{"id":8886,"date":"2020-11-13T18:55:27","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T18:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/britishswimschool.com\/hudson-waterfront\/british-swim-schools-anthony-capuano-saves-man-from-drowning-in-bayonne-nj\/"},"modified":"2020-11-13T18:55:27","modified_gmt":"2020-11-13T18:55:27","slug":"british-swim-schools-anthony-capuano-saves-man-from-drowning-in-bayonne-nj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/britishswimschool.com\/hudson-waterfront\/british-swim-schools-anthony-capuano-saves-man-from-drowning-in-bayonne-nj\/","title":{"rendered":"British Swim School\u2019s Anthony Capuano Saves Man from Drowning in Bayonne, NJ"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Featured on Inside Edition<\/h2>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0ZrgmEd9ktc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Swim Instructor Saves New Jersey Man From Sinking Car<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On the evening of Tuesday, November 10th, Anthony Capuano, a British Swim School Instructor from New Jersey\u2019s Hudson Waterfront, jumped into the Newark Bay in Bayonne, NJ, to rescue a driver who had lost control of his vehicle and plunged into the water. The driver was trapped in his sinking SUV, and realizing that immediate action was critical, Anthony jumped into action without hesitation. As if this isn\u2019t impressive enough, even a prosthetic leg resulting from an accident over a decade ago didn\u2019t stop his split-second decision to take action.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I saw people running and we did the same,&#8221; Anthony said. &#8220;I hopped over the fence and when I got onto the rocks, I took off my leg and I crab walked over the rocks.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Anthony (or \u201cMr. Tony,\u201d as he\u2019s affectionately called by his students) quickly swam to the vehicle, pulled the driver from his SUV and assisted him safely to shore where bystanders and paramedics were waiting to help.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Anthony continued on, \u201cI got to him and I told him, he was like \u2018I can\u2019t swim,\u2019 and I was like \u2018I\u2019m a lifeguard, it\u2019s OK,\u2019 and I was trying to explain to him how to float and I showed him what you\u2019re supposed to do\u2014you put your head back like this.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Luckily, Anthony\u2019s lifeguard training and certification as a British Swim School instructor gave him the skills he needed to assist the stranded driver. Back floating\u2014a critical water safety and survival skill\u2014provides a low-energy way to stay above water for an extended period of time. This skill further allows individuals to breathe without obstruction or difficulty, yell out for help if they are unable to swim to safety or rest until they\u2019re able to propel themselves to safety.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe one thing that I would tell people to take away from this is that everyone should learn how to swim.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We couldn\u2019t agree more, Anthony! Swimming is more than a recreational activity; it\u2019s an essential lifesaving skill!<\/p>\n<p>Find the full story on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insideedition.com\/swimming-instructor-with-amputated-leg-saves-new-jersey-man-from-sinking-car-63046\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inside Edition<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Help Anthony Replace His Prosthetic Leg<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately for the victim\u2014who didn&#8217;t know how to swim\u2014Anthony&#8217;s quick action saved his life. The British Swim School Corporate team was so inspired by Anthony&#8217;s act of heroism that we&#8217;ve launched a GoFundMe fundraiser to support Anthony and help provide the means for him to get a new prosthetic leg, as his current one is badly in need of a replacement. Every donation helps to reach our goal!<\/p>\n<p>To donate to this worthy cause, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/anthony-capuano-replacement-prosthetic-leg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>About British Swim School<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>British Swim School is the premier survival and stroke development swim lesson provider, utilizing\u00a0highly trained swim instructors to teach lessons that focus on safety, fun and skill development. Students include\u00a0infants (as young as 3 months), toddlers, children, teens and adults, across all ability levels &#8211; including\u00a0children and adults with\u00a0special abilities.\u00a0With the core mission of \u201cSurvival of the Littlest\u201d we utilize\u00a0water survival programs that\u00a0enable individuals to survive a water accident, countering the troubling statistics that\u00a0drowning is the #1 cause of accidental death for children under 5 years old, and that 54% of adults don&#8217;t have the skills necessary to save themselves if needed.<\/p>\n<p>Started in the basement of founder and prior CEO Rita Goldberg\u2019s Manchester home in 1981,\u00a0the British Swim School business was brought to the U.S. ten years later and began franchising in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For information on swim lessons in New Jersey\u2019s Hudson Waterfront<\/strong>, please call\u00a0<a href=\"tel:2016763630\">(201) 676-3630<\/a> or email <a href=\"mailto:GoSwimHudsonNJ@BritishSwimSchool.com\">GoSwimHudsonNJ@BritishSwimSchool.com<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><strong>For media inquiries<\/strong>, please contact <a href=\"mailto:Marketing@BritishSwimSchool.com\">Marketing@BritishSwimSchool.com<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Featured on Inside Edition Swim Instructor Saves New Jersey Man From Sinking Car &nbsp; On the evening of Tuesday, November 10th, Anthony Capuano, a British Swim School Instructor from New Jersey\u2019s Hudson Waterfront, jumped into the Newark Bay in Bayonne, NJ, to rescue a driver who had lost control of his vehicle and plunged into [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":8885,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/britishswimschool.com\/hudson-waterfront\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/britishswimschool.com\/hudson-waterfront\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/britishswimschool.com\/hudson-waterfront\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/britishswimschool.com\/hudson-waterfront\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/britishswimschool.com\/hudson-waterfront\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8886"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/britishswimschool.com\/hudson-waterfront\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8886\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/britishswimschool.com\/hudson-waterfront\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/britishswimschool.com\/hudson-waterfront\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/britishswimschool.com\/hudson-waterfront\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/britishswimschool.com\/hudson-waterfront\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}