Australians’ swimming skills are at crisis levels, lifesaving organisations warn, as a new report shows 357 people drowned last financial year – the highest drowning death toll since records began in 1996.
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The annual drowning report released by Royal Life Saving Australia and Surf Life Saving Australia on Tuesday recorded 357 deaths between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025 – 34 more than the previous year’s total of 323, and a 27% increase on the 10-year average.
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