 The Whitefish Chain Yacht Club is offering free swimming lessons at the Corp of Engineers Campground this week in Cross Lake. The classes are open to children ages five and up and are offered at no charge. There are an hour long starting at 10 30 in the morning and going until 12 30 p.m. They start with an advanced group and then end up with a beginner's class. They're taking place until Friday, July 27th. It's just living in the lakes area. I think it's really important that she knows how to swim. She loves swimming actually and we're always on the boat or coming to beaches and just really important for her to know. They learn about safety um if someone falls in actually how to save someone or help someone who's fallen might be drowning things like that. So safety, how to swim without a life vest, kind of back paddling, forward paddling. For more information and to sign up for the free classes you can visit the story on our website at lptv.org. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.