One of the first steps in preventing drowning is providing an opportunity for children to learn to swim. With public sector budgets decreasing, which results in fewer resources available for swim lessons, it is time for the waterpark industry to step up. Providing an opportunity for a child to learn to swim in a waterpark setting is not only rewarding for the child (who wouldn’t want to learn to swim at a waterpark?), it’s also rewarding for the facility. However, offering swim lessons at a waterpark is not without its challenges. This section provides information about setting up swim lessons and identifies some of the common issues that need to be addressed through management of the program.
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