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"At 40, it's not easy to get into the water with your buoy": these adults who decide to learn to swim

2022-08-14T05:51:43.808Z


One in seven French people on average cannot swim. Despite a very limited offer, some adults are taking the plunge and enrolling in


"That's great, you see, you did it!"

Anna isn't one to compliment herself, so lifeguard Marie takes care of that.

A few seconds earlier, the first was squatting at the edge of the pool, as if frozen in front of the challenge of the day: jumping a few centimeters into the water, all alone, without going through the small gray ladder.

"That's death," she let go, with a strained smile, before finally overcoming her fear.

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Source: leparis

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