In response to a rise in drownings in NYC, the non-profit Rising Tide Effect, founded by former swimmer Kaitlin Krause, provides crucial water safety education and swimming lessons to at-risk communities. The organization held a gathering to raise awareness and support, featuring NYC officials, highlighting the importance of aquatic education. Krause emphasized that many participants in their programs had never experienced swimming or the ocean before. She pointed out the lack of water safety education, stressing the urgency of teaching recognition of dangers like rip currents to ensure community safety.
The water is something that everybody in this room has a connection with - but the reality is that most people don't have that.
There's a total lack of water safety education that is so apparent.
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