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The 20th Anniversary Celebration

The 20th Anniversary Celebration

Three events, one Woodside Sunday — twenty years of situational knowledge of water, community, and confidence in the water.

Breaststroke Bootcamp

7:00 – 8:45 AM
St. Sebastian Parish Center, Woodside

Fine-tune your stroke in a hands-on session focused on pull-out, hip position, kick mechanics, and starts and turns. Open to competitive breaststrokers with at least one year of competition experience.

Coaching: Jon Cleveland (3-time Olympian) & Merle Liivand (5-time Guinness World Record holder)
$75. Spectators are welcome $10 collected at the stands.

Guest Coaches

Lady Merle Liivand — An Estonian extreme sport swimmer and multiple-time Guinness World Record holder, known for record-breaking long-distance swims using a monofin. She’s a passionate advocate for ocean conservation.

Jon Cleveland — A three-time Olympian swimmer and breaststroke specialist.

 

Calling All St. Sebastian Swim Team Alumni & Families

The work began with you, at St. Sebastian’s — and it’s grown into New York City and beyond. Reconnect with fellow alumni throughout the day, share your memories, and make new ones with us.

Sponsors Welcome

Every event on September 20 runs on community support. If your business would like to sponsor the day, in any capacity, we’d love to hear from you.

For twenty years, Swim Strong Foundation has worked to make situational knowledge of water and affordable swim instruction available to every New York City family. Every ticket on September 20 helps fund low to no cost lessons and Know Before You Go!® in schools across the city.

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CAN’T JOIN US?

You can still make a difference. Please consider donating to the Swim Strong Foundation Education Fund, which helps provide swim lessons, scholarships, and water safety education.