Water Safety Program Launched In The Woodlands

THE WOODLANDS, TX — There's a new water safety program in The Woodlands that community leaders hope will help prevent drownings. The program, which is appropriately called S.P.L.A.S.H.— Swim, Play, Learn and Stay Healthy, was launched through a partnership with The Woodlands Township Neighborhood Watch, the Montgomery County Hospital District, the YMCA and Texas Children’s Hospital.

The program was unveiled at May Day, an event focused on drowning prevention that was held at Bear Branch Pool on May 29.

During the event, a local family shared their story about their young daughter who went missing from a family gathering. Family members found the child unresponsive in the neighbor’s pool.

If it were not for the efforts of first responders and Texas Children’s Hospital, their daughter would have died that day.

She then their little girl has gone on to take swimming lessons, the family has learned CPR and the neighbors have installed a pool fence.

The goal of the S.P.L.A.S.H. program is to prevent future situations like this through education and awareness.

The first S.P.L.A.S.H. event of the summer will be held June 20, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Branch Crossing YMCA, 8100 Ashlane Way, in conjunction with the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson.

Children will have the opportunity to participate in a 30-minute safety lesson along with visiting learning stations that include CPR awareness, life jacket sizing and safety, water watcher tag and backyard pools safety.

Additional events will be held at the Township pools during Water Safety Week, June 24 – 28, 2019.