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
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
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...
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...
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!
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:
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
