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Jaiya Allen holds onto the life preserver during a rescue demonstration. (Photo by Paige Wilson)
Children eagerly raise their hands to participate in water rescue demonstrations. (Photo by Paige Wilson)
Palm Coast Recreation Supervisor of Aquatics James Hirst instructs students. (Photo by Paige Wilson)
Instructor Angelica Cortes and student Trinity Middlemiss demonstrate a reaching water rescue method. (Photo by Paige Wilson)
Jaiya Allen throws a life preserver into the pool during a rescue presentation. (Photo by Paige Wilson)
Participants practice floating on their backs. (Photo by Paige Wilson)
Zoe Cobb adjusts her goggles. (Photo by Paige Wilson)
Kierra Coltraine practices her freestyle stroke. (Photo by Paige Wilson)
David Trujillo and Zaiyan Hardy kick water as if they're swimming. (Photo by Paige Wilson)
Students practice swimming by holding onto the wall and kicking water. (Photo by Paige Wilson)
Jewel West and Olivia Suddreth practice kicking water. (Photo by Paige Wilson)
Trinity Perry (center) practices kicking water. (Photo by Paige Wilson)
Participants splash around at the end of the lesson. (Photo by Paige Wilson)
Gabriella Calderon splashes water after the lesson. (Photo by Paige Wilson)
Lauren Rutledge celebrates at the end of the lesson. (Photo by Paige Wilson)
About 90 children with Palm Coast's Fun in the Sun Summer camp participated in the lesson. (Photo by Paige Wilson)
From the side of the Frieda Zamba pool June 22, Palm Coast Recreation Supervisor of Aquatics James Hirst grabbed a megaphone and led about 90 splashing elementary-school-age youngsters through drills on treading water, the freestyle stroke, floating in the water and basic rescue procedures.
The 30-minute lesson for the children was part of the World's Largest Swimming Lesson,™which Palm Coast was participating in for the sixth year.
"It's letting people know how important swim lessons are and water safety is, as well," Hirst said.
The kids were participants in Palm Coast's Fun in the Sun Summer Camp.
The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson™is a global event created by the World Waterpark Association in 2010 to educate the public about the importance of teaching children to swim in order to prevent drowning, according to the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson™webpage.
This year, 25 countries took part in the worldwide water safety day, according to the World's Largest Swimming Lesson™ Facebook page.
