LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — More than 100 students from Frankfort Independent Schools visited Lexington YMCAs Monday for free swim lessons.

The 115-second and third graders hit the pool for a full day of swimming instruction, as part of a water safety field trip designed to teach children essential aquatic skills.

"I have a 2nd grader, and he was super excited to go to school in his swim trunks this morning," said Frankfort Independent Schools superintendent Sherri Satterly.

Jessica Berry from the YMCA said the organization has been providing these lessons for more than a decade in Lexington.

"It is exciting to be able to expand our reach to our Frankfort families," Berry said.

The field trip was made possible through a partnership with Swim with Purpose , a nonprofit organization co-

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