Category: Organization
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Swimming Instructors Aim to Prevent Drownings in North Miami | WPLG Local 10
A swimming instruction program in North Miami aims to prevent drownings this summer.
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Looking Back at TV 2’s Swim Mobile Pools on Wheels | FOX 2 Detroit
In the 1970s, TV 2’s pools on wheels, Swim Mobiles, would pull up to Detroit neighborhoods and give kids a place to swim.
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NYC Offers Free Swim Lessons Using a Lottery System | PIX11 News
New York City parents have until Monday to register their children for a chance to attend the city’s free “Learn to Swim” program this summer.
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Corruption Allegations Amid Police Raid of 2024 Paris Olympics Offices | GMA
French police raided the offices of the Paris Olympics organizing committee and the public company overseeing construction projects for the games.
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Swimming’s Legacy: Breaking Barriers for All | 23 ABC News | KERO
School is out for summer in many places, which means a return to the pools. Scripps national correspondent Amber Strong takes a look at the history of swimming in the U.S. for Black Americans and the people looking to open a world of possibilities for kids everywhere.
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“It’s Time for the Silent Majority to Speak Up” Sharron Davies on Trans Women in Women’s Sport | TalkTV
TalkTV’s Julia Hartley-Brewer is joined by Olympic medallist swimmer Sharron Davies MBE who talks about her new book ‘Unfair Play: The Battle For Women’s Sport’. Sharron tells Julia that “it’s time for the silent majority to speak up” about trans women competing in women’s sport. “We have this tiny piece of the cake, and we’re…
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Ultramarathon Swimmer Inspires Wounded, Injured and Sick Personnel | Forces News
Professional swimmer and athlete Ross Edgley is working to inspire wounded, sick, and injured military personnel at the Royal Navy’s Hasler Naval Service Recovery Centre. Mr Edgley, famous for being the first person to swim 1,780 miles around the coast of Great Britain, visited service personnel in the care of the centre to deliver some…
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Historic Beach Provides Glimpse Into Realities of Segregated Swimming | Scripps
A historical look at racial discrimination that kept black people out of pools, and why many don’t swim; and what communities across the country are doing today to ensure black communities learn to swim. This includes the story of an abandoned beach in Indianapolis that was once segregated, and the only place blacks were allowed…