Swim Strong Foundation was proud and excited to feature Olympian Lia Neal as our guest coach for our freestyle bootcamp yesterday. The Bushwick HS pool was full of competitive swimmers eager to improve their skills; learn new drills and be motivated by Lia as she shared her story with us. Our thanks to her Mom, Sui Neal, for speaking to our parents about their families journey with Lia. The event was concluded with a free swim lesson for members [...]
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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) (click to register) Discussion with Lia’s parents Siu & Rome Neal about Raising an Olympian 1:30pm-2:30pm FREE/participant (click to register) Free swim lessons for the community (parents & Children) 3-5pm 25 students limit per 30min session (click to register) Learn Freestyle techniques and achieve your dreams Lia Neal, who is the daughter of a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
