Shannon@theswimstrongfoundation.org
Swim Strong Foundation Celebrates Pool Safety
Week
Swim Strong is delighted to share that we area recognized partner in the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission’s“Pool Safely” campaign. So proud of our team member Storm and all of his accomplishments to date!
July 19h,
2012, New York, NY—
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces its “Pool Safely”
campaign in conjunction with Pool Safety Week.
Swim Strong Foundation is joining efforts to encourage water safety and
pool safety locally through its swim programs in Queens and Brooklyn. http://www.poolsafely.gov/partner-organizations/meet-our-partners/
According
to The Consumer Product Safety Commission’s latest findings released earlier
this summer, drowning is the #1 cause of death for children 1-4. It is the 2Nd leading cause of
death in all youth under 14. Minority
children 5-14 are three times more likely to die from drowning than Caucasian
children. Meet Storm http://www.poolsafely.gov/share-your-stories/
Swim
Strong Foundation wants to do something about this. For the most part drowning IS preventable. All year long they
provide low cost swim programs to NYC youth that teach swimming skills and
water safety in an effort to eradicate drowning. This week, parents have been invited to get
in the pool with their children for special, pool safety workshops.
If
you or your child is not currently involved in a swim program, there are still
steps they can take to make sure they practice pool safety:
• Stay
within an arm’s reach of your children at all times in and around the pool
• Never
swim without a lifeguard.
• Assign
a “Water Watcher
• Never
swim alone
• Take
swim lessons at any age before regularly using a pool
• Learn
CPR
• Don’t
mix alcohol with swimming and pools
• Know
the depth of the water and don’t swim in deep water if you’re a beginner
Join
the celebration by following these tips during Pool Safety Week and all
summer. If you would like to sign up for
swim lessons please contact Shawn Slevin at shawn.slevin@theswimstrongfoundation.org. Swim Strong and
Pool Safely.
And to promote awareness, I am happy to invite adult family members of CURRENT program members , who do not swim, into the pool with us for a 30 minute Introduction to the water this Saturday at both FMP and FRHS. You will need flip flops/pool shoes/or bare feet, your suit cap and goggles and towel.
At FMP, it will be during the 8-9 time frame.
(Remember at FMP that you can’t use the lockers…bring your bag out with you
onto the deck) At FRHS, we need to be a bit flexible as it could be somewhere
in the 11:30-12:30 timeframe.
Pls do respond to me as to who wants to GET
Wet and celebrate Pool Safety Week with us
Coach Shawn
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