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SWIMMING INSTRUCTION,—season, 1935.
The School Swimming Season opened on Monday, 13th May,
1935, and provision was made for 54 classes at the Public Baths,
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 instructions was given by the teaching staff of the Schools
concerned.
The season normally closes 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
life-saving.
Acton Education Committee continues to award certificates
to boys and girls who can swim twenty-five 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—1 st class 100 yards—Condition as for Acton
2nd class 50 certificates.
Life Saving—Elementary and Advanced.
There are in the Schools at the present time 1318 scholars
boys and 623 girls) who can swim (as against 1307 at the end
of last season) and 327 boys and 251 girls now in schools learned to
during the 1935 season (against 634 last year). It should lie
borne in mind, however, that a great number of the scholars who
left the elementary schools at the summer vacation to enter secondary
schools had learned to swim by that date.
The following is a statistical return relating to the season's
work, with comparative figures for last year. Details giving ;
statistics for the individual schools are in the hands of the Director
of Education.
Year. Boys Girls Total.
No. of classes per week allocated 1935 32 22 54
1934 32 22 54