Outdoor Recreation: Games, Leisure, and Health Benefits

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Multi-ethnic senior women in swimming pool

Adult Beginner Swim Lessons

Published Jul,08 2011 | By William Henderson

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 37 percent of U.S. adults can’t swim 24 yards, which is the length of a typical recreation-center pool. For some adults who don’t know how to swim, signing up for lessons is a big step in itself, as is showing up for a lesson.