After nationwide research showed participation in school swimming carnivals had plunged,experts say a lot of students are missing out on key skills.
Royal Life Saving Australia said one in four Australian schools had abandoned the annual swimming carnival.
One in four schools around Australia have abandoned the annual swimming carnival,research shows,as Royal Life Saving Australia sounds the alarm over safety.
Children were being hit with ear,nose and throat infections to the point some were going deaf. That all changed.
Two men were allegedly left behind during an organised diving tour,stranded for hours before help arrived.
A woman attacked by a shark in Sydney’s south has described the harrowing moments she was frozen in the water,as she prepares for further surgery in coming days.
Australia’s public pools are under pressure as growing areas struggle with few facilities and ageing infrastructure takes a toll on council budgets.
Beachwatch said pollution was unlikely on the public holiday afternoon when the friends had their swim. Yet,Herald testing earlier this month revealed dangerous levels of bacteria on an equally busy hot day.
How dog poo on the streets is thwarting efforts to clean up Sydney’s harbour and rivers for swimming.
Men aged 65 and over were 17 times more likely to get into fatal and non-fatal drowning incidents than women of the same age.