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How do we reduce number of drownings? LISA QUEEN lqueen@yrmg.com Wearing a T-shirt and shorts over her swimsuit, five-year-old Chloe Reda is learning how to save herself if she ever falls into water while clothed. Chloe knows to act like a "rocket ship" by extending her arms and kicking her legs to get to the surface, roll on her back to get her breath and swim to safety. Chloe, who took the survival class as part of her regular swimming lessons at the Making Waves Swim School in Vaughan, is a veteran of aquatic courses. She was just a toddler when she took lessons at the Pavilion Fitness Club in Vaughan, where a four-year-old girl tragically drowned July 30, 2013, while attending a camp. Her mom, Debbie Reda, who transferred Chloe to another facility following the drowning, l See CALLS, page 7
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Swimming instructor Tori Doucet helps Chloe Reda with her backstroke and floating techniques at Making Waves Swim School in Maple. Students will sometimes take swimming lessons with their regular clothes on to get a feel for possible real-life situations.
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