The Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) has urged primary schools and politicians to get behind school swimming as new figures reveal 45 per cent of primary school children are unable to swim 25m (82ft) despite it being a national curriculum requirement.
The ASA’s recent report – the third annual School Swimming Census – found that nearly 1,300 (6.6 per cent) primary schools do not teach swimming in Key Stage 2, despite despite drowning being the third highest cause of accidental death in children in the UK.
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