Why the city wants your kids to start swim lessons at 6 months old

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THAT ARE TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX.
2-JOHN:IT'S SUMMER.. AND YOU
KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS IN
CENTRAL TEXAS..TIME TO BREAK
OUT THE TRUNKS AND HEAD TOWARD
SOME KIND OF BODY OF WATER.
2-SALLY:FUN IN THE WATER CAN
ALSO TURN DANGEROUS.FOR SOME
PERSPECTIVE TAKE A LOOK AT
THIS.DROWNING IS THE SECOND
MOST COMMON CAUSE OF DEATH FOR
KIDS FROM AGE ONE TO 14.THAT'S
ACCORDING TO THE CENTERS FOR
DISEASE CONTROL.THREE KIDS DIE
EVERY DAY AS A RESULT OF
DROWNING.BUT IT'S NOT JUST
CHILDREN..YOUNG ADULTS FROM
AGE 15 TO 24 ARE ALSO AT A
HIGH RISK OF DROWNING.THE CITY
OF AUSTIN WANTS TO MAKE YOUR
FAMILY A LITTLE SAFER WHEN YOU
DIVE IN.CHRIS DAVIS JOINS US
WITH MORE.CHRIS:JOHN, SALLY..
SWIM LESSONS START TODAY AT
POOLS ACROSS AUSTIN..AND WHEN
YOU'RE READY TO JUMP IN.. THE
CITY WANTS TO MAKE SURE YOU
COME BACK OUT.MAKE SURE YOU
THE CITY WANTS TO
MAKE SURE YOU COME BACK OUT.
LEARNING TO SWIM DOESN'T
HAPPEN ALL AT ONCE.TANIA
MIRANDA'S DAUGHTER ZOE WASN'T
THRILLED ABOUT IT AT FIRST.
TANIA MIRANDA: "AT THE
BEGINNING SHE WAS SCREAMING
AND CRYING AND EVERYTHING, BUT
NOW SHE'S FINE."THE
THREE-ALMOST-FOUR YEAR OLD
TAKES LESSONS AT WATERLOO
SWIMMING IN NORTHWEST AUSTIN.
KIDS HERE ARE LEARNING A SKILL
THAT COULD SAVE THEIR LIVES.
TANIA MIRANDA: "WE NEVER KNOW
WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN, SO
IT'S MORE LIKE A PREVENTIVE
THING."JODI JAY: "YOU DON'T
HAVE TO BE AN EXCELLENT
SWIMMER TO HELP YOURSELF IN
THE WATER."THAT'S WHY THE CITY
STARTS LESSONS AT SIX MONTHS
OLD.YOUR KIDS WON'T LEARN TO
SWIM AT THAT AGE.. BUT IT'LL
HELP WHEN THEY'RE READY.JODI
JAY: "WHAT WE'RE DOING WHEN
WE'RE TEACHING YOUNGER KIDS
SWIM LESSONS, WE'RE ACTUALLY
TEACHING THEM HOW TO BE
COMFORTABLE IN THE WATER."
"READY, BIG BREATH."LESSONS
START AT 6 MONTHS HERE AT
WATERLOO, TOO.TANIA MIRANDA:
"OH, OKAY.INSTRUCTOR: YEAH,
SHE'S DOING REALLY GOOD. WE
JUST HAVE ONE MORE THING AND
THEN WE'RE GOING TO BE GOOD TO
GRADUATE."TANIA MIRANDA:
"THAT'S GOOD NEWS."ZOE'S READY
FOR SUMMER.TANIA MIRANDA: "I
THINK SHE'S MORE CONFIDENT."
MOM IS, TOO.
CHRIS:AND WHILE THE LESSONS
START AT 6 MONTHS.. THEY'RE
OPEN TO ANY AGE.THE CITY HAS
ADULT LESSONS TOO.SWIM LESSONS
THROUGH THE CITY ARE A LITTLE
LESS THAN 60 DOLLARS FOR EIGHT
SESSIONS..YOU CAN REGISTER AT
THE LINK ON OUR WEBSITE..BUT
THE CITY AQUATICS DIVISION
SAYS.. EVEN IF YOU DON'T TAKE
THEM WITH THEIR INSTRUCTORS..
TAKING LESSONS MIGHT SAVE YOUR
LFIE.BACK TO YOU.SALLY:
DROWNING IN REAL LIFE DOESN'T
LOOK LIKE IT DOES IN THE
MOVIES.THERE ARE NO REAL
SIGNS-- YOU DON'T SEE PEOPLE
FLAILING- EXPERTS SAY IT CAN
BE VERY SUBTLE.EVEN THE
EXPERIENCED SWIMMER CAN DROWN.
AUSTIN TRAVIS COUNTY EMS TOLD
US THEY PROVIDE POOL SAFETY
AND C-P-R COURSES FOR FREE-
YOU JUST HAVE TO REACH OUT
THEM.JOHN:THE CITY OF AUSTIN
STILL NEEDS LIFEGUARDS FOR THE
SUMMER.UP TO 350 ARE NEEDED.
THE CITY IS ALSO HIRING
SWIMMING INSTRUCTORS.FOR MORE
INFORMATION YOU

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Why the city wants your kids to start swim lessons at 6 months old

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