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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.

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Her favourite position is the front stroke and she keeps the idea of becoming a lifeguard in the back of her mind.

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Teaching kids how to swim is important, especially at a young age.

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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.