Japanese Online Newsletter Vol. 129 水泳の授業（すいえいのじゅぎょう）
7月
12日
これは、1955
それに
Swimming Lessons in Japan
In Japan, most schools have swimming pools. Additionally, elementary schools offer free swimming lessons in the summer. You might be wondering, why do they provide these facilities for free when it’s so expensive to equip and maintain?
This is due to the “Shiun Maru Disaster” and the “Kyōhoku Junior High School Water Accident” in 1955. During the Shiun Maru Disaster, 168 people drowned and died, 100 of which included elementary school students. Then, there was the Kyōhoku Junior High School Water Accident, where 36 students drowned during a swimming class while at sea. Those paired with the preparations for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics led to rapid progress toward installing swimming pools in schools. By the ’90s, more than 80% of elementary schools had swimming pools as did 70% of middle and high schools. And swimming lessons became a must at such places.
On the other hand, it is rare for schools in the U.S to have swimming pools. So, American schools generally do not offer swimming lessons. Schools with swimming-related activities are usually limited to club activities where only some students participate.
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