Australian summer safety warning as children's swimming skills slide during COVID lockdown

Sarah Lansdown
Updated November 22 2021 - 4:22pm, first published November 21 2021 - 5:30am
Kingswim Deakin swimming instructor Olivia Foley teaches Indie Delac, 8, and Ella Dufty-Noffke, 9 ahead of the summer swim season. Picture: Elesa Kurtz
Kingswim Deakin swimming instructor Olivia Foley teaches Indie Delac, 8, and Ella Dufty-Noffke, 9 ahead of the summer swim season. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Swimming instructor Olivia Foley enjoyed getting back into the pool after the Canberra lockdown forced pools to close.

Sarah Lansdown

Sarah Lansdown

Canberra Times education reporter

Sarah covers all stages of education in the capital, from early childhood to higher education. Previously she was a general news reporter at The Advocate in North West Tasmania. She was named Best New Journalist at the 2019 Tasmanian Media Awards for a series on paramedic shortages. Email: sarah.lansdown@canberratimes.com.au