As early as 1917, members of the South Wagga Swimming Club were providing lessons for anyone who wanted to learn how to swim.
By 1919, the Department of Education was supplying qualified instructors, with the aim that each attending child would be able, at a minimum, to swim 20 yards of breast stroke without stopping.
Lessons continued to be held at the Wagga Beach until the Public Baths were completed in 1953.
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