The Tampa Park and Recreation Department will host free swim lessons Thursday as part of the "World's Largest Swim Lesson."
Hundreds of Tampa Bay area children will get free swimming lessons from instructors.
Starting at 9 a.m. ET Thursday, the pool locations are:
• Bobby Hicks Pool, 4201 W. Mango Ave., 33616
• Copeland Pool, 11001 N 15th St., 33612
• Cuscaden Pool, 2900 N 15th St., 33605
• Cyrus Greene Pool, 2101 E Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd., 33603
• Danny Del Rio Pool, 10105 N Boulevard, 33603
• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Pool, 2200 N. Oregon Ave., 33607
• Interbay Pool, 4321 Estrella Ave., 33629
• Loretta Ingraham Pool, 1611 N Hubert Ave., 33607
• Roy Jenkins Pool, 154 Columbia Dr., 33606
• Spicola Family Pool, 2615 E Corrine St., 33605
• Sulphur Springs Pool, 701 E Bird St., 33604
• Williams Park Pool, 4362 E Osborne Ave., 33610
Thursday's event goes until 11 a.m. ET.
Registration for the event will take place prior to the start of the lessons at the locations.
The purpose of the worldwide lessons is to provide kids and parents exposure to life-saving water safety skills. The lessons also build awareness about the importance of teaching children to swim to help prevent drowning.
The World Health Organization estimates drowning is one of the top five causes of death for people ages 1-14 in 48 of the 85 countries it monitors around the world. Last year, 41,814 kids and adults participated in the World's Largest Swim Lesson in 27 countries.
The annual event began in 2010.
Go to the city’s Facebook event for more information.
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