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The non-swimming rate among Berlin's primary school pupils has improved somewhat this year, according to Education Senator Katharina Günther-Wünsch.
As things stand, about 24 per cent of third-graders cannot swim, the CDU politician said on Tuesday during a visit to the Kombibad Gropiusstadt. A year ago, the rate was 37 per cent - according to the senator, mainly because during the Corona pandemic, neither school swimming nor swimming courses were held for the children for long periods of time.
Günther-Wünsch expressed dissatisfaction despite the progress. "It is still absolutely unsatisfactory when almost every fourth child has not learned to swim by the end of third grade." Because: "Every child should learn to swim - that is vital for survival." The first goal must be to reduce the rate of non-swimmers to the level before the pandemic - about 16 per cent. Of course, zero per cent would be better.