Category: Organization
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Learn To Swim | Any Time Is The Best Time | Virgin Active
Watch Grace’s inspirational story about learning to swim at 77 years old.
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John Cushing Explains Why 500,000 Paris Olympics Tickets Remain Unsold | talkSPORT
Sam Matterface and Alex Crook are joined by Olympics Reporter John Cushing to debate if attendances are set to drop at the Summer Olympic games.
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New York City Nonprofit Provides Free Swimming Lessons To Underserved Communities | Voice of America
In an effort to prevent drownings and give kids a chance to learn how to play safely in water, Rising Tide Effect teaches youth how to swim in a pool as well as an ocean. June Hsu and Rendy Wicaksana report.
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YMCA Gets Grant For Free Swim Lessons, Lifeguard Training | WAVY TV 10
The YMCA of South Hampton Roads has received a grant for more than $155,000 from POOLCORP.
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Olympic Flame Makes Its Way To Paris Ahead Of Opening Ceremony | France 24 English
The Olympic flame is covering the final few kilometres of its journey – including passing by the France 24 newsroom – before it is used to the light the cauldron at the opening ceremony of the Paris Games on Friday. France 24’s Delano D’Souza reports.
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This Thunder Bay Swim Official Will Be Poolside At The Olympics | CBC News
Daryle Martin was selected to be Canada’s only technical official at the Olympics this year. The CBC’s Mary-Jean Cormier met up with her before she flew out to Paris.
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How Gaza Swimming Club Founders Help Members Flee War | The Project
Mo Saleh helped launch Gaza’s first-ever Nippers in 2023 after training to become a lifeguard on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. But nine months on, he and his family are in limbo after fleeing from Gaza.
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Carolina Moment: Longtime YWCA Aquatics Director Has Taught Thousands How To Swim | WLOS News 13
Kitty Schmidt is the now-retired aquatics director of the YWCA of Asheville. The former state-champion and Olympic trial swimmer has taught thousands of children how to swim over the years. Read WLOS News 13
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Swim South Florida: A Broward County Program Offers Free Swim Lessons For Children | WPLG Local 10
A Broward man has made it his mission to help children learn how to swim in Broward County.