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Six Flags Great Adventure To Host 'World's Largest Swimming Lesson' Event on Thursday

originally published: 06/23/2025


(JACKSON, NJ) -- Six Flags Great Adventure will be joining hundreds of waterparks, aquatic centers and swim schools across the country for the 16th annual World’s Largest Swimming Lesson. The event is scheduled for Thursday, June 26, 2025 at Blue Lagoon in Hurricane Harbor New Jersey. It starts at 9:30am.

This year Great Adventure will be partnering with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Coastal & Northern NJ as they look to expand access to aquatics education and grow the park’s charitable program.

After the event, children and their families are invited to stay for a day of fun at the park.

Hurricane Harbor New Jersey is located at 1 Six Flags Blvd in Jackson Township, New. Jersey.

Six Flags Great Adventure Resort boasts four world-class attractions with Six Flags Great Adventure, Hurricane Harbor, Wild Safari and Savanah Sunset Resort and Spa. Home to award-winning rides like Nitro, El Toro and Jersey Devil Coaster, the park offers two areas just for the littlest guests and great family rides for the whole family, plus entertainment, shopping, and a wide variety of dining options. Its Wild Safari is one of the largest safaris outside of Africa and gets guests up-close to more than 1,200 animals from around the globe. Six Flags Hurricane Harbor is one of the Northeast’s largest waterparks with more than 25 refreshing attractions for the whole family.




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Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: FUN) is North America’s largest regional amusement-resort operator with 27 amusement parks, 15 water parks and nine resort properties across 17 states in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Focused on its purpose of making people happy, Six Flags provides fun, immersive and memorable experiences to millions of guests every year with world-class coasters, themed rides, thrilling water parks, resorts and a portfolio of beloved intellectual property including Looney Tunes®, DC Comics® and PEANUTS®.

For nearly 50 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Coastal & Northern New Jersey (BBBSCNNJ) has been transforming the lives of children by providing professionally supported, one-to-one mentoring relationships with caring adult volunteers. BBBSCNNJ empowers youth to reach their full potential, helping them develop into confident, competent, and compassionate individuals. Serving 10 counties across New Jersey—Bergen, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, and Warren—BBBSCNNJ creates lasting, positive change in the lives of both children and mentors.




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