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The push for teenagers to get back into swimming lessons

The push for teenagers to get back into swimming lessons

Update: 2025-11-09
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Many schools don't offer swimming lessons. During the COVID-19 pandemic, they were cancelled altogether - and lots of kids never went back.

Now advocates say teenagers need a refresher course.They are calling for older children to get back to swimming lessons - amid a spike in downing deaths in people between 10 and 20 years of age.

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The push for teenagers to get back into swimming lessons

The push for teenagers to get back into swimming lessons

Australian Broadcasting Corporation