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The swimming carnival is nearly over and will cost lives (www.smh.com.au)
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[–] CoolThingAboutMe@aussie.zone 4 points 3 weeks ago

I agree, I would have thought Australia would have very high levels of swimming proficiency compared to other countries. The article doesn't seem to mention other countries, just the drop in participation/interest within Australia.

1 in 4 schools dropping swimming carnivals is really suprising to me. I've got 2 kids, and my oldest has been to quite a few schools due to us moving around a bit, and every single one of them had swimming lessons and carnivals.

Though I'm not suprised that parents are less interested or supportive. My husband and I both work full time, often both do overtime, and schools and daycare can be a little overwhelming at times with all of the events and things that require some level of extra thinking or planning or shopping or crafting on our part.