Chris Button
Study promotes NZ open water environments for water safety
12 Feb 2020
About 2 years ago we spoke to to Professor Chris Button, Dean of School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Otago who was embarking on research looking at whether… Audio
Should we teach kids how to swim in open water?
12 Feb 2019
Even though the majority of drowning in New Zealand happen in open water, most kids are only taught how to swim in swimming pools. Audio
It's Nice Once You're In
29 Jan 2018
Chris Button, associate professor and dean of Otago University's Physical education department has been looking into how we teach children swimming and survival skills - he joins us to tell us more. Audio
Study shows how to prevent drowing deaths
29 May 2014
A new study has found many drowning deaths could be prevented if people learned to wait out the body's initial shock response to cold water. Audio