'I am alive again': Vaccinated South Korean grannies enjoy a splash

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Senior residents of a district in South Korean capital Seoul enjoyed "aqua aerobics" — arm lifts and jogging in the water — as the local district government reopened public pools following the country's ramped-up vaccination drive.

Blood cancer patient Park Jong-seon, 90, was the most excited among 10 swimmers in the aqua aerobics class, which started back up on Monday. She had been longing to return to the pool because the water exercise relieves her joint pain.

The 50-minute pool workout is open to anyone who is fully vaccinated, but the 10 swimmers were aged 75 and older as the vaccination campaign has so far focused on the elderly.

Elderly women, who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, enjoy aquarobics at a pool in Seoul, South Korea, June 17. — Reuters
Elderly women, who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, enjoy aquarobics at a pool in Seoul, South Korea, June 17. — Reuters

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