In Belgium, I pay 4.5 eur as an adult to use any of the numerous swimming pools around me. Also, I never had to show my ID once in my lifetime to enter said pools. My kids are perfectly afloat and learned to swim with their school by going to the pool every week.
Not denying your personal experience, just sharing another point of view from another part of the country.
Not denying your personal experience, just sharing another point of view from another part of the country.