HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — With the official start of summer just days away, water safety is at the forefront of parents and the community’s minds.
How can everyone help prevent drownings?
For the swim team, Johnnie Means Aquatics starts by encouraging swimming lessons at an early age.
The team, based in Houston’s Third Ward, held its third annual International Water Safety Day Festival at Texas Southern University in conjunction with the Gamma Phi Sigma Alumni Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
“This is an opportunity our children deserve, and they are worthy to have long and fruitful lives. We shouldn’t take any risks with their lives,” chapter president Kolby Robinson said.
Robinson’s 5-year-old twins’ swim time was only inside a tub until the lessons at TSU’s on-campus swimming pool.
“We should be doing everything we can to make sure in all areas they are safe and productive human beings,” she said.
For coach and founder Johnnie Means, teaching children …