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<p>Sport England’s Active Lives Survey for Children and Young People collects annual
data on the engagement in, and attitudes to, sport and physical activity. The release
of the 2022-23 Active Lives data for Children and Young People is scheduled for 7
December.</p><p>The Active Lives Survey captures swimming capability based on whether
children can: swim; tread water; swim 25 metres unaided; and swim 200 metres unaided
(the latter capturing years 7-11 only).</p><p>The survey informs us that in the academic
year 2021/22:</p><ul><li><p>Over 3 million infant and junior children could swim</p></li><li><p>2.7
million could tread water</p></li><li><p>1.8 million could swim 25 metres unaided</p></li><li><p>1.5
million secondary school children could swim 200 metres unaided</p></li></ul><p> </p>
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