Retention of survival swimming skills among SwimSafe graduates in rural communities of Bangladesh: Results from a cross-sectional study.

Aminur RahmanLamisa AshrafAkm Fazlur RahmanMd Al-Amin BhuiyanMd Shafkat HossainZobaer AlamAbu TalabQingfeng LiAbdulgafoor Bachani

Published in: Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention (2024)

The majority of the SwimSafe graduates retained swimming and floating/treading skills for over 10 years despite minimal practice. Retention of throw rescue skills was lower. Therefore, refresher training and awareness campaigns focused on survival swimming skills are recommended.

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