On Tuesday, tens of thousands of kids and adults at aquatic facilities around the world united for the fourth year in a row to set a new Guinness World Record. The global record attempt for The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson took place at 11 a.m. The City of Sumter Aquatics Center served as an official host location facility for the WLSL 2013 event.
Team WLSL holds the current Guinness World Record for the largest simultaneous swimming lesson, which stands at 24,873 participants representing 15 different countries across five continents. The 2012 WLSL event generated more than 29 million media impressions, spreading the event’s important message to hundreds of thousands of families.
Drowning remains the leading cause of unintended injury-related death for children ages 1-5 and the second leading cause of accidental death for children under 14. Research shows participation in formal swimming lessons can reduce the risk of drowning by 88 percent among children ages 1 to 4.
Parents are invited to learn more about this event by visiting WLSL.org.
The Aquatics Center, located at 1115 S. Lafayette Drive, is open Tuesday through Friday from noon to 5 p.m., Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 2 to 6 p.m. Family night is held Sundays and Thursdays from 6:15 to 8 p.m.
Ages 13 years old and up must have a picture I.D. or be accompanied by an adult, while children younger than 13 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
From www.theitem.com
