When telling people why he didn’t swim until he was 53 years old, Ed Accura often jokes: “My mother was a big advocate of water safety – her advice was to stay away from water!”
Dissuaded from swimming by his parents who preferred he spend his time studying instead, Accura eventually took up lessons after realising he wouldn’t be able to save his daughter if she got into trouble in the water. He’s since embraced the sport with gusto, co-founding the Black Swimming Association (BSA), which aims to tackle the lack of diversity in swimming.
