The Santa Clarita Valley Family YMCA will participate in The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson to build awareness about the importance of teaching children to swim.
The Santa Clarita Valley Family YMCA is one of 26 braches that comprise the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles, which built the city’s first public swimming pool in 1908. Its 33 community pools comprise the largest single source of swim instruction in Greater Los Angeles.
The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson was created to serve as a platform to help local community aquatic facilities and the many different national, regional and state wide water safety and drowning prevention organizations work together to tell this important story on a local and national level.
The current world record stands at 24,873 participants representing 15 different countries across five continents.
WHEN: Tuesday, June 18, 2013; 8:00 a.m.
WHY: Every day, approximately ten people die from unintentional drowning. Drowning is the second leading cause of accidental death of children ages 1-14 and drowning rates and research shows that if a child doesn’t learn to swim by the third grade, they likely never will. It is estimated that 40% of Americans don’t know how to swim.
Participation in formal swimming lessons can reduce the risk of drowning by 88% among children aged 1 to 4.
WHERE: SCV Family YMCA
26147 McBean Parkway, Valencia, CA 91355
ABOUT THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY FAMILY YMCA
The Santa Clarita Valley Family YMCA is one of 26 branches of the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles, a non-profit organization that serves more than a quarter million families each year. Welcoming individuals of all ages, faiths and socio-economic backgrounds, the Y is committed to nurturing everyone’s potential in spirit, mind and body through programs that promote youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. To learn more about the Santa Clarita Valley Family YMCA, visit www.ymcala.org/santa-clarita or call 661.253.3593.
June 18: YMCA to Participate in Recordbreaking Swim Lesson
