A private St. Louis school hopes it’s new acquatics center will help students be “water safe”. Mary Institute Country Day in Ladue also hopes to reinvigorate water sports with its new state of art facility. The 40 meter by 25 yard pool will benefit both MICDS students and parents as well as members of the community who swim there with local clubs and schools. It’s part of a movement to help children be water-safe by the time they graduate.