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Originally Posted by widgeon13
Had to pass lifesaving to graduate from HS, so yes I swim. They should do this in all schools today. It saves lives. And damn near anyone can swim.
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Originally Posted by jyl
In the US, there is no compulsory swimming training for kids. Plenty of kids can't swim, esp in the inner cities.
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If more boys would join scouts, both of those wouldn't be as much of an issue...
I swam quite a bit when I was younger, but stopped when I stopped going to summer camps. I really had a shocker last year when I took my first swim test for SCUBA.