(GREEN RIVER, WY) – Imagine being part of a world record setting team. Kids in the Green River area will have a chance to do just that on Thursday, June 18th. Tens of thousands of kids and adults at aquatic facilities around the world will unite for the sixth year in a row to set a new Guinness World Record. The global record attempt for The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson (WLSL), will take place at 10 a.m.

Team WLSL holds the current Guinness World Record for the largest simultaneous swimming lesson, which stands at 36,564 participants representing 22 different countries! The 2014 WLSL event generated more that

50 million + media impressions, spreading the event’s important message to hundreds of thousands of families. The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson was created to help spread the word that Swimming Lessons

Save Lives – just in time for the first day of summer.

Tragically, drowning is the leading cause of unintended, injury related death of children ages 1-5, and the secondary leading cause of accidental death for children under 14. Research shows participation in formal swimming lessons can reduce the risk of drowning by 88% among children ages 1 to 4, yet many kids do not receive formal swimming or water safety training.

Swimming is one of life’s great pleasures and we want to keep it that way! Green River Recreation Center will be serving as an official Host Location Facility for the WLSL 2015 event.

This is a FREE event for kids of all ages. All you need to do is show up at the Green River Recreation Center on Thursday, June 18th for check in between 8:30 and 9:30 AM, don’t forget your swim suit.

Parents are invited to learn more about this phenomenal event by visiting WLSL.org or by calling the

Green River Park & Recreation Center at 872-0511 extension “0”.