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With summer getting closer and the weather getting warmer, more Canadians will be heading to their local beaches and pools to cool off. But this summer, gaps in swimming lessons, lifeguard shortages and climate change could make swimming even riskier.
COVID-19 closures meant that many kids missed swimming lessons. In addition, there are far fewer lifeguards working now than before the pandemic. That could prove a dangerous combination.
Today, in The Conversation Canada, Audrey R. Giles, Umerdad Khudadad and Sofia Pantano from the University of Ottawa highlight some of the risks of swimming and provide some simple steps we can all take to keep safe this summer.
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Regards,
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Swimming pool closures at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic led to millions of Canadians missing swimming lessons.
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Audrey R. Giles, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Sofia Pantano, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Umerdad Khudadad, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Gaps in swimming lessons, lifeguard shortages and climate change may make water-based activities even riskier this summer.
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