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For the first time, the city of Strasbourg, in Bas-Rhin, has just set up swimming lessons in a traveling pool. A similar initiative is taking place in Creuse. Every summer, the number of drownings in swimming pools and bodies of water increases.
In Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin)children are not afraid to jump into the water to enjoy swimming. In a pool miniature mobile 1.10 meters deep, the deepest small follow courses which they take very seriously. The goal is not to learn to swim, but to feel comfortable in the pool as well as at the seaside. The child is like thisable to submerge completely, to rise to the surface to seek a kind of dorsal or ventral balance, and in complete safety, to reach the edge to save himself“, explains Frank Guinandlifeguard.
Safety is a priority to avoid accidental drownings, which affect children under the age of six in 22% of cases. In Gueret (Dig)a mobile pool is also a delight for children. The program of the day for these apprentice swimmers: mastery of breath and bubbles. The sessions, open to more than four years, relieve parents for future holidays. For children, it’s an opportunity to take a dip underwater without danger.
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