Australian Government Launches Free Swimming Courses for Various Communities: Explainer April 11

Children take part in a swimming lesson during the launch of Swim It Forward on World Drowning Prevention Day at Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre (MSAC) in Melbourne, Monday, July 25, 2022. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING

Children take part in a swimming lesson at Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre (MSAC) in Melbourne, July 25, 2022. Source: AAP

The government has taken the initiative to teach free swimming lessons to various communities as it is seen that the swimming ability of Australians during water-related activities is not sufficient to protect them from drowning in the water nine. In the statistics of drowning in Australia, the move has been taken because of the greater content of migrants. More information about this in our current information section today



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