Yours Shizuoka Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture) will hold a "Parent-Child Dressed Swimming Class" on July 26, 2026 (Sunday) at YS Fitness Club Gofukucho, with Ms. Kyoko Iwasaki, a gold medalist in the women's 200m breaststroke at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, as a special instructor.

With the start of summer vacation, opportunities to spend time by the water such as the sea, rivers, and pools increase. Meanwhile, preventing drowning accidents nationwide remains a major challenge every year.

This event aims to teach knowledge and actions to protect lives in the event of a drowning accident, through experiencing "dressed swimming," where participants enter the water while wearing clothes. By actually experiencing the buoyancy and difficulty of movement while clothed, participants will learn about the importance of calm action and self-rescue in emergencies.

Event Outline

[Event Name]

Parent-Child Dressed Swimming Class

[Date and Time]

July 26, 2026 (Sunday)

Session 1: 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Session 2: 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM

[Venue]

YS Fitness Club Gofukucho

420-0031

1-3-14 Gofukucho, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, 3F-6F

[Special Instructor]

Kyoko Iwasaki

1992 Barcelona Olympics

Women's 200m Breaststroke Gold Medalist

[Target Audience]

- Children aged 3 and up

- Children who can put their face in the water and do the flutter kick

- Parents or guardians

- Participation by adults only is also possible

[Capacity]

30 people per session

*First-come, first-served basis

[Participation Fee]

Members: Free; Non-members: 1,000 yen (tax included) per person

Program Content

- Dressed swimming experience

- "Float" experience to wait for rescue

- Buoyancy experience using everyday objects

- Water safety education for parents and children

- One-point lesson by Kyoko Iwasaki

Background of the Event

Accidents occur near water every year nationwide. Especially during the summer vacation period, as opportunities for activities near water such as sea bathing, river play, and pool use increase, ensuring the safety of children is an important social issue.

Dressed swimming is safety education that allows participants to practically learn how to cope with accidental falls into water and actions to protect their own lives.

This event, with Olympic gold medalist Kyoko Iwasaki as the instructor, will provide local children and their guardians with an opportunity to learn about water safety.

Can Also Be Used for Summer Vacation Research Projects

In this event, participants can learn through experience about:

- Why swimming becomes more difficult when wearing clothes

- Why it is important to float without panicking

- Reasons why everyday objects can be used as life-saving devices

It can be utilized not only as a learning opportunity for disaster prevention and safety education but also as a theme for summer vacation research projects.

About Special Instructor Kyoko Iwasaki

Won the gold medal in the women's 200m breaststroke at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

Currently active nationwide through swimming instruction, sports promotion activities, and safety education activities.

Yours Shizuoka Co., Ltd.'s Community Contribution Activities

Yours Shizuoka Co., Ltd. is committed to contributing to the local community in Shizuoka Prefecture through the management and operation of public facilities, hot spring facilities, sports facilities, building maintenance, and security services.

Furthermore, the company actively engages in activities aimed at promoting the health of local residents and creating a safe and secure town, and this event is being held as part of those efforts.

Points for Media Coverage on the Day

On the day of the event, you will be able to observe children actually entering the water while wearing clothes and experiencing buoyancy and difficulty of movement.

In addition, a practical program will be conducted for parents and children to learn about the dangers of water and safe actions, held as an awareness campaign to prevent drowning accidents.

This is a community-based event that combines direct instruction from an Olympic gold medalist with drowning accident prevention education.

Organizer

Yours Shizuoka Co., Ltd.

Venue

YS Fitness Club Gofukucho

420-0031

1-3-14 Gofukucho, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, 3F-6F

Inquiries

YS Fitness Club Gofukucho

TEL: 054-273-7070

Company Profile

Company Name: Yours Shizuoka Co., Ltd.

Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture

Business Activities: Management and operation of public facilities, hot spring facility operation, sports facility operation, building maintenance business, security business, health promotion business

Corporate Site: https://www.yours-shizuoka.co.jp/

Facility Site: https://ys-fitness.jp/

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