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13-year-old’s 4-hour swim saves family

'I don't think I am a hero': Boy, 13, describes 'superhuman' swim to save family

The 13-year-old Australian boy who swam for hours to get help for his family after they were swept out to sea has told the BBC "I didn't think I was a hero - I just did what I did".

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An ‘amazing feat’: how was 13-year-old Austin Appelbee able to swim for four hours to save his family?

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'Just keep swimming': Heroic WA teen swam for hours to save family swept out to sea

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Teen Boy Recalls Swimming for Miles Back to Shore to Help Save His Family After They Were Swept Into the Ocean

A boy spent hours swimming back to shore to seek help for three of his family members after they were all swept out into the ocean off the coast of Australia last week

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‘I knew he could do it’: Irish mother of Australian boy whose four-hour swim saved family

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Aussie teen makes heroic four-hour swim to save family stranded off coast

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Teenage boy swims 4 kilometers to shore to save his family

Joanne Appelbee asked her son to swim to shore and get help.

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13-year-old swims for hours to save family swept out to sea

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Boy ‘sang Thomas the Tank Engine theme’ to get through four hour swim to save his family

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Teen’s harrowing 4km swim to save family

A teenager has been praised for his “superhuman” courage swimming 4km through shark-frequented waters to save his family after they were swept out to sea.

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Beach swimming was once banned in Australia. How did it become a treasured pastime?

While the beach and swimming culture might feel like an intrinsic part of “Australianness”, this hasn’t always been the case. For many of us, swimming lessons, school swimming carnivals and weekends at the beach are defining childhood memories.