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Even in the Netherlands people drown in the open water. The major Dutch swimming bodies agree that children should be taught how to swim in the sea or in rivers. Marleen Veldhuis, swimming Olympian and now a resident in Sydney, talks to Paulien Roessink about the swimming lessons proposals.


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Even in the Netherlands people drown in the open water. The major Dutch swimming bodies agree that children should be taught how to swim in the sea or in rivers. Marleen Veldhuis, swimming Olympian and now a resident in Sydney, talks to Paulien Roessink about the swimming lessons proposals.



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