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Portable swimming pools for children in Mersin

Portable swimming pools for children in Mersin

July 29, 2023

As part of the "Yüzme Bilmeyen Kalmasın" (Let's Teach Everyone to Swim) project initiated by Akdeniz District Municipality, children are taught to swim in spacious portable pools installed at the tennis court in Müfide İlhan neighborhood. About 1,000 children are being trained this year. In total, 10,000 children have already been taught swimming. 

"Children who take swimming lessons from instructors not only learn to swim, but also have a great opportunity to have fun outdoors in this hot weather. In total, we have taught 10,000 children to swim since the start of the project in 2019," said Mustafa Gultak, head of Akdeniz, said

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