Posted 7:23 PM 4/5/2013 by Kristi Tedesco

TUCSON - It's time to sign your child up for free swim lessons through the YMCA of Southern AZ.

New this News 4 Tucson "Lifesaver" season, the YMCA is partnering with Kristi's Kids to give free swim lessons to 300 children this summer. We're calling it SwimFest. Each child will get an (More)

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Posted 6:00 PM 4/4/2013

TUCSON - For the fourth year KVOA is launching our Kristi's Kids News 4 Tucson Lifesaver program.

Drowning is a top cause of accidental death for young children. So far in 2013, one child has died in a water related incident in Pinal County.

This year we are expanding our efforts to (More) • Video (1)

Posted 11:21 AM 4/1/2013

The Tucson Fire Department wants to get the message out to keep your kids safe around swimming pools. And we are launching the Kristi's Kids News 4 Tucson Lifesaver campaign on Thursday April 4th.

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Posted 6:37 PM 2/28/2013 by Kristi Tedesco

ORO VALLEY - Kevin B. Howard Architects is the first Kristi's Kids "Lifesaver" of the year.  The company is donating all of the proceeds, from a private event raffle, to our drowning prevention campaign.

Kevin B. Howard architects opened a Poliform showroom tonight (More) • Videos (2)

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Posted 4:41 PM 9/6/2012

TUCSON - For more than five months (or 159 days) the Kristi's Kids, News 4 Tucson Lifesaver campaign has been spreading the word about drowning prevention. To keep you "tuned in," our partners have been giving away pool fences, swim and CPR lessons and family 4-paks to Legoland EVERY MONTH.

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Posted 6:00 PM 8/30/2012

TUCSON - Labor Day weekend is around the corner and that means many of you will be hosting or attending backyard pool parties and barbeques.

We often report water related accidents that occur at these events. It happened to a 10 year-old girl just this summer so her family and friends are (More) • Video (1)

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Posted 6:00 PM 8/23/2012

TUCSON - We have a few weeks left in our Kristi's Kids, News4 Tucson Lifesaver season. Since January 1, 2012, Pima County has seen one child drown in a bathtub.Another nine kids have nearly drowned.

One is too many so local experts are bringing the Water S.M.A.R.T. Babies program to (More) • Video (1)

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Posted 6:00 PM 8/16/2012

TUCSON - In the A.B.C.'s of swim safety, "B" is for barricades. Fences around swimming pools are absolutely essential.

That's why we teamed up with Pool Guard of Tucson to give away pool fence packages this swim season. The Olvera (More) • Video (1)

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Posted 6:00 PM 8/9/2012

TUCSON - A near drowning is one of the scariest events imaginable especially if you're not prepared. What if you don't know CPR?

Kristi's Kids and the News 4 Tucson Lifesavers have been spreading the water safety word since April.

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Posted 6:00 PM 8/2/2012

TUCSON - Arizona ranks second in the nation for child drownings. In several years, more kids died in water related accidents than motor vehicle crashes.

This summer we already lost an infant in Pima County to a bathtub drowning.Eight other kids in this county have nearly drowned.