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Bringing Vital Swim Lessons to Those Who Need it Most

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community conversationsJune 29, 2021 10:29 pm

Bringing Vital Swim Lessons to Those Who Need it Most

A North Texas YMCA group is working to bring swim lessons to those who need it most. They say, many drownings happen at apartment complex pools and that’s where a high population of immigrant, African American, and Hispanic families live. Alanna Quillen reports in today’s Community Conversation.

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Bringing Vital Swim Lessons to Those Who Need it Most

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