Safety Around Water

THE WORLD IS 71% WATER.
ARE YOUR KIDS 100% PREPARED?

Teaching children how to be safe around water is not a luxury; it is a necessity. The YMCA’s Safety Around Water program can help you make sure they learn essential water safety skills, which can open up a world of possibilities for them to satisfy their curiosity safely.

What Is Safety Around Water?

Through learning how to perform a sequenced set of skills over eight lessons of 40 minutes each, the risk of drowning is reduced, giving your child confidence in and around water.

A typical session includes:

Exercises to help kids adjust to being in water
Instruction in “Jump, Push, Turn, Grab” and “Swim, Float, Swim,” two skill sets kids can use if they unexpectedly find themselves in the water
Specific safety topics, like what to do if you see someone in the water who needs help
Fun activities that reinforce skills

SWIM LESSONS

The YMCA Swim Lesson Curriculum is a core group of aquatic skills every person needs to be safe around water. Students begin with and build upon skills they are ready to learn, helping them to celebrate their successes, build self-confidence, and enjoy learning to swim and water safety.

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APARTMENT SWIM

Often children are left unsupervised in apartment pools, and research shows a high population of immigrant families in Dallas living in these complexes have children who do not know how to swim. Using apartment community pools, our staff actively engage and teach children from area complexes to swim at NO COST.

WE'RE HIRING

We're hiring lifeguards and swim instructors to be a part of our association's elite crew of swim staff!

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You can really tell the impact that the swim lessons have on the kids. I remember one day I was visiting a friend at an apartment complex that I had taught lessons at before and as we were walking by the apartment pool I saw one of my previous students teaching his little sister the same skills I taught him at Safety Around Water. I was so amazed on what I saw and realized that what I can teach them in 30-minute lessons can go so far.

— Tyler Shannon, a lifeguard for Safety Around Water

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO is a campaign centered on educating our communities about drowning dangers and essential water safety rules. The YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas, Children’s Health, Alliance Data, the Safe Kids Greater Dallas, and Independent Pool and Spa Service Association (IPSSA) are committed to providing communities with effective swim safety presentations and ongoing educational information. The YMCA and our vital partners in this initiative are committed to keeping children safe in and around water and providing the knowledge needed to prevent potentially dangerous and fatal situations.