Pompano Beach Aquatics Center

My 5 year old almost drowned! My daughter started the basic level at the Little Star Swim School and was moved to the intermediate level two weeks ago. She had a good first session and then hurricane warning was issued. The classes were cancelled. The schedule was received via email for making up for the canceled classes. It was Friday Oct 7, 2022 when I brought my child for the class at 4: 45 pm. The regular coaches for the immediate class did not show up. Coach Laura, the basic level coach, started teaching the lesson to about 10 kids at one time. No one can manage 10 kids at once. My daughter , who had just moved to the intermediate level, was asked to do the free style full lap without being trained for it. Coach Laura went on the other edge of the pool. I saw my daughter struggling in and out and crying. I thought that she was trying to breathe , but I could not realize for a few seconds that she was drowning. Nobody noticed. There was no life guard. When my 5 year old daughter realized that she could not go further , she started swimming back. That's when I saw her sinking in and I ran and screamed for help. She was pulled out and then people got together. Many parents had witnessed the incident. My daughter was pulled out and I was upset, the owner came to me and wanted me to calm down, but they had no empathy to stop the lessons. Coach Laura kept on delivering the lessons to other kids as if my child drowned it would not have made any difference. Coach Laura was my daughter's basic level teacher and she was very well aware that my child was not ready for one full lap, but she did not look behind . I have not been able to sleep for last five days because I saw my daughter drowning and I felt and still feel like I am loosing her.