After the dramatic rescue of a seven-year-old in the Schörgenhubbad, the Linz ÖVP is once again calling for the expansion of swimming facilities and a significant expansion of the course offering in the capital of Upper Austria. The topic will be back on the municipal agenda on March 21.
The dramatic scenes in the Schörgenhubbad a few days ago are once again causing heated debates about swimming courses in politics. At an unnoticed moment, a seven-year-old boy entered the water via a slide and went underwater without swimming aids. Swimmers rescued the already unconscious boy at the last minute.
“It is therefore, in the true sense of the word, of life-saving importance that children learn to swim as early as possible. But the statistics show a bleak picture. One in ten people between the ages of five and nineteen cannot swim in Austria,” says Victoria Langbauer of the ÖVP, who says action is needed. Both swimming courses and structural conditions would be lacking. “We only have four indoor swimming pools, a fifth swimming pool will not be built in the Ebelsberg district until 2028. The range of swimming courses is very limited and often has to be booked months in advance.”
Lifebuoy required
The Linz People’s Party will therefore send a clear message to the responsible SPÖ during the upcoming city council meeting on March 21: “Deputy Mayor Hörzing, finally grab the lifebuoy! A corresponding swimming pool strategy is also needed for Linz, which can promote the expansion of swimming facilities in the capital as planned,” Langbauer demands.
23 courses in the summer of 2022
As early as 2022, the Linz People’s Party submitted a corresponding proposal to the city council, but ultimately failed to find a majority. In any case, Linz AG offered 23 intensive courses on behalf of the city in the summer of 2022.
Source: Krone
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