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Olympian Lia Neal Comes Home to Brooklyn

Olympian Lia Neal Comes Home to Brooklyn Sat 4/20/2019 1-5 PM Bushwick HS 400 Irving Avenue, Brooklyn NY Freestyle Bootcamp with Lia 1-3pm $79/participant ( only for swimmers with 3+ years competitive experience) Discussion with Lia’s parents Siu & Rome Neal about Raising an Olympian 1:30pm-2:30pm $10/participant Free swim lessons for the community (parents & Children) 3-5pm 25 students limit per 30min session Learn Freestyle techniques and achieve your dreams Lia Neal, who is the daughter of a Chinese-American mother and African-American father, is the first woman [...]

February 18, 2019 Events, News Comments Off

Swim Strong January February 2019 class schedule

Registration for January/ February Classes is Open

The 2019 Swim Strong schedule is here and you can register now! It’s not too late to register and don’t forget you may qualify for a scholorship as well. Click on the class title to see all available sessions. We offer the following classes: 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 [...]

January 9, 2019 News Comments Off

Swim Strong Foundation celebrates Nickelodeon’s Worldwide Day of Play 2018

Swim Strong Foundation celebrates Nickelodeon’s Worldwide Day of Play 2018 Swim Strong partners with Nickelodeon for Worldwide Day of Play on Sept 29th. Nickelodeon’s Day of Play encourages families to turn off the TV and engage in play activities. Swim Strong incorporates purposeful fun water based activities within our swim instruction to build the skills necessary to learn to swim. Here’s a sampling: Get Ready/Get Wet: blowing bubbles; water submersion and mimicking sea creatures Learn to Swim: Butt bounces, hand stands ring toss/retrieve; kangaroo hops; hand [...]

September 14, 2018 Blog, News Comments Off

Modell’s Coupon

Thank you Modell’s for supporting Swim Strong! It’s Fall…time to shop Modells! Please feel free to share this Modell’s Coupon with your family and friends.

September 7, 2018 Blog, News Comments Off

September/October Swimming Class Registration is open now!!

Swim Strong teaches the proper techniques to prepare the student to be a strong, safe and competent swimmer. We want them to enjoy the sport for a lifetime. Some may want to become competitive swimmers – that’s great! We’d love to help them reach those goals…but students will progress at their own individual pace. We encourage them to learn all of the competitive strokes (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly) so they can successfully try out for more competitive programs. [...]

August 24, 2018 Blog, News Comments Off

Breaststroke Bootcamp+Discussion

Breaststroke Bootcamp+Discussion with International Coach Merle Liivand Tuesday 8/21/2018 6:30-9:30 PM Flushing Meadow Aquatic Center 131-04 Meridian Lane, Flushing NY 11368 Featuring: Merle Liivand Fees: $75 per participant / $10 per parent participation / $25 per coach Learn breaststroke techniques to improve your speed and stamina Merle Liivand is an elite competitive swimmer, international coach and open water swimmer from Tallinn, Estonia who was the Baltic States Champion in the 100m and 200m breaststroke and an Estonian National Swim Team member in Open Water. She has medaled in numerous international events [...]

August 16, 2018 Blog, News Comments Off

Core Workout Mini Bootcamp

Core Skills Drills! Tuesday, July 24, 2018 7:30 – 9:30 pm Flushing Meadow Aquatic Center Aquatic sports are distinct from other sports in that the athlete functions in an environment devoid of gravity. A swimmer must rely on the athlete’s ability to generate propulsive forces using their arms and legs while attempting to minimize drag resistance in order to propel themselves as efficiently through the water as possible. For this reason core muscle conditioning is important to improving swimming performance. Core strength allows a [...]

July 11, 2018 Blog, News Comments Off

July-August 2018 Swim Class registration is open Now!

Get Ready Get Wet: Build comfort and confidence in preparation for actual swim instruction. 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. (30 Minutes) Learn to Swim: Learn proper breathing and streamlining techniques, freestyle and backstroke. Learn to swim advanced class teaches freestyle and backstroke. (1 Hour) Stroke Enhancement Program: Learn skills in preparation for joining a competitive team. For swimmers who have good freestyle [...]

June 15, 2018 Blog, Class Description, News Comments Off

Swim Strong successfully held the Water Safety Awareness Event in May 2018

Swim Strong has been hosting a celebrating Water Safety Awareness event for 6 years. This year we were excited to reach more than 200 families who learned many new skills and have more understanding about the benefits and dangers of water from inside their very own homes to the great outdoors. We invited 2X Olympian Marko Blazevski and Patterson College Swim Coach Vera Blazevska to give free swimming lessons and share their experiences to inspire kids to love swimming and [...]

June 1, 2018 Blog, News Comments Off

Bootcamp with Olympians – Butterfly

Bootcamp with Olympians Butterfly Saturday, 6/2/2018 9:00-11:00am Flushing Meadows Aquatic Center Featuring: Kim Vandenberg Fee: $79.99 per participant American Olympic bronze medalist Kim Vandenberg specializes in the butterfly and freestyle. She is a gold medalist from the 2011 Pan American games in both the 200 butterfly and the 4×200 freestyle relay, she is also a silver medalist from the 2007 world championships in the 200 fly and a three time national champion in the 200 fly. Vandenberg is an ambassador for Up2Us Sports, a national non-profit [...]

May 14, 2018 Blog, News Comments Off

IM Bootcamp with Olympians

Individual Medley Bootcamp with Olympians Saturday 5/12/2018 9:00-11:00 AM Flushing Meadow Aquatic Center 131-04 Meridian Lane, Flushing NY 11368 (for swimmers ages 8-16 with 2+ years of competition) Featuring: Marko Blazevski and Vera Blazevska Starts/Turns/Pullouts; Set up for each stroke; and Race strategy. Fee: $79.99 per participant Our Guest Coaches are Marko Blazevski who has represented Macedonia at both the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London and in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. In 2012 London Summer Olympics, he presented with the honor of being Macedonia flag bearer during the Opening [...]

April 23, 2018 Blog, News Comments Off

6TH ANNUAL WATER SAFETY AWARENESS EVENTS

April 19, 2018 Blog, News Comments Off