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NY SWIMS Initiative | January 5th 2024 Recap

State of the State 2024 I was invited to attend the Governor’s announcement about the new NY SWIMS initiative on Friday. The 30 minute presentation is here: The next clip shows when Mayor Adams calls out Swim Strong! How cool is that?!?   This article will get you up to date on the Initiative: Queens Daily Eagle Article In terms of NY SWIMS initiative: Governor acknowledges historic lack of aquatic infrastructure across the state and is adding $60 Million to her budget to: build some pools; bring in pop up...

January 11, 2024Blog, Swim Strong in The News, VideosComments OffRead more...

Swim Strong Foundation 2023 Holiday Raffle

The Holiday Raffle is Here  Enter Holiday Raffle 2023 ($50) Drawing made December 26th.   Proceeds to benefit the scholarship fund. Swim Strong Foundation is a 501c3 in New York City that provides affordable swim lessons and water safety education to families.   Our programs teach basic swim lessons through stroke enhancement classes for competitive swimmers of all ages. Swim Strong has taught more than 10,700 people to respect the water and develop strong swimming skills for safety, health, competition, recreation and employment opportunities.   2731 children...

December 20, 2023Blog, Events, PSAs, Videos, Comments OffRead more...

World Swim Day 2023 | All You Need to Know

YouTube Instagram Collaboration with My Swim Pro   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by MySwimPro (@myswimpro)   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by MySwimPro (@myswimpro) Instagram Posts (How to Participate)   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Swim Strong Foundation 🏊🏼 (@swimstrongfoundationinc)

October 25, 2023Blog, PSAsComments OffRead more...

Bigger Pool of Funds Will Teach 6,000 City Kids to Swim | The City | Read Republished Article Here

Bigger Pool of Funds Will Teach 6,000 City Kids to Swim Katie Honan, The City This article was originally published on Jul 11 5:00am EDT by THE CITY Swimmers frolic in the Hamilton Fish Pool in the Lower East Side last summer. | Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY A bigger pool of city money will help up to 6,000 more kids learn to swim this year — while also training teens to become lifeguards amid a continuing shortage at public beaches and pools. As part of...

July 13, 2023Articles, Blog, PSAs, Swim Strong in The NewsComments OffRead more...