Summer Drownings ‘Snapshot’ Paints a Tragic Picture
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 6, 2011 — While most families will hold fond memories of the fun they had this summer, at least 1,592 families who lost a loved one to drowning will remember the summer of 2011 with sorrow.
“This summer was marred by tragedy for too many families,” says Mick N…
Thousands of Kids Around the Globe to Participate in The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson(TM) – June 3, 2010
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., May 24, 2010 — More than 10,000 children on 4 continents will bob, float and flutter kick their way into the record books by participating in The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson(TM) at 2 p.m. GMT on Thursday, June 3rd.
Hundreds of aquatic facilities from Disney’s…
New Water Safety Standard Needed in Order to End Drowning
Teaching people to stroke to the side of a pool does not meet the need of the majority of those who do not know how to survive in water
SARASOTA, Fla., Feb. 17, 2009 — On the eve of the National Drowning Prevention Alliance meeting in Miami, February 23-24, Miracle Swimming Institute(TM) (MSI) of Saras…