Australians are good swimmers... so how popular is swimming there? If you randomly pick someone from the street in Australia, how likely can he/she swim, or is a good swimmer?
My little curiosity :)
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3) Swimming is a required course in the public schools. So yes, effectively all Australian children can swim. Although, I imagine it's a lot like American PE classes. Sure, everyone runs a mile on Thursdays in gym class, but not everyone does it in under 12 minutes.
Pretty much right, except with this point, yeah it is required but that doesn't mean all kids learn to swim. I sucked at swimming at school, mostly because I was scared of water. Didn't learn to swim till I was 22. Most kids do learn to "swim" though. Thanks,
David
3) Swimming is a required course in the public schools. So yes, effectively all Australian children can swim. Although, I imagine it's a lot like American PE classes. Sure, everyone runs a mile on Thursdays in gym class, but not everyone does it in under 12 minutes.
Pretty much right, except with this point, yeah it is required but that doesn't mean all kids learn to swim. I sucked at swimming at school, mostly because I was scared of water. Didn't learn to swim till I was 22. Most kids do learn to "swim" though. Thanks,
David
