Many thousands of babies that are younger than one have been taught how to float. Babies are normally taught how to float as their first step in learning how to swim. I know that I never learned how to float that early in life, but I’m tickled when new…
This short article is ugly. It is terrible! That’s the only way I can describe it. Four children that were 5 years and younger and one adult female have drowned near Houston in the last 4-weeks. None of these drowning victims knew how to swim, and I can’t say…
We need to all try to stop this horrible problem. Nearly 10 people per day die from unintentional (not boating related) drownings in the United States. Thus far, teaching, especially children, has not been declared on the “list of essential services” in Texas. Nearly 20% of those that…
I saw this story on television and it reminded me of why I became a swim instructor. I was watching NBC News and they had a video from a hotel security camera that shows a child nearly drowns in the hotel pool that had more than a dozen people…
These type of statistics are ugly to read. But, reading this type of information and discussing water safety can NEVER be taken lightly. Children have fun swimming and it gives them a lot of exercise at an early age. However, when we learn the historical drowning stats, it gives…
