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We don't teach lessons. We teach PEOPLE HOW TO SWIM! Here are some of the many benefits of swimming.
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- Swimming helps kids learn to set goals and work to achieve them.
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- Swimmers tend to be academic achievers.
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- Swimming builds confidence and self-reliance.
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- Swimming is the only sport that can save your life.
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- Swimming is one of the few sports you can do throughout your lifetime.
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- Swimming is the best possible exercise. It works all the body’s muscles and burns the most calories.
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- Swimming makes children better athletes.
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- Having a great relationship with the water opens up a whole host of other water sports and opportunities.
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- Swimming well provides a lifetime of health and fitness.
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- Swimming is the first lessons your child needs. They are the only lessons that could save your child life.
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- A swimming pool is 14 times more likely than a motor vehicle to be involved in the death of a child age 4 and under.
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- 70% of all preschoolers who drown are in the care of one or both parents at the time of drowning. 75% are missing for 5 minutes or less.
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- Drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury-related death for children between the age of 1 and 14.
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- 9 people drown in the United States every day.
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- Children aren't the only ones at risk. In 2000, victims ranging in age from 15-44 accounted for 45% of all drowning deaths in the United States.
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- No one is ever drown-proof.
However, being able to swim 400 yards continuously lowers the chance of ever drowning exponentially.
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- Being able to swim 400 yards continuously means you can:
scuba dive, snorkel, become a lifeguard, compete in triathlons, play water polo, be on a swim team, teach swimming and much more.
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- Learning to swim is an ability, like walking, that is part of growing up.
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