Registrations open for eleventh annual World’s Largest Swimming Lesson

Registration for the 2020 World’s Largest Swimming Lesson™ (#WLSL2020) is officially open with the event taking place on six continents over 24 hours on Thursday, 18th June 2020. The event is a platform for the aquatics industry to use one voice to send a clear message about the crucial importance of teaching children to swim.

Organisers are urging aquatic facilities of all types to utilise the global, one-day event to increase awareness about the importance of learning to swim in their local communities. The worldwide event provides children and parents exposure to life-saving water safety skills while building awareness about the vital importance of teaching children to swim and undistracted adult supervision to help prevent drowning.

Individual host locations and aquatics providers can conduct the 30-minute lesson any time of day they choose on the 18th.

The World Health Organization has reported that drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury-related death, accounting for 7 % of all injury-related deaths worldwide. 

 In the US, drowning remains the leading cause of injury-related death for children ages 1 to 4, and the second leading cause for children under 14.

However, there is reason to hope. Since the WLSL event launched in 2010, the Swimming Lessons Save Lives™ message has been shared with more than two billion people in the US alone.

Facilities of all kinds are encouraged to join TEAM WLSL® in their mission to prevent childhood drowning through education.

To register go to www.wlsl.org/WLSL/host_an_event.aspx