During the summer vacation, free swimming lessons were held for pupils of grades 2-4 in those schools of the Lviv community that have swimming pools. About 700 children took advantage of this opportunity and now feel much more confident in the water.
The project was first held in the spring, and the children liked it, so the Lviv City Council’s Education Department decided to extend it for the summer.
“The swimming program for Lviv schoolchildren was introduced recently, but it has managed to make our students’ vacations even cooler! And we are talking about those who like to spend their leisure time actively, or who do not know how to swim yet, but really want to feel confident in the water.
Over the past month, about 700 schoolchildren have attended our free swimming lessons. We are glad that so many children joined us, and perhaps some of them will start practicing these sports professionally in the future and become Olympic champions,” said Andriy Zakalyuk, head of the city’s education department.
We would like to add that children swam for free in 17 educational institutions of the city from June 24 to August 1.