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Colorado Kids Need Survival Swim Skills, Even Without a Backyard Pool

British Swim School instructor supporting a young child in a survival back float during an indoor swim lesson.

Quick Answer: Colorado has far fewer backyard pools than coastal states, but kids here are regularly exposed to open water (reservoirs, lakes, hotel pools, and mountain streams) that carries more risk than a backyard pool ever would. Survival swim skills, especially the back float, matter more in Colorado, not less. The Backyard Pool Myth When […]