This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, about one in five people who die from drowning are children 14 and younger, and for every child who dies from drowning, another five receive emergency department care for nonfatal submersion injuries. Bill and Wendy welcome Connie Payton, wife of former Chicago Bears great Walter Payton and Mindy York, President of Baby Otter Swim School to the show. Connie recently partnered with Chicago Cub legend Andre Dawson to open The Baby Otter Dawson/Payton Swim School at the Intercontinental Chicago Magnificent Mile Hotel in the heart of downtown Chicago. The Baby Otter Swim School teaches children as young as eight months old how to swim in just five 30-minute private lessons. At the same time, it establishes the proper techniques needed by a child who accidentally falls in the water in order to save its own life.

For more information, call (888) SWIM-KID (794-6543) or visit www.babyotterswimschool.com.

You can find Bill and Wendy on Twitter,  Facebook, and Instagram. The Bill and Wendy Show airs Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to noon, then streaming on WGN Extra from noon to 1 p.m.