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Seen on Scene: At the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson

(Celia Shortt Goodyear/Boulder City Review) Swim instructor Samantha Smith works with 7-month-o ...
(Celia Shortt Goodyear/Boulder City Review) Swim instructor Samantha Smith works with 7-month-old Stevie Speight on June 17 at Boulder City pool for the World's Largest Swimming Lesson.
Celia Shortt Goodyear/Boulder City Review Swim instructor Colleen Fay takes participants throug ...
Celia Shortt Goodyear/Boulder City Review Swim instructor Colleen Fay takes participants through a kicking exercise June 17 at the Boulder City pool for the World's Largest Swimming Lesson.
Celia Shortt Goodyear/Boulder City Review Katie Tyler, left, asks for answers with Alea Lehr, r ...
Celia Shortt Goodyear/Boulder City Review Katie Tyler, left, asks for answers with Alea Lehr, right, during the safety presentation at the World's Largest Swimming Lesson on June 17 at the Boulder City pool.
Celia Shortt Goodyear/Boulder City Review Children, swim instructors and lifeguards pack Boulde ...
Celia Shortt Goodyear/Boulder City Review Children, swim instructors and lifeguards pack Boulder City pool on June 17 for the World's Largest Swimming Lesson.
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By Celia Shortt Goodyear Boulder City Review
June 23, 2021 - 2:53 pm
 

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Swim instructor Samantha Smith works with 7-month-old Stevie Speight on June 17 at Boulder City pool for the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson.

Swim instructor Colleen Fay takes participants through a kicking exercise June 17 at the Boulder City pool for the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson.

Children, swim instructors and lifeguards pack Boulder City pool on June 17 for the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson.

Katie Tyler, left, asks for answers with Alea Lehr, right, during the safety presentation at the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson on June 17 at the Boulder City pool.

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Community support key at Mitchell
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The BCR's first-ever Christmas magazine will come out Nov. 27.
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