Waterloo Pool in Denison will be participating in a special swimming event this week. The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson will take place at noon Thursday at the pool located at 1501 W. Brock Street in Denison.
“This event is designed to build awareness about the vital importance of teaching kids to swim and help to prevent drowning,” information about the event said. We are excited to welcome many swimmers and join aquatic facilities across the globe to help bring this vision to life.”
Smaller lessons the public can sign up to take will take place at 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. that day.
“We are excited to welcome the community, raise awareness about water safety, and support this life-saving initiative,” the release said.
The Denison pool is not the only one participating in the event.
“What’s exciting about the WLSL event is that so many organizations and individual aquatic facilities come together to make it happen,” the Worlds Largest Swimming Lesson website says. “The WLSL event helps capture the passion we have for this critical issue as individuals and focuses all that energy on one message for one day.
“The 2025 World’s Largest Swimming Lesson will take place on Thursday, June 26th. Host locations can host a large special event or conduct swim lessons through out the day to best suit their operation schedule. Let’s make a difference by working together this summer. After all, learning to swim and the exposure to water safety skills and messages that swimming lessons offer provides a lifelong foundation for drowning prevention.”
This event is 15 years.
“Since its inception in 2010, TEAM WLSL has shared the message Swimming Lesson Save Lives with billions of kids and adults,” the website says. “By joining our voices together, members of TEAM WLSL believe that we can make a positive difference in the lives of children and adults around the world and drive home the message that learning to swim is as important to general safety as wearing a helmet when riding a bike or wearing a seat belt when riding in a car.”
