12 Sep 2023

Learning water skills outside the pool essential

From Nights, 10:35 pm on 12 September 2023

With warmer weather quickly approaching - fingers crossed - many of us will be flocking to rivers, lakes, and beaches around the country. To help combat the number of drowning deaths and injuries researchers from the University of Otago have been looking at the best way to teach children water safety skills, with a focus on how well skills can be transferred to different environments. Co-authour Kane Cocker talks to Nights about what the study found.