Megan Cameron owner and coach with MC Swim Coaching shares swim safety tips for parents. Drowning is the LEADING cause of ...

Once a family qualifies for “Learn To Swim,” Floyd said they could be paying as little as $5 to $10 for their kids to take swimming lessons for eight weeks, or the program could be totally free.

The YMCA says it is the largest provider of swimming lessons in the country. So far this year in the Atlanta area, it has taught more than 8,000 lessons with plans to double that number this summer.

So far, they’ve helped 10 families by dropping their cost from $146 to $14.60 a month. “Formal swim lessons can reduce the risk of drowning by up to 88%,” Burris said.