NZ is a island/country that has over 15,000 of coastline and over 700 beaches in NZ,
And also 82 people drowned in 2019, 68 in 2018 and in 2017 there are 92 people that died. Watesafety.org.nz explains that these drownings were ‘preventable’ which means they didn’t need to happen if they people had listened to lifeguards, followed the boating rules, fished from a safer place or learnt to swim.
Why is swimming important to learn? It is important to learn swimming because it is important for your health and legs and prevents you from drowning.
