At minus 10, seems like a good day to talk about swimming.
It’s the end of an era for sure! I think I made it to level 2, I am not a very good swimmer.
The organization that has been responsible for many of us learning how stay afloat in the water is hanging up the towel. After 76 years of teaching us how to swim, the Red Cross has announced this will be their last year of teaching the skill.
Now before you get too upset, the organization is handing the reins to another group.
The organization is encouraging its water safety training partners to transition to Lifesaving Society Canada — a charity that offers water safety education programs including lifeguard training, as well as swimming lessons for everyone from young children to adults through the Swim for Life program.
So if you were thinking you might try for that next level badge, better make plans to learn those skills this summer. December 2022 the Red Cross is no longer teaching swimming.
Red Cross swim and lifeguard programming started in 1946, and will wind down by December 2022
