Lifeguard Abby Wlodarski leads the kids.  (The Blade/Kurt Steiss)  Buy Image

Lifeguard Abby Wlodarski leads the kids.  (The Blade/Kurt Steiss)  Buy Image

Tijuan Lesley, 10, front left, and Zammarion Candie, 11, both of Toledo, try to answer a question posed by lifeguard Abby Wlodarski.  (The Blade/Kurt Steiss)  Buy Image

Payton Gold, 7, of Toledo, leaps into the pool.  (The Blade/Kurt Steiss)  Buy Image

Lifeguard Abby Wlodarski leads the kids.  (The Blade/Kurt Steiss)  Buy Image

Lifeguard Abby Wlodarski leads the kids.  (The Blade/Kurt Steiss)  Buy Image

C.J. Challaha, 4, of Toledo, floats with the help of lifeguard Abby Wlodarski.  (The Blade/Kurt Steiss)  Buy Image

Kids participate during the The World's Largest Swimming Lesson event.  (The Blade/Kurt Steiss)  Buy Image

Lifeguard Abby Wlodarski leads the kids during the The World's Largest Swimming Lesson event.  (The Blade/Kurt Steiss)  Buy Image

Zammarion Candie, 11, of Toledo, leaps in the pool at the end of the lesson.  (The Blade/Kurt Steiss)  Buy Image

From left, Payton Gold, 7, Jaydon Reese, 4, and Tyreon Lesley, 6, all of Toledo, wait to get in the water during the The World's Largest Swimming Lesson event at at Jamie Farr Park Pool in Toledo on Thursday. The event was held at Jamie Farr, Pickford and Roosevelt Park, and was hosted by the City of Toledo in partnership with the The Josh Project, which is a nonprofit with the mission to prevent drowning and water related injury, especially among children.  (The Blade/Kurt Steiss)  Buy Image

Some of the kids attending are reflected in lifeguard Abby Wlodarski's sunglasses as she leads the lesson.  (The Blade/Kurt Steiss)  Buy Image

Tijuan Lesley, 10, of Toledo, gets help floating from lifeguard Abby Wlodarski during the The World's Largest Swimming Lesson event.  (The Blade/Kurt Steiss)  Buy Image

Shiara McClellan, 9, of Toledo, swims with Abby Wlodarski during the The World's Largest Swimming Lesson event.  (The Blade/Kurt Steiss)  Buy Image

Shiara McClellan, 9, of Toledo, swims with Abby Wlodarski during the The World's Largest Swimming Lesson event.  (The Blade/Kurt Steiss)  Buy Image

Kids attending the lesson were given a wristband that says, "swimming lessons save lives," during the The World's Largest Swimming Lesson event.  (The Blade/Kurt Steiss)  Buy Image