Oh what a night! Two World records become one
Today we celebrate one of the most astonishing nights in Swimming history when 13-year-old Jenny Turrall and her 14-year-old “twin” Sally Lockyer smashed the 1500m Freestyle World Record. Their swim was massive news, they are pictured above (Jenny in the yellow cap) with Forbes and Ursula Carlile in the Australian Women’s Weekly from the time. […]
When is a child SAFE around water?
Find out why the world’s leading learn to swim experts believe children are never completely safe around water. “The answer to this question is never. No child is totally SAFE around water,” says Carlile Swimming director, former teacher and Australian champion Richard Cahalan. “That’s why we use the word SAFER. Being SAFER is about layers […]
How Forbes Carlile became one of sport’s most influential and innovative leaders
On the anniversary of his passing we remember Forbes Carlile, one of the most influential and innovative figures in the world of swimming and in sport. Early days Born in Melbourne in 1921, Forbes grew up in Mosman, Sydney. He confessed to at first being “an unwilling student” during swimming lessons at Balmoral rock pool. […]