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Water Safety

With more than 2,000 lakes and rivers throughout the state, Idaho has one of the highest youth drowning rates in the country and the Kroc Center is committed to helping keep our kids’ water safe. Anyone watching children who are in, on, or around water must understand that water emergencies can happens quickly and suddenly. Any source of water is a potential danger, especially for young children and weak swimmers.

The American Red Cross Longfellow’s WHALE Tales lessons teach children about water safety in different environments, such as pools, waterparks, oceans, lakes and rivers. It teaches them about water hazards around the home and neighborhood and covers sun safety, boating safety and much more.

Did You Know

• Drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury-related death for children ages 1 to 14 years.
• Drowning usually happens quickly and silently—many children who drown in home pools were out of sight for less than 5 minutes and in the care of one or both parents at the time.
• Drowning can occur in both in and out of the home.
• Children under 1 year most often drown in bathtubs, buckets or toilets.
• Children ages 1 to 4 years most often drown in home pools.
• Older children most often drown in natural water settings such as lakes and rivers

No One Is Drown Proof

Participation in any swim lesson program cannot “drown proof” your child, despite what some may claim. No child is ever “drown proof.”
• Water Safety and Learn-to-Swim courses should be age-appropriate.
• Learning to swim well takes time. Do not expect that children will learn to swim in one set of lessons or even one season.

Water Safety Topics

Click on each topic below to learn more and download a worksheet.

3rd Grade Swim | April 1–June 6

The Cove Pool will be closed 10:45am–1:45pm, Monday–Friday from April 1–June 6, 2024

The 3rd Grade Swim Program is a unique partnership between The Salvation Army Kroc Center and North Idaho schools that allows students the opportunity to receive instruction in water safety and learn basic swimming skills. This year we are welcoming 1,754 students from 29 area schools to participate in this important outreach program!

Swimming is more than recreational fun, it’s a lifelong skill that can save lives. Idaho has one of the highest drowning rates in the nation which is why The Kroc Center believes it is vitally important that we provide this opportunity to all grade school students in our North Idaho area.

All session weeks are Monday–Friday, 10:45am–1:45pm. During these times the entire Cove Pool will be closed to the public to allow for effective swim lessons for area third graders.