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Swimming lessons in Scotland have come under criticism because of the long waiting lists where in some counties there is a waiting list of up to 2000 children, or 1040 days. [20] This has led to an increase of private swimming schools start up which are able to use private pools (as opposed to council run lessons only using council pools).
Masters swimming is a special class of competitive swimming for swimmers 25 years and older. Premasters is normally included as well, from 18 years old (Canada, United States, United Kingdom and Australia) or 20 years old . In Canada ten thousand swimmers in more than 250 clubs are organized within the Masters Swimming Canada organization. [1]
U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS), founded in 1970, is a national membership nonprofit [1] supporting masters swimming in the United States.The program began when the first National Masters Swimming Championships were held on May 2, 1970 at the Amarillo Aquatic Club pool with a few dozen swimmers.
Fran Crippen Memorial Swim Meet Mission Viejo, California [39] 50-54 2:27.91 David Guthrie United States 53 31 July 2013 Speedo Sectional Championships The Woodlands, Texas [40] 55-59 2:33.78 David Guthrie United States 55 12 July 2015 South Central Zone Masters Championships Shenandoah, Texas [41] 60-64 2:40.46 Rick Colella United States
In South Korea, where the government has attempted to cool down the private tutoring market, shadow education costs have nonetheless continually grown, reaching $17.3 billion in 2010. Household expenditures on private tutoring are equivalent to about 80% of government expenditures on public education for primary and secondary students. [17]
In France, swimming is a compulsory part of the curriculum for primary schools. Children usually spend one semester per year learning swimming during CP/CE1/CE2/CM1 (1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade). In many places, swimming lessons are provided by local swimming pools, both those run by the local authority and by private leisure companies.
In 2014, five members of the swim team at the University of Virginia had been suspended and later faced a lawsuit following allegations of hazing by a previous team member. [28] The following year, a hazing scandal at Western Kentucky University resulted in the university's entire swimming and diving programs being suspended for five years. [29]