The number 1 sport in Australia
According to a Roy Morgan report, swimming (a) was the number one sport among adults and children in Australia with over six million Australian adults going swimming regularly, a quarter of the total population. It (b) was also the sport in which there (c) were more women than men. Other popular sports among adults (d) were running, athletics and cycling.
Just under half of Australian children, 6 to 13 years old, (e) were also regular swimmers. Popular sports for children were football, cycling, basketball and dancing. But there (f) was a big difference in age groups. By the time children (g) were 14 years old, less than 10% (h) were active swimmers and, in the case of football, this figure (i) was only 3%. According to SportAus, 78% of teenagers in Australia (j) weren't very active and this is a problem for their health.