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Cullen Jones nearly drowned as a child but went on to win Olympic gold in swimming. Now he's leading a campaign to restore a 100-year-old pool in South Chicago so kids can learn the life-saving skill he mastered.
Hundreds of swimmers plunged into India's Krishna River on Sunday for an annual competition that's teaching young people a skill that could save their lives. Officials are now calling for every student to learn swimming as essential survival training.