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All ages getting free swimming lessons at event on Lake Lanier

Devin Horan, part-owner at Swim Gainesville, leads children in a series of exercises during an open water swim series at Clarks Bridge Park in Gainesville on Saturday, July 20, 2019. The goal of the event is to educate the public on water safety using games and activities. - photo by Austin Steele

07212019 SWIM 001.jpg — Devin Horan, part-owner at Swim Gainesville, leads children in a series of exercises during an open water swim series at Clarks Bridge Park in Gainesville on Saturday, July 20, 2019. The goal of the event is to educate the public on water safety using games and activities. - photo by Austin Steele

Amanda McMillion stood on the bank of Lake Lanier at Clarks Bridge Park Saturday, June 20, watching her son, Everett, 4, in the lake taking swimming lessons. The McMillions were at the park with other families taking part in Swim Gainesville’s second free open-water swim series of the summer.