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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Kaamil Ahmed

He taught thousands of children in Gaza to swim. Now he only hears of his students’ deaths

Swimming coach Amjed Tantesh  surrounded by student swimmers
‘The scale of casualties among children is unprecedented’ … swimming coach Amjed Tantesh surrounded by student swimmers. Photograph: Courtesy of Amjad Tantish

The 11,000 children who learned to swim in the pools Amjed Tantesh built on Gaza’s beaches remain on his mind, and occasionally, to his dismay, make it on to his Facebook timeline.

Displaced from his home in northern Gaza, Tantesh only occasionally has access to the internet. But when he does, he inevitably hears of the deaths of friends, neighbours and former students, and posts tributes to them.

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