EVERY YEAR. WELL, LOCAL POOLS ARE OPENING IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS, RIGHT? AND AS SUMMER APPROACHES, WATER SAFETY IS ALWAYS TOP OF MIND. DROWNING IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR KIDS AGES 5 TO 14. SO TODAY WE HAVE CHRISTINA KLAUSSNER, WHO IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SOUTHEAST YMCA AND A SWIM INSTRUCTOR. THANKS FOR BEING HERE, CHRISTINA. THANK YOU FOR THE INVITE. OF COURSE. I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE HEAR THAT STAT WE JUST GAVE, AND IT맥스카지노�S PROBABLY HARD FOR THEM TO BELIEVE, RIGHT? IT맥스카지노�S IT맥스카지노�S ALMOST 11 DROWNINGS A DAY THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. 4000 EVERY YEAR. IT맥스카지노�S IT맥스카지노�S STAGGERING AND A LOT OF TIMES PREVENTABLE AS WELL. CHRISTINA, YOU맥스카지노�VE TAUGHT SO MANY KIDS. HOW MANY HAVE YOU TAUGHT? I맥스카지노�VE BEEN IN AQUATICS FOR ABOUT 14 YEARS, SO I맥스카지노�M GOING TO GO IN THE THOUSANDS. AND WHEN I TELL YOU THERE맥스카지노�S NOTHING BETTER THAN TEACHING A CHILD HOW TO SWIM. WATCHING THAT LIGHT BULB CLICK WHERE THEY GO FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER. IT맥스카지노�S IT맥스카지노�S IT맥스카지노�S BEAUTIFUL. IT맥스카지노�S BEAUTIFUL. I WOULD IMAGINE FOR PARENTS ARE THANKFUL THAT YOU맥스카지노�RE THE ONE TEACHING THEM. BUT TELL US ABOUT LIKE, THE WATER SAFETY CLASSES. IT맥스카지노�S NOT JUST ABOUT TEACHING THEM HOW TO PADDLE THEIR ARMS AND LEGS. WHAT KIND OF WATER SAFETY ASPECTS DO YOU INCLUDE? YEAH. SO HERE AT THE Y WE FOCUS ON TWO KEY SKILL SEQUENCES. SO IT맥스카지노�S JUMP, PUSH TURN, GRAB MEANING THEY FALL INTO THE WATER. THEY PUSH OFF THE GROUND, TURN AROUND, GRAB THAT WALL FOR SAFETY AND EXIT THEMSELVES OUT OF THE POOL. SO WE TEACH THEM THAT FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS. IF THEY EVER FALL OR GET PUSHED INTO A POOL, MAYBE THEY맥스카지노�RE AT A POOL PARTY. SOMEBODY PUSHES, PUSHES THEM IN. WE WANT THEM TO KNOW, HEY, THIS IS WHAT I HAVE TO DO TO GET OUT OF THE POOL AND SAVE MYSELF. AND THEN WE TEACH THEM SWIM, FLOAT, SWIM, WHICH IS SWIM TEN FEET. TURN OVER ON THAT BACK, GET A BREATH, TURN BACK OVER AND GET TO SAFETY. SO SWIMMING IS EXHAUSTING SOMETIMES, SO MAKING SURE THAT THEY REALIZE, HEY, IF I NEED TO TAKE A BREAK AND CATCH MY BREATH, I CAN ROLL OVER ON MY BACK, CATCH MY BREATH, AND GET BACK TO SAFETY. SO THOSE ARE TWO OF OUR BIG SKILLS THAT WE TEACH HERE AT THE Y. NOW, THE WATER SAFETY CLASSES THAT ARE COMING UP ON MAY 15TH THROUGH THE 17TH ARE IMPORTANT, BUT IS THIS SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT CHILDREN TO COME TO WHO HAVE NEVER BEEN IN A POOL, WHO HAVE NEVER DONE SWIM LESSONS? YEAH, YEAH. SO THESE ARE REALLY GOING TO BE FOCUSED ON NEW SWIMMERS AND MAYBE PEOPLE THAT HAVEN맥스카지노�T HAD ACCESS TO POOL. SO WE맥스카지노�RE GOING TO DO A 45 MINUTE SWIM LESSON FOCUSING ON THOSE TWO SKILLS. AND THEN WE맥스카지노�RE GOING TO HAVE SOME PARENT EDUCATION TALKING ABOUT PHONES DOWN AS UP. A LOT OF DROWNINGS OCCUR WHERE A PARENT IS THERE. THEY MIGHT BE BARBECUING OR TEXTING AND THEY DON맥스카지노�T KNOW WHAT맥스카지노�S GOING ON IN THE POOL. SO MAKING SURE WE맥스카지노�RE EDUCATING OUR PARENTS AND OUR CAREGIVERS, HEY, YOU NEED TO BE A WATER WASHER WHEN YOUR KIDDOS ARE IN THE POOL. WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW TO SIGN UP OUR KIDS FOR THESE WATER SAFETY CLASSES AND ANYTHING ELSE YOU GUYS HAVE GOING ON AT THE Y. YEAH. SO HEAD OVER TO OUR WEBSITE W W W SOUTH LOUISVILLE DOT. WE맥스카지노�RE GOING TO HAVE FREE CLINICS IN ALL OF OUR YMCAS WITH SWIMMING POOLS. AGAIN ONE HOUR LONG. SO SIGN UP. WE HAVE A LOT OF OPEN SPOTS. AND WE맥스카지노�VE ALSO GOT SUMMER CAMP OPEN AS WELL. SO GET THEM IN THE POOL ONE WAY OR THE OTHER FOR SURE. IT맥스카지노�S COMING QUICK. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? SUMMER IS ALMOST HERE. SCHOOL맥스카지노�S OUT IN TWO WEEKS. THEY맥스카지노�VE GOT THIS WEEK AND NEXT WEEK. AT LEAST FOR J-C-P-S AND SUMMER CAMPS HERE. YES. WE HAD OUR FIRST DAY OF TRAINING WITH STAFF LAST NIGHT. WE맥스카지노�RE PLAYING OUR GAMES. REPEAT AFTER ME SONGS AND I맥스카지노�M LIKE, IT맥스카지노�S COMING. WE맥스카지노�RE ABOUT TO HAVE ABOUT 100 KIDS IN OUR BRANCH AND WE맥스카지노�RE VERY EXCITED. THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT. GET SIGNED UP FOR SWIM LESSONS, WATER