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/global/recreation/home.page 2024-06-19 2024-06-19T14:30:00.000Z 10 30 am Julienne Gage [email protected] Miami-Dade Parks to participate in World’s Largest Swimming Lesson on June 20 On Thursday, June 20, the Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation, and Open Spaces Department will participate in the Guinness Book of World Records’ World’s Largest Swimming Lesson (WLSL), an annual event uniting aquatics facilities from around the world to raise awareness about the critical need for water safety education and swimming lessons to prevent drownings. On Thursday, June 20, the Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation, and Open Spaces Department will participate in the Guinness Book of World Records’ World’s Largest Swimming Lesson (WLSL), an annual event uniting aquatics facilities from around the world to raise awareness about the critical need for water safety education and swimming lessons to prevent drownings.   Throughout the day, as part of their enrollment in the Parks’ Learn2Swim program, children from ages six to 14 who take Learn2Swim classes at Miami-Dade Parks pools will participate in the simultaneous worldwide swimming lesson.  The event will begin in the morning and run throughout the day at Miami-Dade’s <a href="https://www.miamidade.gov/parks/tropical-estates.asp">Tropical Estates Park Pool,</a> <a href="https://www.miamidade.gov/parks/oak-grove.asp">Oak Grove Park (Fr. Gerard Jean Juste Community Center)</a> , <a href="https://www.miamidade.gov/parks/wilbur-bell.asp">Wilbur B. Bell Park (West Perrine Aquatic Center)</a>, and <a href="https://www.miamidade.gov/parks/south-dade.asp">South Dade Park Aquatic Center</a>. These four Miami-Dade County pools will join water safety and training organizations, waterparks, aquatic centers, YMCAs, and swim schools around the world on this day universally designated to send one focused message: Swimming Lessons Save Lives.   The group swimming lessons will cover basic swim strokes, learning how to stay safe in and around water, and the importance of adult supervision when swimming. Miami-Dade Parks, as a host location, will be responsible for counting, recording, and submitting the total number of lesson participants to the World Waterpark Association to qualify as part of the final official count of the 2024 World’s Largest Swimming Lesson.  Florida has the highest number of drownings of any state in the nation, and in Miami-Dade County, drowning is the leading cause of death for children ages one to nine. But studies show that participation in formal swimming lessons can reduce that risk by 88%. no Miami-Dade Parks’ Summer Learn2Swim Program Participants, ages 6-14 The World’s Largest Swim Lesson Guiness World Record event sends message that “Swimming Lessons Save Lives” to millions around the globe Tropical Estates Park Pool: (305) 221-5041 Oak Grove Park (Fr. Gerard Jean Juste Community Center): (305) 944-8670 Wilbur B. Bell Park (West Perrine Aquatic Center): (305) 235-2053 South Dade Park Aquatic Center: (305) 248-1386 06 20 2024 10 00 a.m. 07 00 p.m. For precise times at each pool, please call ahead to the pool of interest to double check class hours at that location. 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MIAMI-DADE ( June 19, 2024 )–

On Thursday, June 20, the Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation, and Open Spaces Department will participate in the Guinness Book of World Records’ World’s Largest Swimming Lesson (WLSL), an annual event uniting aquatics facilities from around the world to raise awareness about the critical need for water safety education and swimming lessons to prevent drownings.

Throughout the day, as part of their enrollment in the Parks’ Learn2Swim program, children from ages six to 14 who take Learn2Swim classes at Miami-Dade Parks pools will participate in the simultaneous worldwide swimming lesson.

The event will begin in the morning and run throughout the day at Miami-Dade’s Tropical Estates Park Pool, Oak Grove Park (Fr. Gerard Jean Juste Community Center) , Wilbur B. Bell Park (West Perrine Aquatic Center), and South Dade Park Aquatic Center. These four Miami-Dade County pools will join water safety and training organizations, waterparks, aquatic centers, YMCAs, and swim schools around the world on this day universally designated to send one focused message: Swimming Lessons Save Lives.

The group swimming lessons will cover basic swim strokes, learning how to stay safe in and around water, and the importance of adult supervision when swimming. Miami-Dade Parks, as a host location, will be responsible for counting, recording, and submitting the total number of lesson participants to the World Waterpark Association to qualify as part of the final official count of the 2024 World’s Largest Swimming Lesson.

Florida has the highest number of drownings of any state in the nation, and in Miami-Dade County, drowning is the leading cause of death for children ages one to nine. But studies show that participation in formal swimming lessons can reduce that risk by 88%.

Who:

Miami-Dade Parks’ Summer Learn2Swim Program Participants, ages 6-14

What:

The World’s Largest Swim Lesson Guiness World Record event sends message that “Swimming Lessons Save Lives” to millions around the globe

When:

June 20, 2024 — 10:00 a.m. — 07:00 p.m.

Where:

Tropical Estates Park Pool: (305) 221-5041 Oak Grove Park (Fr. Gerard Jean Juste Community Center): (305) 944-8670 Wilbur B. Bell Park (West Perrine Aquatic Center): (305) 235-2053 South Dade Park Aquatic Center: (305) 248-1386

Editors Note:

For precise times at each pool, please call ahead to the pool of interest to double check class hours at that location.

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