Swimming instructor Duane Seymore emphasises the risk of drowning, urging better access to swimming lessons.
S wimming instructor Duane Seymore says being able to swim isn’t a guarantee that you will not drown. “Even if you can swim, people have drowned in the Midmar Mile. It is easy to drown,” he said. Seymore said there was a history beyond apartheid regarding the culture of not being able to swim. ALSO READ: ‘Schools can’t hide behind a disclaimer when pupils drown’ – Gauteng Education MEC “This is changing but keep in mind that swimming lessons are not cheap.
The general manager of Lifesaving South Africa, Helen Herbert, said the lack of access to swimming pools and swimming lessons is a major historical reason why fewer black people learn to swim. “Access to swimming is far more accessible in today’s world, with many swim schools and swim clubs in urban areas. But they cost money which, for the greater population, may be difficult to pay. Municipalities have a greater number of people learning to swim where there are functioning municipal pools.”
I sent them to a swimming school because they needed to learn. If you want to go to Durban or places with pools, you want your children to swim and be safe. I never had that opportunity.“The narrative that blacks cannot swim is changing. If you look at the past few years, black people are now buying houses with swimming pools because they can afford them now.
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