Ryker Gardner (left), 8, waits as Haylee Turner, 7, jumps in near swim instructor Alexis Fraundorfer during "Learn to Swim" lessons at Prospect Pool on Wednesday morning. Mirror photo by Linden ...

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RALEIGH (WTVD) -- Outside, it's a crisp, 40-degree Friday morning, but inside the Hilton Raleigh North Hills' swimming pool, the water is warm and Amy Joyner's students are suited up, sitting by the ...