Are UK Children Exiting Swimming Lessons Too Early?
New research* from STA, a UK charity dedicated to the teaching of swimming and water safety, shows that children may be exiting learn-to-swim programmes too early, before they have achieved essential lifesaving and survival skills. Commissioned by STA for International Learn to Swim Week 2018 (21st–27th May 2018), the study was carried out with 297 UK swim schools, who combined teach more than 93,000 children aged from 2–10 years every week. The analysis showed that more than
