As summer begins, safety in and around the water is at top of mind. The statistics are staggering: it only takes 20-60 seconds for someone to drown, and 88% of those drownings are preventable for children ages 1-4 with proper swim lessons. Here from Jerry L. Garver YMCA lifeguard Joy Oliveri talk about why she became a lifeguard and why she loves her job, plus learn about water safety and our Aquatic Explorers program from Regional Aquatics Director Chris Tamasovich.

3 - YMCA Camp Willson: 100+ years, 1 Million+ Memories

The YMCA of Central Ohio is for Youth Development, Healthy Living and Social Responsibility.&#34; If you are a member or have seen any of our marketing you&#39;ve probably heard or seen our three pillars before. But what do they mean? How do we live out these pillars? What else do we do? What makes us different from other &#34;swim and gyms?

We want to be able to answer these questions in a very candid, honest way for you to get to know the YMCA of Central Ohio on a different level. So how do we do that, exactly? There&#39;s no better way to tell our story other than a podcast to share the Y with members and the community alike.

Join us as we talk about everything from group exercise, to member stories, to our programs and so much more. Tune in and find out just whY (see what we did there?) we are so much more than a gym- although, we are pretty proud of the whole &#34;gym&#34; thing, too!