It91裸聊视频檚 not easy to make the snap decision to save someone91裸聊视频檚 life.
But for nine-year-old Alexis Edall, she didn91裸聊视频檛 think twice.
She didn91裸聊视频檛 hesitate when she saw a toddler had fallen in a backyard pool and dove in to save her.
On Wednesday, July 26, she received an award of recognition for using the skills she recently learned in the YMCA spring break aquatic seal camp to save the toddler91裸聊视频檚 life.
91裸聊视频淲hen I was six years old, I just wanted to get better at swimming,91裸聊视频 she said, when asked why she decided to start swimming lessons. 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 good at swimming but I can always get better.91裸聊视频
Her favourite position is the front stroke and she keeps the idea of becoming a lifeguard in the back of her mind.
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 not often you hear about children saving other children, which is what makes Alexis so special,91裸聊视频 said Robyn MacNeill aquatic manager for YMCA Central Okanagan.
Teaching kids how to swim is important, especially at a young age.
91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e here in the Okanagan and we91裸聊视频檙e surrounded by water everywhere we go,91裸聊视频 said MacNeill. 91裸聊视频淜ids are exposed to the water all the time so it91裸聊视频檚 important that they91裸聊视频檙e able to save themselves and others.91裸聊视频
to all Grade 3 and 4 students in School District #23.
91裸聊视频淭hey come for three weeks for an hour each week and learn live-saving skills so through this program we can drown proof the Okanagan,91裸聊视频 said MacNeill.
The program has been running for five years.