MILITARY MEMBERS TO CONDUCT WATER SAFETY TRAINING AT
WATER PARK
Just in Time for Summer, Learn From The Experts How
To Keep Your Family Safe Around The Water
TAMPA, Fla. (July 2, 2012) – Service members from
MacDill Air Force Base will be participating in Water Survival Training at
Adventure Island from 7 to 9 a.m. Friday, July 6. The soldiers will participate
in an exercise designed to replicate the conditions of a water landing under
combat conditions.
Service members will wear utility pants, a uniform shirt
and combat boots while they complete a 50m combat swim (breaststroke and
sidestroke), a 10m underwater swim and 5 minutes of treading water. The training
will also include information on field expedient flotation devices and proper
rescue swimming techniques.
SFC Greene Thomas, 2JCS Echo Troop Sergeant, will be
on-hand to oversee the training and discuss on-camera how these training tips
can be applied to good water safety practices at the beach, river, lake or home
swimming pool.
From the moment guests enter Adventure Island, they are
immersed in a Key West-themed paradise. The 30-acre water park features
thrilling slides and tube rides including Riptide, Wahoo Run, Key West
Rapids, Runaway Rapids, Everglides, Calypso Coaster, Aruba Tuba, Caribbean
Corkscrew, Water Moccasin and Gulf Scream. Guests can also kick back on the
beach or in the 17,000-square-foot wave pool, play on professional sand
volleyball courts, breeze through tropical gift shops or let the current sweep
them through a half-mile of lush landscapes and tropical waterfalls on the
Rambling Bayou. Visit AdventureIsland.com
for more information.
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Kevin Yee is the author of numerous independent Disney books, including the popular Walt Disney World Earbook series and Walt Disney World Hidden History.
