NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — New Hutchinson YMCA Aquatics Director Sharla Powell wants people to know that if you need to learn to swim, now is the time.
"The best way you can prevent your child from drowning is to teach them how to swim," said Powell. "What better gift to give your kid?"
David Foster with the Y said they are teaching a lot of kids right now.
"In just our monthly classes, we've got around 55 kids," Foster said. "That doesn't count our academy, so around 60-75 total, usually, a month, sometimes it goes up a little more than that, based on our Y swim team numbers."
It doesn't take long to learn how to not drown, and yet, swimming is also a sport you can do for a lifetime.
"Safety, we can do that in probably a month or two, depending on the child, after we, you know, go through all those steps, then we start teaching the stroke development and gearing everything towards our swim team and swim team in high school."
For more information on swimming at the Hutchinson YMCA, go online or give them a call at (620) 662-1203.
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