drowning prevention

The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson (WLSL) is a world-wide event supported by aquatic facilities, waterparks, pools, swim schools, YMCA’s, and more! The goal of this event is to build awareness about the fundamental importance of teaching children to swim in order to prevent drowning. The Florida Swimming Pool Association has chapters who participate in this event annually!

TEAM WLSL™ holds the current Guinness World Record™ for the largest simultaneous swimming lesson conducted at multiple venues. The official record was set in 2014 with 36,564 participants in 22 countries.

The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson will take place Thursday, June 22. Visit their website to find a facility near you!

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The following is from the Florida Swims Foundation’s Blog: By Mike Madry, FSPA/The Florida Swims Foundation Staff. Dr. John Doherty knows first-hand how dangerous the water can be if you can’t swim. At age 11 he witnessed it firsthand, rescuing a young boy from a crowded and lively community pool during the middle […]

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