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SWIMMING INSTRUCTION- SEASON 1934.
The School Swimming Season opened on the 7th May, 1934,
and provision was made for 54 classes, 32 for boys and 22 for girls."
Of these, 49 classes were held in school hours whilst one class for
boys and four classes for girls were held in periods immediately before
or after normal school periods. All the instruction w-as given
by the teaching staff of the schools concerned.
The season normally ends on the 30th September, but, as
in previous years, one or two small classes continue to attend the
Baths during the winter months for instruction and practice in lifesaving.
The Acton Education Committee continues to award certificates
to boys and girls who can swim 25 yards down the length of
the bath without interruption, pause or rest, and Acton scholars
also compete for the certificates of the London Schools Swimming
Association and the Royal Life Saving Association, as under:—
Swimming.
1st Class, 100 yards conditions as for Acton certificates
2nd Class, 50 yards
Life Saving.
Elementary and Advanced.

The following is a statistical return relating to the season's
work.;—