Granite YMCA

Drowning is the second-leading cause of unintentional injury death among children ages 14 and younger and unfortunately there have been a number incidents in the Granite State in recent weeks. The main factors affecting drowning risks can be eliminated by insuring close supervision, wearing life jackets, and improving swimming abilities in both children and adults.

“We’re not out to teach the kids to win. We give them the tools they need to win, but we teach them that you don’t win at everything in life, so you need to learn how to lose gracefully,” said retired YMCA wrestling coach Rick Ross. “The skills they learn in wrestling will be some of the most important things on their resume.”