Free swim lessons begin in Jackson Heights
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Free swim lessons begin in Jackson Heights

  • by Sophie Krichevsky, Editor

Standing poolside at the Garden School in Jackson Heights Monday afternoon, Councilmember Shekar Krishnan (D-Jackson Heights) announced the launch of a pilot program that will provide 2,600 New York City second-graders with free swim lessons.

The effort, known as Wave Makers, is the result of a public-private partnership between the city and several nonprofit organizations, including Asphalt Green, the YMCA of Greater New York, the Gray Foundation and Commonpoint Queens, all of which will be providing the lessons at various sites across the city, with a focus on areas lacking access to pools and aquatics instruction.

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Free swim lessons begin in Jackson Heights

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