Swimmers from Hyderabad put up a creditable performance winning four gold, 11 silver and seven bronze in the National Life-saving Pool Championship–cum-training with focus on life-saving techniques in Pune, according to a media release here. The swimmers were initially given training in different forms of life-saving techniques. They were also taught how to respond to crisis calls.

For the 14 swimmers from the city, trained at the SAAP swimming pool at Police Control Room here, it was an experience to remember. “It is a creditable performance given the fact that this was the first exposure trip for all the Hyderabadis who actually joined the pool here as a recreation sport initially,” says coach Hajira Abbasi.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Special Correspondent / Hyderabad – July 03rd, 2014