City pools opened for the season earlier this week, and beaches in the city have been open for about a month now.

Officials say water safety is very important this time of the year.

There have already been at least two drownings in the city so far this summer, as two teen boys drowned in the Rockaways last week after lifeguards went off duty for the night.

Anchor Rocco Vertuccio spoke with Shawn Slevin, the executive director of Swim Strong, Saturday on NY1 to talk about important water safety tips.