NYC Chapter (Surfrider Foundation) Teaches Surfing Basics
Surfing Lessons at Swim Strong Foundation by the NYC Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation Who would think that you could learn surfing basics in a pool? It’s for real and lots of fun.
Drowning: Second Leading Cause of Accidental Death for Children 14 and Younger
Author: Clem Richardson, Daily News Staff Writer Source: NYDailyNews.com Nearly 60% of African-American children living in urban areas can’t swim, according to a 2005 USA Swimming survey. The statistics read like some deadly math problem. Add that to the fact that drowning ranks second - behind car crashes - as the leading cause of accidental death for children 14 and younger and the results are predictable. African-American children 5 to 14 years old are three times as likely to drown than white children, according to...
Swim Strong Aims to Reduce Rockaway Drownings
Source: The Wave - Rockawav.com According to information compiled from media reports and released recently by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) Pool Safely campaign, 137 children younger than 15 years drowned in a pool or spa during the traditional summer season of Memorial Day to Labor Day this year [2012]. An additional 168 children of that age required emergency response for near-fatal incidents in pools or spas during that period. The media figures for this summer show that 54...
Groups Look to Boost Swimming Skills of Immigrants and Minorities
Authors: Sabrina Felice and Seth Hoffman, Children’s Pressline Source: NYDailyNews.com Seven-year-old Taylor Shire is too scared to play in the water at Rockaway Beach. “I am nervous going into the water again because I almost did drown once,” said Taylor, of Rockaway Park. “I was out [in the water] and then the wave came, but we learned in school to swim the other way when you get caught” by a wave. Blacks and Hispanics are nearly twice as likely to drown as whites, according to...
Swim Strong Foundation Puts Water Safety First
Author: Patrick Clark At one end of the pool, 25 youth swimmers—many from competing CYO swim teams—streak across the water in preparation for an upcoming meet. At the other end, 40 beginning swimmers receive semi-private lessons, learning basic water skills in groups as small as two or three children per instructor. In spite of all the activity, however, the prevailing mood is one of calm focus. There is no shouting, no careless splashing and certainly no running. Swimming pools are not usually so...
Olympic Champion Lenny Krayzelburg – Four Time Gold Medalist on Water Safety
Lenny Krayzelberg, Olympic backstroke medalist, breaks it down into simple steps: learning to swim is a must and it must be done. It takes work but the results are deeply satisfying.
Olympian Mel Stewart – Twice Olympic Gold Medal Winner & 14 National Titles
Mel Stewart, butterfly swim champion, lets young people know that anyone can learn to swim, regardless of their background
Volunteers Speak About Water Safety
Volunteers talk about the importance of swimming and how Swim Strong makes lessons available in many communities.
Shawn Slevin, Founder of Swim Strong Foundation
Shawn Slevin, Founder of Swim Strong, addresses the enormous support the organization has received from numerous water-safety groups and sports celebrities.
Fajr Memorial Foundation
Amna Javid, representative of the Fajr Foundation, who lost a daughter to drowning, discussed the imperative need for water safety knowledge for both parents and children.
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital on Water Safety
Amir Benjamin of St. John’s Episcopal Hospital addresses dangers of and increases in the obesity epidemic and the importance of a healthy diet and lifestyle.
Donovan Richards Jr. on Water Safety
District 31- Council Member Donovan Richards shows his support for the work and inroads Swim Strong has made in the Rockaways to teach swim safety skills.