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WLSL Event Coverage

2024

WLSL2024 Kicks off First Day of Summer with Global Event Teaching Kids and Parents to Be Water Aware
15th Anniversary World's Largest Swimming Lesson Taking Place, Thursday, June 20

2023

40,000 Participants in 18 Countries for the 14th Annual WLSL are Joined by Disney World Resorts, Olympic Medalists and U.S. Marines (link includes B-roll video)
14^thAnnual WLSL (#WLSL2023) Takes Place Thursday, June 22 in 41 States & 18 Countries Around the Globe

2022

#WLSL2022 Battles Leading Cause of Death for Kids Ages 1-4 By Teaching Families How to Be Water Aware (link includes B-roll video)
World's Largest Swimming Lesson (#WLSL2022) Takes Place Thursday, June 23^rd on 5 Continents to Battle Leading Cause of Death for Kids Ages 1-4
Registration for the 13th Annual World's Largest Swimming Lesson is officially open

2021

Tens of Thousands of Kids Around the World Get Back on Deck for the 12^th Annual World's Largest Swimming Lesson (#WLSL2021), Thursday, June 17^th
World's Largest Swimming Lesson™ (#WLSL2021) Taking Place Thursday, 6/17
Read the 2021 May Is National Water Safety Month Press Release
Registration for the 2021 World's Largest Swimming Lesson Opens April 1^st in Celebration of April Pools Day

2020

Team WLSL Adding Virtual Events to Provide Water Safety Tips and Tools for Parents and Kids
May Is National Water Safety Month - Leading Aquatics Organizations Champion Annual Awareness Campaign To Promote Water Safety While At Home
Organizers Announce New Date Options For 2020 World's Largest Swimming Lesson
11th Annual World's Largest Swimming Lesson set for Thursday June 18, 2020

2019

World’s Largest Swimming Lesson™ (WLSL) 10th Annual Event Tackles Childhood Drowning with 591 Locations in 23 Countries Sharing the vital Message Swimming Lessons Save Lives™
WLSL Kicks Off Summer with Global Drowning Prevention Event (this link includes b-roll video)
May is National Water Safety Month
WLSL Celebrates 10th Anniversary on June 20, 2019

2018

WLSL 2018 Tackles Childhood Drowning with 603 Locations in 27 Countries Sharing the Vital Message Swimming Lessons Save Lives
An Estimated 45,000 Children from Twenty-Nine Countries on Six Continents Kick off First Day of Summer with the World's Largest Swimming Lesson (#WLSL) to Combat Childhood Drowning (this link includes b-roll video from 2018 events)
World’s Largest Swimming Lesson™ (#WLSL) Kicks Off the First Day of Summer (6/21) with Global Event Teaching Kids & Parents How to Be Water Aware to Prevent Drowning
World's Largest Swimming Lesson™ set for Thursday, June 21, 2018

2017

Why Are Tens of Thousands of Kids on Six Continents Doing Exactly the Same Thing on June 22nd? And How Did That Happen? (this link includes b-roll video from 2017 events)
World's Largest Swimming Lesson (#WLSL) Taking Place Throughout the Day on Thursday, June 22, 2017 at 600+ Locations in 25 Countries
Hundreds of Locations Around the Globe are Teaming Up on June 22nd for the World's Largest Swimming Lesson to Prevent Childhood Drowning
World's Largest Swimming Lesson™ set for Thursday, June 22, 2017

2016

Team WLSL Beats their Record for the Seventh Straight Year
More Than 45,000 Kids and Adults from the U.S. to Uganda to the UK, Join Forces for the World's Largest Swimming Lesson™
World's Largest Swimming Lesson™ (WLSL)- Friday, June 24, 2016
Post event B-roll video View Here
More than 700 Aquatic Facilities Registered to Host 7th Annual World’s Largest Swimming Lesson™ on Friday, June 24th
Downloadable WLSL B-roll available here: https://vimeo.com/130551863

2015

More than 40K Swimmers in 24 Countries to Attempt 6th World Record for Largest Global Swim Lesson on 6/18 to Help Prevent Drowning - #WLSL
National Water Safety Month Supporters Offer Tips for Safer Water Practices this Memorial Day and all Summer Long
WLSL 2015 Press Release Registration is Now Open!

2014

Team WLSL Succeeds in Setting Fifth World Record for Largest Simultaneous Global Swim Lesson Ever Conducted.

2013

More than 35,000 Swimmers Expected to Break Fourth World Record for the Largest Simultaneous Swimming Lesson to Send the Message Swimming Lessons Save Lives™
Tens of Thousands Participate in Global Record Attempt for World's Largest Swim Lesson to Send the Message Swimming Lessons Save Lives™

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WLSL Media Photo Library

Photos found within the WLSL Media Photo Library showcase activities taking place during in-person WLSL events hosted in 2023. These photos are meant to be used by media in editorial coverage of the 2024 World's Largest Swimming Lesson™ in print and digital publications. If photos are run as part of editorial coverage, please use the following credits for the photos: Photos courtesy the World's Largest Swimming Lesson™ 2024.