Winter's no reason to stop lessons

By Anna Russell
Updated July 24 2014 - 9:24am, first published 9:23am
Swim safe year-round: Jacquie Rodney and son Beau, 1, don’t skip their swimming lessons in Richmond just because it’s winter.  Picture:  Geoff Jones
Swim safe year-round: Jacquie Rodney and son Beau, 1, don’t skip their swimming lessons in Richmond just because it’s winter. Picture: Geoff Jones

A blunt warning from Royal Life Saving has been sent to parents, carers and local children in the Hawkesbury area that skipping swimming lessons during winter may cause children to fall behind, putting them at risk of drowning.