"more children drown than die in fires or die on a bicycles. And yet we have cycle proficiency, we have fire training. We have adverts on national television about smoke detectors. You'll never see anything on television about drowning"

What should you do if you find yourself drowning in cold water? Drowning kills 320,000 people worldwide per year but Mike Tipton says basic education in schools could transform this figure. He explains how he’s getting the word out on how to stay safe in the water.

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Professor Mike Tipton – Professor of Human and Applied Physiology

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