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Great initiative! As a relatively late swimmer (started learning in my thirties), more people should be able to swim.

I was expecting to see a map or list of places/cities to find out whether it’s safe to swim. But it seems that is not part of this initiative?

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Being able to swim at a basic level seems like a fairly basic safety thing but I expect a fair number of people who grew up in places where swimming wasn't commonplace never learned. I went to school someplace that required passing a swim test or at least taking a class but don't know how rigidly that was enforced.

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