An estimated 40% of children leave primary school without being able to swim the length of an Olympic swimming pool.
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Gaps in swimming lessons, lifeguard shortages and climate change may make water-based activities even riskier this summer.
Access to swimming in the UK has been hit by COVID and the cost of living crisis and that has consequences for children and young people.
While it may be possible to teach young infants basic motor skills in water, infants cannot, and should not, be expected to know how to swim or to be able to react appropriately in emergencies.
Non-swimming adults must first get familiar with the different sensations in and underwater.
Swimming lessons can save lives. Here’s what your child should ideally be able to do in the water at different stages of their development.
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NHMRC Research Fellow, School of Population Health & co-founder UNSW Beach Safety Research Group, UNSW Sydney
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Professor in Human Kinetics, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Senior Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University
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Post Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Western Sydney University
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PhD Student, School of Human Kinetics, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Masters Student, Human Kinetics, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Educator, James Cook University
