Swimming Skills in Crisis for UK Kids | Manchester News

Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington is sounding the alarm: three in ten kids finishing primary school in Greater Manchester can’t swim 25 meters, and it’s worse for those on free school meals. With heatwaves driving up drownings—including 19 in the UK alone in May—Adlington calls swimming a life-saving skill that must be taught in schools, especially near open water. She highlights the real barriers schools face, like costly transportation, while stressing urgent action is needed to reverse this alarming trend. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/568cd8309c73b3fb