More than half of all children in Australia may be missing out on swimming lessons

An alarming number of children are not being enrolled in swimming lessons in Australia, because their parents think they're too young. A new campaign is aiming to boost the number of under-5s taking to the pool, with evidence that cost is also proving a deterrent to tuition.

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