The Sydney Morning Herald | Drowning spike prompts calls for mandatory swimming lessons in primary schools The Sydney Morning Herald Water safety advocates have called for mandatory swimming classes in primary schools, with some parents eschewing lessons because they cannot afford them. As the summer drowning toll climbed to 18 on Tuesday, YMCA chief executive Leisa Hart has ... Former judge dies in spate of NSW drownings1:10 Spate of drownings prompts call for more migrant swimming programs NSW minister issues plea amid spate of drownings |