Energy crisis. swimming in schools is at risk due to the closure of swimming pools.

Children crying, whistling and chlorine smell. a typical Monday morning at the Montbauron pool in Versailles, Yvelines. Wearing different colored caps to distinguish the level groups, dozens of CM1-CM2 schoolchildren take over the 50m Olympic pool and the small training pool under the supervision of their teachers and lifeguards.

Learning to swim at school is called “national priority”. by the Ministry of National Education. But the increase in the price of energy carriers directly threatens this practice. Since the beginning of the academic year, the alarms have multiplied. On September 5, Vert Marine, the manager of 80 sports and leisure facilities in France, announced the closure of 30 facilities, including the Montbauron swimming pool. The latter have gradually reopened, but the concern remains.

“This decision was taken quite abruptly, I apologize.trusts…