Central Taranaki Safe Community Trust’s (CTSCT) new project is ensuring adults are confident in and around water.
CTSCT safety officer Ann Coles said thanks to funding from Contact Energy, it had introduced free adult swim lessons during school terms, which had been successful.
“The feedback has been great. Participants are amazed at their progress and we’ve had a couple of people who started this term singing our praises on social media.”
In the past, CTSCT has run adult swim lessons alongside its school holiday lessons for primary school-aged children.
The lessons were for adults learning to swim or wanting to gain confidence, Coles said.