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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.

World's Largest Swimming Lesson

Are you ready to set an all-new world record? Join the WLSL 2011 Team as we prepare to SMASH the 2010 WLSL Guinness World Record™ and make a HUGE splash about the vital importance of teaching children to swim.

WLSL 2011 takes place Tuesday, June 14th at 11 am ET, 3 pm GMT.

Thanks to the hard work and enthusiasm of hundreds of Host Locations and thousands of participants around the globe, the 2010 WLSL Team set a new Guinness World Record for the largest simultaneous swimming lesson ever conducted. More importantly, we spread the word that Swimming Lessons Save Lives™ to millions of people around the globe. Get ready for another amazing event! Register your aquatic facility as an official Host Location today!

American Academy of Pediatrics Update on Drowning Prevention
AAP reinforces its existing recommendation that most children age 4 and older should learn to swim. New evidence shows that children ages 1 to 4 may be less likely to drown if they have had formal swimming instruction

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