It’s the last week of summer camp for Philadelphia Parks and Rec, but the city is hoping the benefits of this six-week camp season will last for years.
For the first time, Philadelphia Parks and Rec summer camps provided universal swim lessons for all campers enrolled in summer camps at sites that had open pools.
“As of the last count, about 3,000 kids did swim lessons this summer,” said Bill Salvatore, the deputy commissioner of programming at Philadelphia Parks and Rec.
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Olympic Gold Medalist Ryan Murphy, Family to Open Swim School in St. Johns County | First Coast News
Ponte Vedra native and four-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Ryan Murphy announced Thursday that he, alongside his parents and grandfather, have signed on as franchisees to open a swim school for kids in St. Johns County, according to a news release.
Construction for the ‘Goldfish Swim School’ is currently underway at 2420 County Road West in St. Johns, Florida and is expected to open in the spring of 2024. The location will mark as the first in Northeast Florida and will create approximately 50 jobs, the release states.
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Arizona Animal Welfare League Shares How to Keep Pets Safe by the Pool | AZFamily | Arizona News
Arizona Animal Welfare League is spreading the word about proper strategies for teaching your pet how to swim.
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I Can Swim Camp Helps People of All Abilities Learn to Swim | KFYR-TV
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First-Ever European U23 Swimming Championships Have Arrived | European Aquatics
The first-ever LEN European U23 Swimming Championships have arrived in Dublin, Ireland, as top European prospects aim to make history by becoming an inaugural European U23 Champion!
Leading young talents Daniel Wiffen, Leah Schlosshan and Juliette Marchand are set to take to the pool at the National Aquatic Centre, August 11-13!
Subscribe to the official European Aquatics YouTube channel to experience the world of aquatics across five disciplines!
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CA Couple Loses Home Insurance After Draining Pool to Save Water
The homeowners were baffled to find out the reasons AAA dropped their coverage — from clutter in the yard to draining a swimming pool to save water.
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Start Lists, Streaming and Results From the Dublin 2023 LEN European U23 Swimming Championships
LEN European Aquatics has now its own YouTube channel, which will be used among other things for the official streaming from the Dublin 023 LEN European U23 Swimming Championships. See len.eu and this site for start lists and results
Day 1 – Friday 11 August 2023 – Prelims from 09:30 Dublin time
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Event Wrap-Up | World Aquatics Championships Fukuoka 2023
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This Is Not About Swimming Trailer | TIFF 2023
Terrific turns by Jessica Allen, Emma Hunter and Daniel Jun help fuel the funny and the feels in Marni Van Dyk’s story of a woman taking a chance to change her life.
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