On Thursday, July 9, three competitive swimmers and volunteers from AYLUS Pearland – Yurong, Yushan, and Jordana – taught swimming lessons to children in the community. This is the first lesson in an eight-week series.
Yurong taught XiaoHu, who has just started learning how to swim, how to kick while floating on his back with Yurong’s support to help him stay afloat. She also taught him how to use a kickboard, practicing kicking from one side of the pool to the other and back again. Yushan taught Felisha, who is already an experienced swimmer and knows how to swim both backstroke and freestyle. Therefore, Yushan focused on teaching Felisha breaststroke kicks using a kickboard. Jordana taught Patrick and Darren how to kick off the wall and practice swimming freestyle.
This lesson was very productive, with everyone learning something new or improving a specific skill and technique. All the swimmers had a lot of fun during their first class and made new friends.
Volunteers:
7/9/2026 (1 hour): Yurong Qiu, Yushan Qiu, Jordana Zhao
Parent on duty (1 hour): Hongmei Ruan (Yurong/Yushan) and Lingling Zhang (Jordana Zhao)
