Learning how to swim should be mandatory that people can swim since on average 10 people drown per day. Knowing how to swim can diminish the chance of that happening by 88% and could save lives.
Drowning is also the 2nd leading cause in accident death of children under the age of 14. This can be prevented.
Also swimming is also a great way to strengthen muscle and to live a healthy lifestyle. You can also swim for your entire life if one wants to.
Currently, less that 50 people out of 100 can swim 25 yards in a pool, what would happen if they ended up in the deep end of a pool and couldn't swim to the side?
Learning how to swim should be a required for the people by the government, and it should be enforced.