Saturday’s Water Safety Day event helped educate the community and gave parents the opportunity to sign their kids up for free swimming lessons.
Drownings have increased dramatically over the last decade, according to a new report from the CDC. The findings come as Washington recognized May 15 as "Water Safety Day" for the first time.On Saturday, the non-profit organization No More Under teamed up with the City of Seattle and the YMCA to hold its first water safety day event. "Drowning is 100% preventable," said Chezik Tsunoda, founder of No More Under.
Safety is something Seattle Parks and Rec aquatic manager Mike Plympton and the Program Exec for Aquatics at YMCA Greater Seattle Catherine Earley can’t stress enough. "I think whatever we can do to make sure that stuff like swim lessons is accessible is our main mission," Plympton said."We like to teach kids about asking for permission before getting into the water," Earley said.
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