Kingsport Aquatic Center hosts “World’s Largest Swim Lesson”
The Kingsport Aquatic Center is once again participating in this year’s World’s Largest Swim Lesson – an event created by the World Waterpark Association to promote the importance of swim safety worldwide.
The swim lesson will take place at the Kingsport Aquatic Center at 2 p.m. on June 22. The event is free with a KAC daily admission.
“One of our goals here at the Kingsport Aquatic Center is to teach water safety to all age groups,” said Aquatics Program Coordinator Madison Gump. “This event allows us to bring in a larger number of individuals at once to show them what water safety is all about and why it’s so important.”
Swimming is a life-saving skill for children and a vital tool to prevent drowning – the second leading cause of unintended, injury-related death for U.S. children ages 1-14. Research shows risk of drowning can be reduced by 88 percent if children participate in formal swimming lessons between the ages of 1-4.
Yet, a survey conducted by the American Red Cross in 2014 found that more than half of Americans (54 percent) either can’t swim or don’t have all of the basic swimming skills.
The Kingsport Aquatic Center offers American Red Cross-certified swim lessons year-round for all ages and abilities. To learn more about taking swim lessons at the KAC, visit swimkingsport.com or call 423-343-9758.