Majority of children quit swim classes before they’re safe in water

The Sydney Morning Herald – Julie Power

Three out of four children had quit swimming classes by age eight, long before they’d learned skills that could save their lives, finds a new report that says learning to swim earlier is not always better. Children are also starting lessons earlier today than in the 1980s and 1990s, according to the report by the Royal Life Saving Society – Australia. (more)