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Learning to swim: a beginners' class

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Learning to swim: a beginners' class

Adult members of the Wellington Swimming Club teach children to swim as part of a 'learn to swim' campaign in November 1951. The children hold the bar at the end of the pool, and float and kick to gain confidence.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: 114/387/07

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John McBeth, Swimming – Swimming for recreation and sport, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/40206/learning-to-swim-a-beginners-class (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by John McBeth, published 30 November 2012, updated 27 January 2015.