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I’m a drowning prevention researcher – my kid’s school swimming carnival shocked me

  • Written by Amy Peden, NHMRC Research Fellow, School of Population Health and Co-founder UNSW Beach Safety Research Group, UNSW Sydney
I’m a drowning prevention researcher – my kid’s school swimming carnival shocked mePixabay/ Pexels

It is swimming carnival season in Australia. This typically means children from about Year 2 and up are asked to swim a distance of 50 metres or one length of an Olympic-size pool – if they say they can.

As a parent of primary school kids, I recently went to my child’s carnival to show my support.

As a drowning...

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