Free Water Safety Classes This Week at the Prospect Park YMCA

PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — The Prospect Park YMCA is offering free water safety classes this week for adults, teens and kids who don't know how to swim.

Students will have a chance to get into the YMCA's pool, where they'll be taught techniques for how to stay afloat and get out of danger in a body of water.

(Those interested in taking the next step can also sign up for swim classes at the YMCA.)

The water safety classes are offered in the mornings, afternoons and evenings from April 25 through April 28, and are separated by age group. You can see a complete schedule of classes here.

Guests can register for the program in person at the YMCA, located at 357 9th Street.

Questions can be directed to Amy Whitsell, the YMCA's Aquatics Director, by calling 212-912-2388.

Photo by Donnie Ray Jones