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) (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 Chinese-American mother and African-American father, is the first woman of Black descent to swim an Olympic final for the United States as she helped win a Bronze for the team’s 4×100 freestyle swim in London 2012. She also won a Silver medal as part of the US 2016 team.

Her journey and training started in Brooklyn, NY with routine hour-long trips with her mom to and from Asphalt Greene, one of the few Olympic-sized pool in New York City.

Now, as a graduate of Stanford University and the school’s 2016-2017 team captain that led her team to a NCAA swimming Championship, the 24-year-old pro is excited to continue as a role model for children interested in health, sports, swimming and beating the odds.

Lia understands the challenges kids will face to achieve their dreams and believes her story of resilience can inspire young kids.