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The definition of survival swimming and the basic level of aquatic survival skills that a person needs to provide a reasonable first line level of aquatic safety remains a debated topic amongst aquatic professionals around the world [1–5]. This debate includes:
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Farmer, N. (2014). Survival Swimming. In: Bierens, J. (eds) Drowning. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04253-9_63
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