Safety Around Water Week Volunteer

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The Y is "America’s Swim Instructor" and the most accessible community resource to prevent drowning and encourage a lifelong enjoyment of swimming. The Y introduced the country to the concept of group swim lessons more than 100 years ago, (1909), and each year, the Y teaches more than a million children invaluable water safety and swimming skills. As one of the largest community-based organizations in the country, the Y owns or manages over 2,000 pools. Thanks to its size and reach, the Y is in a unique position to help bridge the gap in the delivery of swim lessons and water safety education in the U.S.-especially in under-served communities.

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

• Assistance with ushering families to the Family Changing rooms
  • 3:30-6:30PM
• Assistance with ushering families to appropriate swim lesson sections on deck
  • 3:30-6:30PM
• In water support with assigned swim lesson instructor (some knowledge of water and lesson structure)
  • 3:30-5:30PM
  • 5:00-7:00PM