by William Crum
The time is 10 a.m., the place, the Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kan. This is where the world’s largest swim lesson was.
Throughout the world at 10 a.m. the lesson started. This year it was held at the Schlitterbahn.
Every year it gets bigger and bigger. Last year for example, there were 220 people participating; this year, however, they were predicting 250 or greater.
“We also do it at our other water parks as well. We are a proponent of water safety. For this reason, this is why we got involved with the world’s largest swim lesson,” said Layne Pitcher, promotional manager for Schlitterbahn.
According to Andrea Mitchell, director of aquatics for the Greater Kansas City YMCA, this is a program that teaches children about water safety. It also teaches them not be afraid of water. “This is what this program is about and this is why we of the YMCA are involved in such a program,” he said.
