Forget the gold medals – Australians are not very good at swimming
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Paris 2024

Forget the gold medals – Australians are not very good at swimming

Tragically,almost 300 Australians drown every year and many of us say we can’t swim at all. It’s not good enough.

  • byJenna Price

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After a tragic summer,Harpreet hatched a plan to prevent drownings

After a tragic summer,Harpreet hatched a plan to prevent drownings

After a horror summer this pilot program in the Indian community hopes to bring an important message to new arrivals.

  • byMathew Dunckley
For drowning experts,Jarome Luai’s pool rescue was not a ‘good laugh’

For drowning experts,Jarome Luai’s pool rescue was not a ‘good laugh’

Many drowning cases begin as a dare from a mate,and end in tragedy.

  • byMary Ward
Man in critical condition after drowning at remote Ku-ring-gai beach

Man in critical condition after drowning at remote Ku-ring-gai beach

Rescuers had to use a boat to retrieve the man from the beach,which can only be accessed by a steep bushland track.

  • byCarrie Fellner
Body found after man went overboard on Elvis cruise

Body found after man went overboard on Elvis cruise

Police have retrieved the body of a man in water off Sydney Heads after he went overboard while on an Elvis-themed P&O cruise.

  • byJessica McSweeney
Harpreet has a phobia of swimming. He knows his community needs help

Harpreet has a phobia of swimming. He knows his community needs help

The Indian-Australian community is reeling from multiple drowning tragedies. What needs to change?

  • byBenjamin Preiss andAlex Crowe
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Brianna sat down to read her book. Moments later,she was pulling three men from the ocean

Brianna sat down to read her book. Moments later,she was pulling three men from the ocean

Brianna Hurst has been hailed a hero for saving the lives of two people after pulling three unconscious men from the ocean near Apollo Bay.

  • byWendy Tuohy
One man dead,two in hospital after being pulled from water near Apollo Bay
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One man dead,two in hospital after being pulled from water near Apollo Bay

Police said a female passerby dragged all three of the unconscious men,one by one,from the water and then other beachgoers attempted CPR.

  • byRoy Ward
Swimmer missing in waters off Bronte Beach

Swimmer missing in waters off Bronte Beach

A search was under way on Sunday night for a swimmer who was believed to have gone missing in waters off Bronte Beach.

Swimmers warned after steep rise in diarrhoea cases

Swimmers warned after steep rise in diarrhoea cases

There have been almost 500 cases of cryptosporidiosis so far this year,a marked increase on the five-year average. Here’s how to avoid it.

  • byAngus Thomson
Swimming carnivals are competitive. Safety experts want to change that

Swimming carnivals are competitive. Safety experts want to change that

Fewer children are learning how to swim,sparking calls to overhaul the focus of the annual swimming carnival.

  • byChristopher Harris