North Korean children crossing River Taedong in Pyongyang

Pyongyang, August 23 (KCNA) -- A competition among schoolchildren here in crossing the River Taedong was held Tuesday to mark the Youth Day.

It brought together at least 900 secondary and primary schoolers in the city.

When a pistol was fired to kick off the competition, the swimmers at the promenade of the river swam towards the other side of bank where the Tower of the Juche Idea is standing.

They, keeping themselves in a good formation, swam displaying swimming technique they have cultivated in their day-to-day.

Schoolchildren and citizens cheered them up, sending them applause.

Prior to the competition, a model performance crossing the River Taedong was given by pupils of Pyongyang Namsin Primary School and Pyongyang Sanghung Primary School. -0-

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[stefanmetodijev]

Great! Now they can swim through the sea to South...! :)

[katyu16]

@yorubablk3

"safe,sane and well ordered life in the free North."

Safe?  They can be taken at anytime to a concentration camp.

Sane? There's nothing "sane" about a country that worships their leader like a god.

What is your definition of "Free"? Are they free to write anything they want? To pray to god in the open? Free to travel abroad?

You seriously needed to spend some time in the former E. Germany and you'd see you weren't free at all.

These people are caged and they know it.

[sintofg]

@SMGJohn Aw

[MysticUnicorn1411]

does the weakest get shot?

[ariv59]

american`s can this too

[Jetinthesky2004]

Onnly swimming pool in North Korea belongs to its owner - Kim Jong and his family

No swimming pools in North Korea so where shoudl they swim???

[spanish111japan]

@katyu16 Do you belive in a god in 21st century?

[hsot0086]

@MrSuurijohtaja yeah--its just weird

[MrSuurijohtaja]

@hsot0086 Does it matter?

[Ka80SS]

@hsot0086

Teach them swim slow enough for the sharp shooters in case they try to swim to freedom. Most of them are starved with little body fat to keep them floating. They get tired faster.