This is the fight-for-life moment a determined mum saves her 20-month-old daughter from being sucked in and drowned by a swimming pool filter.

The toddler, named only as Lolo in local media in Sao Paulo, Brazil, had been paddling in the pool when her arm was pulled in by the drain's powerful pump.

Video footage of the rescue on 13th November shows little Lolo had already almost disappeared down the filter in the outdoor pool.

A woman in a green costume. believed to be her mother, has grabbed her with both hands and has her legs braced against the pool wall to stop the tot being sucked further in.
Video: NewsX