The City of Tucson is offering free swimming lessons for children this summer through a program funded by the Pima County Health Department.
The lessons will be available at 11 Tucson recreation pools and are divided into two age groups: children ages 6 months to 3 years old, who participate with a parent or caregiver, and children and teens ages 3 to 17.
Paul Hillman, an aquatics program coordinator with the city, said the younger classes focus heavily on water safety.
“If a child falls in, can they get to a wall, can they go on their back, can they breathe?” Hillman questions…