grades 2-7 wasn't a private school. I live in Canada, might be a lil different then in the US. There was a legit olympic swimming centre right next door to our school, we took lessons once a week. I know for certain other schools had mandatory swimming lessons as well.
I was in a pool one day with my floaties and discovered I could swim. The day I learned to swim with my eyes open under water and eliminate the need to hold my nose was great. I never took lessons and I didn't have anyone trying to teach me when I started doing it. I wouldn't be surprised if its harder to learn as an adult than it is as a kid.
I think Pun said earlier that it seems like most or all of the kids were in the shallow water at the same time when a sink hole happened or something and they all couldn't swim and sort of dragged each other down to death. That picture would make sense. Horrible tragedy though. As for government sponsored swimming...I thought swim lessons were free (or at least really cheap) at any local public park with a swimming pool. And I thought swimming was also an elective in high school...didn't we all have swim teams too?
thats very nicely said. and its true people who dont know how to swim just look helpless when they are in water. they panic and jst dnt know what the hell to do. i had to save one of my friends one time because he went into the deep end of my pool. but yea this story is really tragic. 75% of me is jst sad and i feel for the families and the kids but the other 25% of me is mad at those teenagers getting themselves into that position when they know they cant swim.
I don't understand why swimming isn't natural to humans? Pretty natural to every other mammal? It's not that complicated to wade in water.
