Alice Dearing says open water swimmers must heed the risks and swim where there are lifeguards.
Alice Dearing spoke at the former club of current Olympic silver medallist Matt Richards in Worcester
Speaking at Perdiswell Leisure Centre in Worcester, Ms Dearing said: "About half of drownings happen in June, July and August when the weather gets warm. Cold water shock is a serious issue." The body of Tyrese Johnson was recovered on 24 July after getting into difficulties in Lodge Farm Reservoir, Netherton.
"There's a reason these places aren't lifeguarded and if there's no-one there, we just don't want to see cases like this but sadly they still happen far too often," she added.Alice Dearing became the first black woman to swim for Great Britain at an Olympic Games in Tokyo and co-founded the Black Swimming Association.
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