Learn to Swim!

Just as a drunken driver is a menace to the community, so is a non-swimmer who persists in bathing in the sea, or rivers. Every New Zealander owes it to the community that he or she shall learn to swim. A survey of deaths by drowning during the summer months reveals that there are more deaths brought about in this manner than by motoring!

It is not difficult to learn how to swim. Of course, the younger one is when learning the easier it becomes, but even adult persons may learn in a very short time if they will only take the trouble to try. “Learn to Swim” week will be held concurrently with the “Fitness Week” and will provide an opportunity for all New Zealanders to learn and so reduce the mortality rate.