Yes. I believe it's a life skill as well. What scared me today was that I put my 7 year old in a swim day camp with the city and that out of 27 kids over 75% were in beginner levels! And these are kids that are aged 7-12 years old! IMO more than that should be competent enough to swim at least a length of the pool...
And in reality, the majority of the posters on this board fit into the highest demographic for drowning deaths (young, male adults)
And living in a (the best) lake community, what irks me the most is parents that just stick their kids in a lifejacket or PFD and let them run loose with no supervision! <shudder> That should go in the gear grinder page.
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