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Free Swim Lessons Aim to Prevent Drowning
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (17+ words) LEX 18 News Free Swim Lessons Aim to Prevent Drowning...
Summer slide: How parents can keep kids learning before school starts this fall
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (273+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX NEWS) — Children may be enjoying their summer break, but education experts warn that time away from the classroom can lead to what's known as the "summer slide" — when students lose some of the academic progress they made…...
Goldfish Swim School hosts world's largest swim lesson to raise water safety awareness
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (164+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX NEWS) — Goldfish Swim School in Lexington is participating in the World's Largest Swim Lesson today, joining swim schools across the country to raise awareness about the importance of swim lessons and water safety for children. The American…...
Feeling like a summer weekend
1+ year, 8+ hour ago (279+ words) As we move into another weekend, we have more dry and very warm weather ahead. We have been dry for many days now, so you will need to continue to water the yard and gardens a little while longer. As…...
Water safety field trip teaches Frankfort students life-saving swimming skills
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (362+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — More than 100 students from Frankfort Independent Schools visited Lexington YMCAs Monday for free swim lessons. The 115-second and third graders hit the pool for a full day of swimming instruction, as part of a water safety field…...