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Friday, October 10, 2014

The sight of a parent holding the limp body of their child who just drowned is heart wrenching. “But parents can prevent their children from drowning in their or the neighbours’ swimming or duck pool by teaching them to swim at an early age,” says Debbie Rousse, who owns the Gaborone Aquatic Centre.

The school is in its 12th year running and has trained over 6,000 children.

“When your child is trained, you can rest assured that he or she would be able to swim to safety in the event he slipped into a body of large water, and there is no adult to rescue him or her,” she says.

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Over 6,000 delightful splashes

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