New city program teaches at-risk kids to swim for free

ALBUQUERQUE, NM (KRQE) –  Summer is just around the corner but one group of Albuquerque kids got a head start, spending their spring break learning an important life skill. It’s part of the city partnership to cut down on the states second leading cause of death for kids.
“These swimming lessons really helped me out,” said student Alonzo Ceniceros.
Now, Ceniceros has a new take on the deep end.
“I would always be scared that I was going to drown,” he said