Mark Bone: Swimtastic swim coach on new data showing 30 per cent of New Zealanders cannot swim or float in the ocean for more than a few min
Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Newstalk ZB
February 7, 20223m 14s
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (pdst.fm) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
New data from the Beach and Coastal Safety Report - shows 30 per cent of New Zealanders cannot swim or float in the ocean for more than a few minutes.
Our holiday drowning figures over summer were the worst in 40 years.
Swimtastic swim coach, Mark Bone told Kate Hawkesby that's due to a lack of swimming lessons, the lockdown and the fantastic weather we've had.
“I think we’re going to have a generation of kids that cannot swim well, that’s only kids and then you take the adults and they’re wanting to get out.”
LISTEN ABOVE
Our holiday drowning figures over summer were the worst in 40 years.
Swimtastic swim coach, Mark Bone told Kate Hawkesby that's due to a lack of swimming lessons, the lockdown and the fantastic weather we've had.
“I think we’re going to have a generation of kids that cannot swim well, that’s only kids and then you take the adults and they’re wanting to get out.”
LISTEN ABOVE
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.