Maggie Flecknow of Houston CW39 Newsfix spent several hours at the Houston Swim Club to learn valuable water safety tips. During the live broadcast, HSC's Tammy Schoen explained many important lessons including teaching your child to swim, keeping your pool at home safe and secure, using life jackets when out in the water, and teaching children to "Throw Don't Go".
See the video above as we demonstrate how to rescue someone in the water!
I cannot tell you how much joy, relief and pride it brings me to have a 3 year old who cannot only swim, but LOVES being in the water.
A dad speaks about his son drowning in a backyard pool. Since then, he and his wife have become active advocates for water safety and drowning prevention.
We're combining our Sharpstown Student of the Month feature with the #10yearchallenge!