
Time: February 12, 2012 from 9am to 5pm
Location: Oklahoma City Community College Olympic Festival Pool
Street: 77th and South May Avenue
City/Town: Oklahoma City
Event Type: swim meet
Organized By: Oklahoma Swimming Diversity Committee
Latest Activity: Feb 8
Export to Outlook or iCal (.ics)
Oklahoma Swimming in conjunction with the Oklahoma Swimming Diversity Committee is offering a program to introduce swimming to Native American children. This program is utilizing a tiered approach including competitive swimming, swim clinics and swim lessons. The initial swim clinic will take place January 21, 2012 in Oklahoma City. A follow up series of swim lessons will be available to the swim clinic participants. This swim meet is designed to showcase 14& Under USA Swimming member athletes and to introduce Native Americans to the sport of competitive swimming in Oklahoma. Oklahoma Swimming Athletes age 15 and over have this opportunity to give back to their sport by volunteering to assist at this swim meet. Oklahoma swimming welcomes all to become involved in the USA Swimming Foundation’s goal of saving lives and building champions. Representatives from Indian Health Services, OKC Urban Clinic and Manny Banks Diversity Member Specialist from USA Swimming will be in attendance.
Posted by Rebecca Wear Robinson on May 9, 2012 at 10:00am 0 Comments 1 Like
Posted by Lydia Boddie-Rice on April 29, 2012 at 8:15am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Posted by DAP News on April 28, 2012 at 1:02am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Read the Newsweek article featuring The Diversity in Aquatics Program and several of its members.
© 2012 Created by Jayson Jackson.

