Splash it Forward event to benefit Every Child a Swimmer program

Splash it Forward event to benefit Every Child a Swimmer program

Goldfish Swim School Sylvania is diving in to support a life-saving cause. The swim school, at 4959 Holland Sylvania Rd., is hosting a “Splash it Forward” ...

Schools team up with YMCA for water safety

A student at Soldier Creek Elementary School practices swimming during a water safety class at the YMCA. Photo by Stacey Boyer Soldier Creek students participate in swim class By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Students at Soldier Creek Elementary School learned important lessons last week. The school partnered with the Midwest City YMCA to teach students the basics of swimming and water safety. Second-graders took field trips to the YMCA to l…

Richmond Council says it is determined to get children swimming.

New research from Swim England shows that 70% of youngsters in England stop lessons before reaching full competence in the water. Free Summer Splash crash courses are available to children in school years 5, 6, and 7 who have not yet met the KS2 requirement yet. This means they can swim 25 metres confidently and perform safe self-rescue.

In order to close this second quarter, the Chalon Basin hosted last weekend the Burgundy Franche County championships for the Junior and Senior categories. Four swimmers from Montchanin Swimming were qualified for this competition among the 250 participants of the region. Very good results for the Montchaninois with 17 finals (5 finals C, 8 finals B and 4 finals A), 3 podiums and many better performances. In detail: Kyera Desbois takes part in 6…