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“Dip into Wellness” From Boating Times, Long Island

By Lita Smith-Mines From http://boatingtimesli.com/NY/swimmingforwellness/ We get wet to clean up or cool off, but taking a plunge can transform us both mentally and physically. I’m not talking about some elaborate or exotic hydropathy for our health — everyday swimming is a powerful and positive change agent. Shawn Slevin, the founder of Swim Strong Foundation, spends her days preventing drownings by providing affordable water safety and swim skill programs. Along with saving lives, her mission is to increase the population’s overall health through swimming. It’s...

How do you Prepare to Swim Around Manhattan?

Just a few days remain before Alexis’s big swim!  It takes a lot of heart and a lot of sweat equity to train for this challenging event…one of the three of the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming.  Alexis’s determination is met by his passion to help STOP needless drowning.  He is using this challenge to provide free swim lessons for at risk kids through Swim Strong Foundation’s scholarship fund.   You can support his efforts by making a donation here: 

Raffle Tickets – Swimming around Manhattan

When passion meets purpose there’s nothing you won’t try to achieve.  Thant’s particularly so for our guest athlete, Alexis Puhan MD, from Switzerland. Alexis is one of those people who isn’t afraid of a challenge.  In his professional life he built an international consulting business.  In his personal life, he has taken on the extreme sport of Open Water swimming. How fortunate for Swim Strong that he also believes as we do that drowning is largely preventable.  Now we come to his purpose.  Alexis will undertake...

Swimming around Manhattan- A Swim Strong Fundraiser Cocktail Party

When passion meets purpose there’s nothing you won’t try to achieve.  Thant’s particularly so for our guest athlete, Alexis Puhan MD, from Switzerland.   Alexis is one of those people who isn’t afraid of a challenge.  In his professional life he built an international consulting business.  In his personal life, he has taken on the extreme sport of Open Water swimming.   How fortunate for Swim Strong that he also believes as we do that drowning is largely preventable.  Now we come to his...

Are You Ready to Welcome Summer? – Register Swim Class Now!

Get Ready Get Wet: Build comfort and confidence in preparation for actual swim instruction. (30 Minutes) The class introduces new swimmers to the water. Children as young as 3 years old can participate if an adult family member joins them in the water. Learn to Swim: Learn proper breathing and streamlining techniques, freestyle and backstroke. (1 Hour) Learn to swim advanced class teaches freestyle and backstroke. Stroke Enhancement Program: Learn skills in preparation for joining a competitive team. (1.5-2 Hours) For swimmers who have good...

Swim Strong Founder Shawn Slevin Visits Bosnia June 2017 – See Video Below

Swim Strong’s mission is to Save and Change lives through the teaching of water safety and strong swimming skills.  We want to make these life lessons available to ALL. Executive Director, Shawn Slevin, was able to visit Sarajevo, Bosnia, to meet with Director Amel Kapo of PK SPID, the one program that works with people with physical and mental challenges in Bosnia. Working with these children reaffirms our natural love of the water and the human spirit willing to push past perceived...

Disabled Bosnian boy beats odds to become swimming champion

Swim Strong founder Shawn Slevin was delighted to visit Amel Kapo of Plivacki Klub SPID in Sarajevo to celebrate his work with children with special needs.  Amel and his colleagues are helping these children to learn lifesaving and water safety skills as well as self-confidence that supports them in all aspects of their lives.   So happy to have been able to meet in person and see their good work.               In this photo taken on Thursday, June 8,...

Recap of Water Safety Awareness Week May 15-21, 2017

We were excited to reach more than 200 families who learned more about water safety and swimming skills in celebration of National Water Safety month. EVERYone should enjoy and be safe in and around the water! https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/swimstrongfoundation/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/03212209/Water-Safety-Awareness-Week-May-15-21-2017plussponsors.mp4

Thanks Alexis for Supporting Swim Strong! Donate Now!

Posted on  https://www.alexisswims.foundation/ Join me for my swim around Manhattan And stop the drowning My name is Alexis Puhan. My passion for swimming started on a hot July day in 1992. I crossed lake Zurich, a less than a mile swim. It felt really long! This experience must have switched on the “long distance swim button" inside me. Ever since, swimming got more regular and distances longer. The ultimate dream has always been to swim around Manhattan. I am super excited to finally do it...

Swim Strong Foundation provides free swimming lesson @ NEWS 12

Our Water Safety Awareness Week began at Bushwick High School on Monday ! There were more than 40 children and adults learning about water safety through our Know Before You Go!® presentation; CPR training by the FDNY and jumping into the water to enjoy their FREE swim lesson! Swim Strong is taking the lead to raise awareness about water safety education to ensure that every child and every adult in the New Metro area has the tools they need to exercise good judgment...