LDC SWIM School / Lynnhaven Dive Center

Water Safety Tip: Always remove pool toys after swim time.

Toys left in or around the water can attract curious kids back to the pool when no one’s watching—creating a serious drowning risk. A quick cleanup helps prevent accidents and keeps your pool area safe.

As we honor the brave men and women who have served our country, let us also remember to stay safe while enjoying the water this weekend.

Memorial Day officially kicks off the summer season. Please practice responsible water safety habits such as wearing U.S Coast Guard approved life jackets whenever boating, on docks and in or around open water , never swimming alone, and designating an undistracted water watcher to supervise children at all times.

Remember to use the 5 Layers of Protection:
1. Barriers and alarms
2. Supervision
3. Water Competency
4. Life Jackets
5. Emergency Preparation

Let’s honor our heroes 🇺🇸 by making water safety a top priority.

Visit www.ndpa.org for free water safety resources to help keep you and your family safer around water.

May is National Water Safety Month. Water Safety Tip of the day: Remove pool toys after swimming. Toys can entice children to enter the pool unsupervised, increasing the risk of accidental falls and drowning.

In our swim lessons, we integrate water safety in every lesson, where children ask for permission before entering the water for pool toys. Swim lessons play a vital role in creating a safer environment with reinforcement of important water habits.

Now enrolling local swim lessons: https://app.jackrabbitclass.com/regv2.asp?id=523230

Let’s go swimming!

Olympic Gold Medalists Give Lesson in Swim Safety Ahead of Summer Olympic gold medal-swimmers Rowdy Gaines and Kate Douglass join TODAY to share important lessons in water safety ahead of the summer season. They highlight the benefits of getting children in swim lessons at an early age, break down the importance of alert distraction-free water supervisors, and giv...

According to the U.S. Coast Guard's 2024 Recreational Boating Statistics: there were 3,887 reported boating incidents in 2024 and 556 reported deaths. Learn More at: https://safeboatingcampaign.com/

May is National Water Safety Month - did you know?

Drowning is the #1 cause of death for children ages 1-4. Formal swim lessons between ages of 1 and 4 have been shown to help reduce the risk of drowning by 88%!

Now enrolling local swim lessons: https://app.jackrabbitclass.com/regv2.asp?id=523230

Let’s go swimming!

in Water Safer in Life!

𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗕𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝗿.

Yes—drowning prevention is serious.
Yes—we need parents to understand the risks.
But fear alone is not a safety plan.

At Aquatica, we believe children should learn to respect water… not fear it.

Because fear freezes.
Panic creates poor decisions.

And children who are taught to fear water often struggle to build the calm confidence they need when real aquatic problem-solving matters most.

We are not here to create water-fearful kids.

We are here to create Water Smart Kids™ 💙

Children who can:
✔ understand risk
✔ stay calm under pressure
✔ make safer choices
✔ respond instead of panic
✔ build confidence through real skills
✔ safely enjoy pools, beaches, rivers, and family water moments

There is a big difference between:
“Stay away from water.” and “Learn how to move safely around water.”
That difference changes lives.

Water safety should never be built on panic.
It should be built on:
🛟 education
🛟 supervision
🛟 aquatic literacy
🛟 consistency
🛟 confidence
🛟 family habits that last for life
Because the goal is not to make children afraid of water.

The goal is to teach them how to live safely around it.

At Aquatica, we teach preparation over panic.
Skills over shortcuts.
Confidence over fear.

Because safer children become stronger families.

💬 Do you think fear helps children stay safer around water—or does confidence teach better?

Let’s talk 👇