Botany Aquatic Centre in 2008. The mid-century pool will close on April 27 for renovations,reopening in 2027.

With no pool,Sydney councils must ensure generation of swimmers do not miss out

The closures coming across Sydney over the next year will leave some parts of Sydney with no local pool.

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Nine-year-old Kaison Greaves died after becoming trapped between rocks in the water at South West Rocks.

Heartbroken parents grieve ‘larger than life’ son after NSW beach tragedy

Nine-year-old Kaison Greaves died after he became stuck between rocks off the shoreline on a horror weekend for drownings.

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An ambulance helicopter near where the three people were washed into the water on Friday.

Woman drowns,man missing after three swept off rocks in Gippsland

The woman was found unresponsive in the water,but couldn’t be revived.

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A search and rescue operation is underway at Tinaroo Dam in Yungaburra,Queensland.

Tourists drown,body of kayak rescuer found in separate tragedies

The discovery of the body of a man who died while trying to rescue children in a dam has added to a tragic day on Queensland waters.

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Sione Polhill and Bella Garner have travelled from Hay,NSW,to participate in a swimming carnival in Sydney.

The free public pool Jack built to stop ‘haunting’ fears of parents

Hay,population 3000,is bucking the trend of declining swimming carnivals with a large carnival and two weeks of swimming lessons for every primary student. Using its 50-metre pool is free.

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Sebastian Rigley,12,says Turramurra Public has a school swimming carnival but his family has noticed a difference in attitude to swimming.

In NSW,swimming lessons started in 1880. Now some schools struggle to put a relay team together

After nationwide research showed participation in school swimming carnivals had plunged,experts say a lot of students are missing out on key skills.

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Ian Thorpe and Grant Hackett after winning gold and silver in the 400m freestyle at Athens 2004.

The swimming carnival is nearly over and will cost lives

Royal Life Saving Australia said one in four Australian schools had abandoned the annual swimming carnival.

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School swimming carnivals are dying. It’s putting a generation at risk

One in four schools around Australia have abandoned the annual swimming carnival,research shows,as Royal Life Saving Australia sounds the alarm over safety.

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If you didn’t go to school,you don’t get to go the pool in Bidyadanga,one of the remote pools in WA found to improve community wellbeing and health.

Disease rates halved,kids in school:Inside the towns where a local pool has changed lives

Children were being hit with ear,nose and throat infections to the point some were going deaf. That all changed.

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Rottnest Fast Ferries picked up the two men near Hillarys Boat Harbour.

‘Put them back in the water’:Rottnest ferry rescues divers ‘stranded’ by tour boat off WA coast

Two men were allegedly left behind during an organised diving tour,stranded for hours before help arrived.

  • Holly Thompson andJamie Freestone