Drowning
Introduction
Drowning cases amongst individuals is one of the growing concerns for Australian society. Due to the continuously drowning deaths in Australia the need for strategies and activities to come into place need to be implemented. There are many different types of drowning cases in Australia which effect many families and communities. With the rise of children within communities not being able to swim increases a massive lumber on the nation and swim schools need to take advantage. A main fitness industry which needs to prevent this growing concern is swim schools and national water safety bodies. With the huge increase in the incidence of children not being able to swim, by 2020 it is estimated that 1 in 4 kids within primary schools will not be able to swim 50m confidently (Rich 2010). Learn to swim schools and water safety bodies such as; surf lifesaving Australia (SLSA) have discussed activities that can cater to decrease the level of drowning for all age groups and make recommendations to help assist individuals become aware of the dangers of not being able to swim. It is forecasted that the ideas and recommendation will become more prevalent and they will be able to incorporate these ideas across all communities and decrease the amount of drowning cases which occur annually.
Swimming is an iconic Australian sport that has dated back to the 1900’s when the introduction to the world of the “Australian crawl” was born. Our iconic beaches that bring tourists to this country, to our lakes and dams that give us our leisure to enjoy our spare time. With over 90% of Australians living on the coast (Marco Castro 2009), being able to swim has become an essential part of life. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) states that almost ‘one in five children between 5 and 14 years old participate in swimming whether it be at school or in the local community’. Therefore it has become in the Australian kid’s lifestyle that it is vital that kids learn how to
Drowning cases amongst individuals is one of the growing concerns for Australian society. Due to the continuously drowning deaths in Australia the need for strategies and activities to come into place need to be implemented. There are many different types of drowning cases in Australia which effect many families and communities. With the rise of children within communities not being able to swim increases a massive lumber on the nation and swim schools need to take advantage. A main fitness industry which needs to prevent this growing concern is swim schools and national water safety bodies. With the huge increase in the incidence of children not being able to swim, by 2020 it is estimated that 1 in 4 kids within primary schools will not be able to swim 50m confidently (Rich 2010). Learn to swim schools and water safety bodies such as; surf lifesaving Australia (SLSA) have discussed activities that can cater to decrease the level of drowning for all age groups and make recommendations to help assist individuals become aware of the dangers of not being able to swim. It is forecasted that the ideas and recommendation will become more prevalent and they will be able to incorporate these ideas across all communities and decrease the amount of drowning cases which occur annually.
Swimming is an iconic Australian sport that has dated back to the 1900’s when the introduction to the world of the “Australian crawl” was born. Our iconic beaches that bring tourists to this country, to our lakes and dams that give us our leisure to enjoy our spare time. With over 90% of Australians living on the coast (Marco Castro 2009), being able to swim has become an essential part of life. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) states that almost ‘one in five children between 5 and 14 years old participate in swimming whether it be at school or in the local community’. Therefore it has become in the Australian kid’s lifestyle that it is vital that kids learn how to
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