Mandatory swim and survive program to be pushed by Royal Life Saving SA
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With 14 drownings across South Australia in 2020 and no reduction in the state s 10-year average, Royal Life Saving SA (RLSSA) wants mandatory swimming lessons in schools to be ramped up.
Key points:
Royal Life Saving SA plans to pitch a swim to survive model to the state s Education Department
Fear of water passed down by generations has been blamed for some Australians never learning to swim
A 2020 National Drowning Report records 248 deaths in 2020, with most occurring in rivers and creeks