Littlefield reporting.
According to deputies, all
children were wearing their
life jackets. Thank goodness. >> We continue to talk about
>> We continue to talk about
the importance of swim safety
this summer.
>> Yes, joining us this morning
with some helpful tips is Tony Guillory with the W of the YMCA
Guillory with the W of the YMCA
of Greater Houston. Good
Morning, Tony. How you doing?
>> Good morning. How are you?
Were great or a having trouble
speaking this morning. Other than that. It’s all good.
than that. It’s all good.
Now we do not want is trouble
in the pool this weekend.
And as we’ve been seeing the
forecast, Tony, I mean, this is
this is going to be
exceptionally hot weather this
weekend. What should folks really be aware of?
really be aware of?
>> Well, you know, going into
the water, they really should
be aware you know, always woman
with the money being on those little long. We tell people
little long. We tell people
that all the time as fall rolls
may see him pull covers.
And I’m just avoid come because
they just above the pool goers and mission that you’re paying
and mission that you’re paying
attention at the pool like
meeting Prince of cell phones
down, you know, put some months
down and being very, very
because children contentious,
simple way out of plain And then also that’s not least this
then also that’s not least this
is going to be really So this
to come, you, buddy, a lot with
>> That’s so true. And I don’t
think you can forgo the
sunscreen, put it on and
reapply. Tony. Let’s talk about something and other bodies of
something and other bodies of
water. Folks are heading to
the golfer. You plan to go to
the lake this summer. You need
other some techniques at the
ready. What should people plan for?
>> Definitely, you should have,
you know the show, you know,
the depth of the water, but
also everyone should have a
live check in with them or even the on them. I don’t care if
the on them. I don’t care if
your child and teen and adult
because, you know, water turns
the water conditions can be
very Different from this label. They can take you out. Well,
They can take you out. Well,
you know, make sure that you
don’t cross the lies. That is
if the water bill has players
will make sure that you have
Coast Guard approved life going checked in with you at all
checked in with you at all
times and stay away from it.
There are in play the devices.
Don’t bring up the pool floaty
and expect that right be at the
beach. Sure.
>> Hey, Tony, can you can you tell folks a little bit about
tell folks a little bit about
the different though water
safety programs at the
YMCA offers?
>> Should we have several
whereabouts? Additional swim
lessons was typically the one-week lessons Monday through
one-week lessons Monday through
You know excesses, which is
Monday through Thursday at the
2 weeks that you can visit any
local law seen signed up to just Ali or they can visit our
just Ali or they can visit our
website and there’s a now a
safety around water. It’s
where, you know, we’ll freeze.
Wellness is a water awareness.
What to do in case you fall.
body of water that simply put children but also for adults as
children but also for adults as
well. And that’s free as well.
So you can visit our local YMCA
has some applause safety around
water was out Basin, Water
safety program.
>> And Tony of parents on the fence about enrolling their
fence about enrolling their
kids in these types of programs
like, oh, you know what school
starts in the month will do
this next next season. Why it’s so important that they not
so important that they not
hesitate.
>> Because woman is an skills.
So you just don’t learn and one
way so that we tell people when
they come in, so not waits.
The school year to some of the
multiple systems as you can,
because it is not difficult
take knee, but it takes time
to learn. So one session won’t
do because there’s a lot of
those skills they’re going to
admit they have to memorize
and so does best and some of
the most. Well as those that
way, anybody you know, you want to get was detained while the
to get was detained while the
sun is like starting all over
again the following year.
>> That’s right. really need to
build up against that base of
knowledge is is it ever too
young to start learning
>> no, we the was a start.
The 6 months and we go all the
way on act of all adults.
So in less than 6 months, all
the way up to, you know, 78
years old, love it.
>> Said so important. I don’t
think people realize how
quickly life can be in the
pool. We see it every summer.
Unfortunately. >> You know, its says, you
>> You know, its says, you
know, we we know we have a lot
of cars at the YMCA. So we
have, you know, though, said
about, but it really helps when
parents, all parents, caregivers pools also pay
caregivers pools also pay
attention as well as we all
know in the summertime. That’s
what I’m told. It’s really
crowded. And that’s where our
beaches in Lake fronts to
really product problem as well.
And also still with some drinking on those votes.
drinking on those votes.
>> No kidding. Yeah. But never
mix as well. That they tell you
before you go, the working
folks get more information on
the programs that we talked about.
>> We can visit the our Web
site is www that YMCA, Houston
Dot Org and you just pay 20
locations and click on swimming or swim lessons in the pro-am
or swim lessons in the pro-am
and some of our programs.