A water safety camp was held this week at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater St. Louis. The ZAC Foundation partnered with the club to sponsor the camp to help teach local kids life-saving water safety skills through swimming lessons, classroom curriculum and hands-on activities.
Photos by J.B. Forbes, jforbes@post-dispatch.com
Kids learn the basics at Water Safety Camp
Kristopher Ivy, 8, gets a nose-full of water during water safety camp on Monday, July 16, 2018, at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater St. Louis. The ZAC Foundation partnered with the club to sponsor the camp to help teach local kids life-saving water safety skills through swimming lessons, classroom curriculum and hands-on activities. Photo by J.B. Forbes, jforbes@post-dispatch.com
Kids learn the basics at Water Safety Camp
Instructor Cortney Burch, 15, shows a group of young swimmers the proper form for a swimming stroke during water safety camp on Monday, July 16, 2018, at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater St. Louis. The ZAC Foundation partnered with the club to sponsor the camp to help teach local kids life-saving water safety skills through swimming lessons, classroom curriculum and hands-on activities. Photo by J.B. Forbes, jforbes@post-dispatch.com
Kids learn the basics at Water Safety Camp
Instructor Cortney Burch, 15, (center) shows the young swimmers the proper way to put their faces in the water during water safety camp on Monday, July 16, 2018, at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater St. Louis. The swimmers are from left: Amirrah Dominick, 7; Karla James, 7; Gabriel Brown, 7; and Rhylan Moore, 7. The ZAC Foundation partnered with the club to sponsor the camp to help teach local kids life-saving water safety skills through swimming lessons, classroom curriculum and hands-on activities. Photo by J.B. Forbes, jforbes@post-dispatch.com
Kids learn the basics at Water Safety Camp
A lifeguard monitors the line of young swimmers waiting their turn to get into the locker room to shower and change their clothes during water safety camp on Monday, July 16, 2018, at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater St. Louis. The ZAC Foundation partnered with the club to sponsor the camp to help teach local kids life-saving water safety skills through swimming lessons, classroom curriculum and hands-on activities. Photo by J.B. Forbes, jforbes@post-dispatch.com
Kids learn the basics at Water Safety Camp
Seven-year-old boys walk to the boys’ locker room to change into their swim trunks during water safety camp on Monday, July 16, 2018, at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater St. Louis. The ZAC Foundation partnered with the club to sponsor the camp to help teach local kids life-saving water safety skills through swimming lessons, classroom curriculum and hands-on activities. Photo by J.B. Forbes, jforbes@post-dispatch.com
Kids learn the basics at Water Safety Camp
Rhylan Moore, 7, (right) loans his face mask to Jekobi Pointer, 7, before they have to put their faces under water during water safety camp on Monday, July 16, 2018, at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater St. Louis. The ZAC Foundation partnered with the club to sponsor the camp to help teach local kids life-saving water safety skills through swimming lessons, classroom curriculum and hands-on activities. Photo by J.B. Forbes, jforbes@post-dispatch.com
Kids learn the basics at Water Safety Camp
Rhylan Moore, 7, (left) and Jekobi Pointer, 7, practice kicking their legs for instructor Cortney Burch, 15, during water safety camp on Monday, July 16, 2018, at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater St. Louis. The ZAC Foundation partnered with the club to sponsor the camp to help teach local kids life-saving water safety skills through swimming lessons, classroom curriculum and hands-on activities. Photo by J.B. Forbes, jforbes@post-dispatch.com
Kids learn the basics at Water Safety Camp
Amirrah Dominick, 7, (left) and Karla James, 7, practice their kicks for instructor Cortney Burch, 15, during water safety camp on Monday, July 16, 2018, at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater St. Louis. The ZAC Foundation partnered with the club to sponsor the camp to help teach local kids life-saving water safety skills through swimming lessons, classroom curriculum and hands-on activities. Photo by J.B. Forbes, jforbes@post-dispatch.com
Kids learn the basics at Water Safety Camp
Instructor Cortney Burch, 15, monitors a group of 8 and 9-year-old boys waiting to get into the locker room to shower and change during water safety camp on Monday, July 16, 2018, at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater St. Louis. The ZAC Foundation partnered with the club to sponsor the camp to help teach local kids life-saving water safety skills through swimming lessons, classroom curriculum and hands-on activities. Photo by J.B. Forbes, jforbes@post-dispatch.com
Kids learn the basics at Water Safety Camp
Young swimmers wait their turn to get into the pool during water safety camp on Monday, July 16, 2018, at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater St. Louis. The ZAC Foundation partnered with the club to sponsor the camp to help teach local kids life-saving water safety skills through swimming lessons, classroom curriculum and hands-on activities. Photo by J.B. Forbes, jforbes@post-dispatch.com
Kids learn the basics at Water Safety Camp
Kids learn the basics at Water Safety Camp
Rhylan Moore, 7, (right) shows Karla James, 7, the proper way to hold her hands before they pushed off from the wall during water safety camp on Monday, July 16, 2018, at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater St. Louis. The ZAC Foundation partnered with the club to sponsor the camp to help teach local kids life-saving water safety skills through swimming lessons, classroom curriculum and hands-on activities. Photo by J.B. Forbes, jforbes@post-dispatch.com
Kids learn the basics at Water Safety Camp
A group of seven-year-olds wait their turn to get into the pool during water safety camp on Monday, July 16, 2018, at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater St. Louis. The ZAC Foundation partnered with the club to sponsor the camp to help teach local kids life-saving water safety skills through swimming lessons, classroom curriculum and hands-on activities. Photo by J.B. Forbes, jforbes@post-dispatch.com
Kids learn the basics at Water Safety Camp
A group of seven-year-olds show they are ready to try a new skill during water safety camp on Monday, July 16, 2018, at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater St. Louis. They are from left: Amirrah Dominick, 7; Rhylan Moore, 7; Gabriel Brown, 7; and Karla James, 7. The ZAC Foundation partnered with the club to sponsor the camp to help teach local kids life-saving water safety skills through swimming lessons, classroom curriculum and hands-on activities. Photo by J.B. Forbes, jforbes@post-dispatch.com