The Vortex - March 2025: "1,600 Drowning Deaths Annually: Preventive Measures Lacking"
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In a 20-minute interview with NEWS TALK Nepal's Sarah Sapsanamma Rai, Brendon Ward, CEO of SWIM Coaches & Teachers Australia, former Water Polo player, explains what must change if we take deaths by drowning seriously:
In other coverage:
Why Some Think “The Greatest Danger For The IOC Would Be To Make Kirsty Coventry President”
“There are not even ten full days to go to the election of the 10th president in the history of the International Olympic Committee. Nobody should completely rule out the option of the first female president, even if there is increasing resistance to the plans to install Kirsty Coventry.”
Craig Lord
... And, why did Federica Pellegrini say: ""I hid Matteo Giunta in the boot [of my car] to escape the paparazzi outside the pool"? Find out below...
Also in the March Vortex so far:
- Singapore Sports "Masterplan" Takes Shape
- Federica Pellegrini: "I hid Matteo Giunta in the boot [of my car] to escape the paparazzi outside the pool"...
- Carlos Garach Grabs Triple At Spanish Spring Open in Sabadell
- Summer Storm Gathering In March: 2:04 Flat On 'Fly; 4:26.9 400IM from McIntosh
- Ellen Walshe Takes Down Smith's Irish Mark From Atlanta 1996 Games
- More Westmont Doubles for Regan Smith and Shaine Casas
- USADA's Game Plan 2029
- Léon Marchand Soaks Up Last Rays Of Aussie Sun & Surf, Freestyle Drills & Decompression Before It's Back to Bob Bowman
- Great Coaches: Getting rid of negativity - Rocco Meiring Shares The Wisdom Of Bill Sweetenham - An Interview Well Worth The Listen
- Daniel Wiffen: Updated Day in the Life of an Olympic Champion! - latest in The Wiffen Twins vlog
- Filippo Magnini: "I Cried For Three Years" On Way To Being Cleared Of Doping Allegations
- The Truman Show - Hackett's Under-12 Standard Downed 32 Years On
- Six Dolphins Bound For Singapore Open Water World
- Alex Shackell's Indiana Future
- Swimmers allege abuse, academy coach suspended in India
- Lublin To Host 2025 European Short-Course Championships
- Aussies Head Over To U.S. for Westmont Stop of U.S. Pro Series
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