swimming

Watch this little guy belly flop into the pool after his mother and brother dive into the water.

There will be swimming lessons, water aerobic classes and a whole lot more.

A crowd estimated at around 1,700 lined up at Southern Hills Community Center Wednesday, hoping to get one of the spots for free swim lessons offered by Rock Solid Sports and Shreveport Parks and Recreation.

US Olympian Matt Grevers, 27, will compete at the Summer Olympics in London at the end of this month. After hauling in three medals in Beijing in 2008, Grevers has trained diligently and seems destined to add to his personal medal count in 2012.

At 27 years old, swimmer Michael Phelps is at the top of his game. He’s won countless honors, awards and medals during his career, leading some to describe him as the greatest athlete in history to ever grace the sport.