GALLERY: Sport & Health Participates in Guinness Attempt
Several county pools participated in the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson to raise awareness about a leading cause of accident deaths in children 1-5.
The official worldwide number of participants is not yet known, but 50 Ashburn swimmers at the Brambleton Sport & Health Club participated in a coordinated attempt to break a Guinness World Record for The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson, or WLSL. WLSL organizers in Overland Park, Kansas, anticipated more than 30,000 kids would splash their way to the record, while raising awareness that drowning, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, remains the second-leading cause of accident deaths in children ages 1-5. According to the WLSL, research shows swimming lessons can reduce the risk of drowning by 88 percent for children ages 1-4. “Parents understand how important it is to protect kids by using car seats and requiring …
