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North PortAquatics manager highlights "Float for Life" program for infants and toddlers

5503713 · July 3, 2025
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Summary

Float for Life teaches infants and toddlers foundational floating milestones; Northport Rotary sponsored training and the program feeds into the city's learn-to-swim curriculum.

Devon Poulos, aquatics manager for North Port Parks and Recreation, told the City Commission on July 3 that the North Port Aquatic Centeroffers a program called Float for Life designed to teach infants and toddlers how to float and survive accidental submersion.

Poulos said unintentional drowning is the leading cause of death nationally for children under age 4 and that Float for Life focuses…

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