Safety Around Water

Make water safety awareness a priority. Every day, ten people in the US loose their lives to drowning. About 1 in 5 of those fatalities are children under 14. The Wenatchee Valley YMCA is offering FREE community swim lessons to 500 youth, teens, and adults as part of our Y SPLASH outreach. Registration for the weeklong event opens on March 23. In addition to learning lifesaving water safety and self-rescue skills, participants can increase their physical activity by swimming. Swimming is also a motivation for self improvement, sportsmanship, and lifelong health.