Mr. Fisher’s three decades of double Dutch rope jumping came in handy, he said. In double Dutch, two so-called turners swing ropes around a jumper, and Mr. Fisher said he often practices ...

But within minutes, Fisher had harnessed his expertise to hurl one of his jump ropes at the young man and pull him to safety. In the mid-1980s, Fisher started seriously jumping rope to leap higher ...

A champion rope jumper from Indiana used his double-Dutch ropes to save a drowning man from a frozen pond after he fell in trying to save his dog. David Fisher of Westfield told WRTV Indianapolis ...

David Fisher has wielded jump ropes to wow presidents, break world records, dazzle millions of students and even create a super hero. But he had never used them to save a life. In mid-December ...

David heard the commotion, grabbed the Double Dutch rope from a bag he carries with him everywhere, and ran to help. Hearing the ice crack under his feet, he stopped, threw the rope to the boy, and ...

Felix called 911, while the 61-year-old Fisher instinctively grabbed two long cloth ropes he uses for Double Dutch jumping and ran out to the lake, leaving one on the shore for Felix to use ...

David, who is a three-time world record jumping rope champion, told the outlet he immediately grabbed his Double Dutch ropes in an attempt to save the man. “I just instinctively went right for ...

NINA MOINI: Does this sound bring back memories of jumping rope? It's from a song that a Double Dutch class in St. Paul made with the Twin Cities artist Bionik. The class is the brainchild of ...