Floaties Swim School Participates in Global Swim Event
Floaties Swim School, along with more than 10,000 children on 4 continents, will kick, float and dive their way into the record books as they participate in The World's Largest Swimming Lesson™ (WLSL). On Tuesday, June 14th, 2011, waterparks, pools and other aquatic facilities around the globe will host local WLSL lessons simultaneously at 8 am (11 am ET) in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record, as a way to build awareness about the vital importance of teaching children to swim, a key component in drowning prevention.
The event culminates National Drowning Prevention Awareness Month – a month long initiative that takes place in May to support ongoing public education on water safety. Hundreds of aquatic facilities, from Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon near Orlando, Florida, to swim schools in San Diego, Ca, and far reaching as Zambia, Lebanon, Dubai, and the USAG Humphreys in South Korea are participating in the program to build awareness about the vital importance of teaching children to swim to help prevent drowning.
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The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson™ event is presented by a coalition of the nation’s leading water safety and training organizations, including:
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The Association of Pool and Spa Professionals
The National Aquatic Safety Company
The National Recreation and Park Association
The United States Swim School Association
The Swim for Life Foundation
The United States Swim School Association
The World Waterpark Association
Starfish Aquatics Institute
Gold Medalists Rowdy Gaines and Janet Evans are championing the WLSL effort to help convey that drowning can be prevented through awareness and training “I’m thrilled to be working with WLSL to help spread the word that Swimming Lessons Save Lives™,” said Gaines.
Owner Mike Morrill could not agree more; “Summer is right around the corner, we encourage everyone to have fun in the water this summer, and we stress constant adult supervision, know CPR, and children should learn to swim.”
For additional information on the WLSL event and Floaties Swim School, please contact Karyn Morrill at kmorrill@floatiesswimschool.com, or call 877-277-7946.
