SWIMMING ABILITY OF CHILDREN: A SURVEY OF 4000 QUEENSLAND CHILDREN IN A HIGH DROWNING REGION
- 1 September 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AMPCo in The Medical Journal of Australia
- Vol. 2 (5) , 271-272
- https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1979.tb127137.x
Abstract
The swimming ability of 4128 Queensland school children was studied. The median age for swimming 10 metres is 6.5 years. Ninety‐five percent of children are able to swim by 11 years of age. Cumulativ...Keywords
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