4 and the second leading cause for children ages 5 to 14. Aaron Levine, aquatics program manager with Austin Parks and Recreation, has some important water safety tips.
First responders had to rescue a man who was seriously injured after he jumped in the creek near the Montour Trail over the weekend. KDKA-TV’s Shelley Bortz reports.
At just 21, with a Paralympic gold medal and world records to her name, Katja Dedekind is on the path to leaving a legacy in Australian swimming.
She laughed when considering that prospect.
“I don’t think about myself having a legacy,” Dedekind said.
“In all honesty, I’m quite a humble person in that I don’t talk about myself and my achievements very much.
“But what I do talk about is my struggle with endometriosis. Because it annoys me and I’m annoyed other people are going through the same thing.”
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