Swimming is a healthy activity that can be continued for a lifetime - and the health benefits swimming offers for a lifetime are worth the effort it takes to get to the pool.
DID YOU KNOW SWIMMING:
Is a vital life skill
Reduces drownings
Provide's a healthy lifestyle
Is great for recreational purposes
The Swimming School offers the following:
Learn to swim for children from age 3 upward
Learn to swim for adults
Coaching and stroke correction
Private and female only classes (by request only)
Water safety
Aqua fitness classes for both adults and children
Swim Competence assessments for Air Hostesses / Ambulance drivers / rescue services /police services etc
Statistics on swimming and drownings
About 70% of the South African population are not proficient swimmers. Drowning still accounts for the second highest cause of accidental death amongst children under the age of fifteen.
About 60% of drownings happen in rural South Africa - typically around rivers, lakes and dams. Approximately 95% percent of drowning involves South Africans from historically disadvantaged communities. More than 56% of cases involve children under the age of 15, with the majority drowning within a meter of the edge of the water.
