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Hillsborough commissioners direct staff to study expansion of county swim and drowning-prevention program
Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners · February 5, 2026
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Summary
The board directed staff to research expanding a county program that offers free swimming lessons to Head Start students; county materials say about 12,000 children have participated since inception and the program has a roughly 90% progress rate among participants.
The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners directed staff Feb. 4 to research how to expand the county’s swim initiative and drowning-prevention program beyond its current scope.
County communications said the existing…
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