An Australian 13-year-old swam for hours through rough waters to get help for his family who were stranded off the coast. Austin Appelbee’s family were eventually found clinging to a paddleboard in the open ocean off the town of Quindalup in Western Australia. Read more at the link in bio. #australia #rescue #swim | RTÉ News

Michael Klim will forever be remembered for breaking a world record when he opened the 4x100m relay swim at the Sydney Olympics. More than two decades later, he explains how his unconventional swim stroke, that often looked like ‘thrashing in the water’, took him (and his team) all the way to gold. 📺 Stream Klim’s Australian Story ‘Sink or Swim’ on ABC iview: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/australian-story/series/2026/video/NC2602Q001S00 #AustralianStory | ABC Sport