(PLANO, TX – July 2, 2015) The Plano YMCA has once again partnered with the Woodbridge Homeowners Association this summer to offer swim lessons to Woodbridge community families.
Swimmers of all ages are welcome, as there are classes offered for toddlers, children, and adults. Classes are offered for $70 in two week sessions and run Monday through Thursday of each week. Each class is 30 minutes long.
Senior Program Director Nick Echtenkamp explained that the lessons are offered at discounted rates because they are specifically for Woodbridge Homeowner’s Association members. Residents do not, however, have to members of the YMCA to take the lessons.
Echtenkamp explained that the YMCA offers this service to the community because swim lessons are essential for keeping children safe around the pool.
“Drowning is the 2nd leading cause of accidental death in children under the age of 14 and a child is 14 times more likely to drown in a residential pool than be killed in an automobile accident,” Echtenkamp said. “Through formal swim lesson instruction and the education of parents, the YMCA is working one kid at a time to lower those statistics. In the last 2 years we have taught over 400 kids in the Woodbridge community.”
“Anyone can learn how to swim with us,” YMCA Lifegaurd and Swimming Instructor Evan Scown said.
“Swimming is a survival skill. If a kid falls into a pool and doesn’t know how to swim, that’s horrible. What we are teaching is not just how to have fun in a pool, but learning how to actually survive if you fall or get pushed into a pool. The kids learn how to take control of themselves, swim to the wall and swim to safety.”
Session 2 of the Woodbridge Swimming lessons is currently underway, but there are still two more offered this summer. Sessions 3 and 4 are offered July 13-24 and July 27-August 7. Class times are as follows:
4:30-5:00pm - Parent/Child, Preschool and Youth
5:10-5:40pm - Parent/Child, Preschool and Youth
5:50-6:20pm - Preschool and Youth
6:30-7:00pm - Preschool and Youth
7:10-7:40pm - Youth and Adult
For more information, visit: https://www.ymcadallas.org/woodbridge_swim_lessons/
Submitted by BRN Media.