golf over the same period.
In 2021/22, around 23.6 percent of children in England participated in swimming and diving, representing a significant increase on the previous academic year. Meanwhile, only 0.3 percent of children took part in Share of children participating in swimming and diving in England from 2017/18 to 2021/22
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (December 8, 2022). Share of children participating in swimming and diving in England from 2017/18 to 2021/22 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/421132/swimming-childrens-sport-involvment-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of children participating in swimming and diving in England from 2017/18 to 2021/22." Chart. December 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421132/swimming-childrens-sport-involvment-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2022). Share of children participating in swimming and diving in England from 2017/18 to 2021/22. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421132/swimming-childrens-sport-involvment-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of Children Participating in Swimming and Diving in England from 2017/18 to 2021/22." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421132/swimming-childrens-sport-involvment-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Share of children participating in swimming and diving in England from 2017/18 to 2021/22 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421132/swimming-childrens-sport-involvment-england-uk/ (last visited April 18, 2024)
Share of children participating in swimming and diving in England from 2017/18 to 2021/22 [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), December 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/421132/swimming-childrens-sport-involvment-england-uk/