Did you know that more than 300 public swimming pools have closed in the last 2 years in the UK? Similarly, a decade ago in Sacremento, Califronia, the city’s 465,000 residents had 13 pools to choose fro, but by the summer of 2012, only 3 public pools were open! Swimming is a vitally important skill to teach children, formal lessons can reduce the risk of drowning by 88% in young children, so why are we not taking it more seriously? Here swimshop.co.uk explore the issues surrounding the swimming skills gap. Time to make a splash!

Source: Swimshop.co.uk blog