17/03/2025 14:00
The Guardian
‘Range of factors’ behind fall in swimming skills to below national benchmarks, including cost of lessons, researchers sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNearly half of all year 6 students are falling below Australian swimming and water safety benchmarks for their age group and their swimming skills are not improving in high school, new research shows.National guidelines recommend all Australians “should be able to float or tread water for two minutes and swim continuously for 50 metres” by the age of 12. But Royal Life Saving Australia found teachers estimated that 48% of students were unable to perform these skills and 39% of students were still unable to by year 10. By age 17, the benchmark recommends 50% of students “be able to float or tread water for five minutes and swim continuously for 400 metres” – but the report warned that teachers generally observed “little improvement” in swimming skills after year 7.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
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