This is another powerful reminder of why V3 Sports is an essential and vital part of our North Minneapolis community. By providing education and training in swimming and water safety through our Swim to Learn™ program, V3 Sports helps young people and adults become more comfortable and confident in the water. Shawn Lewis, Project Manager at Minneapolis Parks Foundation, stated, "Learning how to swim can not only save your life, but another person as well." https://lnkd.in/gwFESyQX
V3 Sports
Wellness and Fitness Services
Minneapolis, Minnesota 1,717 followers
V3 Sports is elevating our community through wellness, fitness and education.
About us
V3 Sports is a nonprofit located in North Minneapolis, focused on elevating our community through wellness, fitness and education! Thanks to our amazing partners, donors, and incredible community members, we are making waves in Minneapolis, serving over a thousand families since 2007. The V3 Center (Phase 1) is opening a world class health and wellness center in the heart of North Minneapolis in the spring of 2024. Phase 1 includes a Therapy pool, 25M Pool, Fitness Space, Classroom Space, and a Cafe! Follow us to stay updated on our journey to bringing this vision to life. One of our passions is educating our community how to swim. Every year, an unnecessary amount of deaths occur due to drowning. V3 is continuing to develop aquatic programs that help people of all ages learn how to stay afloat in the water.
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https://www.v3sports.org/
External link for V3 Sports
- Industry
- Wellness and Fitness Services
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2007
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701 Plymouth Ave N
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55411, US
Employees at V3 Sports
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Fun to see the Northside Development Center scholars walk down Plymouth Ave. to get swim lessons at V3 Sports , right in their community 🙌🏾
Catholic Charities Northside Development Center provides access to affordable childcare for many families in North Minneapolis and the surrounding area. Thanks to the amazing staff at Northside, learners at the childcare center benefit from a wide range of enriching programs – like swimming lessons. Recently, we followed one of the preschool classrooms to V3 Sports for their swim lesson. Staff walked the children a few blocks down the street where they got suited up, fitted with a pair of goggles, and broke up into small groups with instructors. On the agenda that day was learning how to float, the front crawl and backstroke, and, of course, a classic game of Red Light, Green Light. View the photo album here: https://bit.ly/3LEjFTg
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Check out this important article by CNN addressing the importance of water safety with an Olympic Gold Medalist, Cullen Jones OLY; someone who has partnered with V3 Sports throughout the years to elevate our community's comfortability with water and provide water safety education. https://lnkd.in/gcfUFKF5
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To celebrate the start of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris this week, we’re highlighting an incredible new sports, health and wellness facility in North Minneapolis. The V3 Sports Center brings all kinds of fitness facilities, programs and resources together under one roof. Phase One, which opened in June, includes a state-of-the-art workout facility, childcare center and a 25-yard swimming pool for teaching people of all ages how to swim. Phase Two will feature a 50-meter competition pool that was used for the 2020 U.S. Olympics Swimming Trials, along with multi-use courts and an atrium with a spiral walking track. On our blog, you can read more about how V3 Sports brought this concept to life with help from many organizations, including Sunrise Banks: https://bit.ly/3YhvW7L Member FDIC.
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We are thrilled to announce that Minnesota Twins has generously donated to V3 Sports! 🙌 This incredible contribution will make an impact on our mission to elevate our community through wellness, fitness and education! With this donation, we can continue to support our aquatic programs at The V3 Center. We are deeply grateful for the Minnesota Twins donating to our cause and helping us elevate our community.
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Check out this wonderful article about V3 Sports opening in North Minneapolis by Enter Magazine. (the architecture magazine published by the American Institute of Architects – Minnesota). It reads, "V3 Sports was founded by former world triathlete champion Erika Binger in 2007 to help North Minneapolis teens train for triathlons. Without a home of its own, the resourceful organization used other facilities for training activities, including the pools at Franklin Middle School and the North Community YMCA. And it began dreaming of—and fundraising for—a new facility that would address a glaring disparity in Northside access to fitness and wellness spaces." To continue reading, click here --> https://lnkd.in/gPaStUhA
The V3 Center Opens in Minneapolis’s Near North Neighborhood — ENTER
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🎉 Exciting News from V3 Sports! 🎉 We are thrilled to announce the grand opening of V3 Sports on June 22, 2024! This incredible milestone wouldn't have been possible without the unwavering support of our sponsors, dedicated volunteers, and our amazing community. Thank you all for making this journey memorable and for believing in our vision. We look forward to elevating to even greater heights together! #V3Sports #GrandOpening #CommunitySupport #Milestone Check out our recap video --> https://lnkd.in/gdHyFQRV And click here to read our latest blog --> https://lnkd.in/gYSFRAJh
Grand Opening Celebration (Phase One)
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"This space is one where we can change the narrative. I grew up in north Minneapolis, and our community is overburdened and underfunded, as a lot of us know. So this is an opportunity to bring resources and joy and pride back into our communities." - V3 Sports board Chair Analyah Schlaeger dos Santos To continue reading the Star Tribune article about our Phase One Grand Opening Celebration, click here: https://lnkd.in/gdq4jfMa
First phase of massive aquatics and fitness center V3 opens in north Minneapolis
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Hear directly from our Founder, Erika L. Binger, talk about our brand new V3 Center and the amenities that exist within it. We are now operating at full-hours for our Northside members and will expand our memberships beginning June 22 at our Grand Opening! https://lnkd.in/gpY6UBj8
V3 Sports opens in north Minneapolis
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We are proud to collaborate with Mohammed Lawal, CEO of LSE Architects, and his exceptional team in bringing The V3 Center to life for North Minneapolis. Hear from Mohammed Lawal himself directly in this interview: https://lnkd.in/d5dTZkhy
Meet the man behind the Midwest’s largest Black-owned architecture firm
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