Completed the Tread Successfully!!
We are still waiting to hear if the record was broken. All of the Swim Strong team from ages 8 through 66 successfully completed the tread!!! https://youtu.be/oRzHl5k-MUw Posted on NET TV
TREADING WATER – An Attempt To Break The Guinness World Record
Swim Strong Foundation will be joining the teams across the country in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for most people treading water at the same time in multiple locations. Proceeds raised will support our scholarship program and International Water Safety Association’s Cambodia Project. On September 27, 2017, we will attempt to break the Guinness Book of World Records: “Most People Treading Water at the Same Time in Multiple Locations”. The record currently sits at 805 people. Of the money we...
Alexis Swims around city for Swim Strong Foundation
When you challenge yourself, you change your own life. When you challenge yourself on behalf of an organization you believe in; you save and change other people’s lives as well. Thank you Alexis Puhan. You truly make a difference in many lives! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJPIcsYFqEE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CvDrhE4A0c
Register September – October Swimming Classes!!
Greetings all! Summer is over, but the water’s still fine! Swim Strong has activities in AND out of the pool this month. JOIN US New classes start this week: Win tickets for the Broadway play, Anastasia: https://www.swimstrongfoundation.org/celebration-nickelodeans-worldwide-day-play-sept-30th-not-attend-play/ Be part of the team to BREAK A GUINNESS WORLD RECORD! https://www.swimstrongfoundation.org/event/treading-water Participate in our SURF CLINIC: https://www.swimstrongfoundation.org/shop/classes/surfing-clinic/ See you in the pool! Coach Shawn
In celebration of Nickelodean’s Worldwide Day of Play Sept 30th, why not attend a play?
Swim Strong is raffling off two seats to the musical production of ANASTASIA, playing at the Broadhurst Theatre 235 W 44th Street, Manhattan, on Thursday 9/28/2017. The seats are in the Mezzanine Left Row A 1 and 3 and valued at $284.00 Raffle cost $10 per ticket. Drawing to be held on Monday Sept 25th. Inspired by the beloved films, ANASTASIA transports us from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman...
“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...
Today is the Day to Tackle the 20 Bridges Manhattan Swim
All of the hard work; all of the planning; all of the organizing; all of the mental preparation…all lead to this day and to this time. Join Alexis Puhan MD on his epic swim around Manhattan. Honor his efforts to raise $10,000 so that 40 at risk children will get free swim lessons now!
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...
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