Caribbean Council
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Council Chair: Janelle Aktinson - Wignall
Purpose: Caribbean council purpose is to increase education about water safety and drowning prevention as well as connect individuals and groups who currently participate or are interested in aquatics within the Caribbean.
Whether you are a past, present or future aquatic professional this group is created to share best practices, especially as they relate to efforts to provide access to groups traditionally underrepresented in the aquatics from all over the Caribbean
For anyone interested in information, tips, resources, questions, and/or curiosity within aquatic initiatives within the Caribbean contact Janelle Aktinson - Wignall
Members: 12
Latest Activity: Feb 1
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From The New York Times:
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Krystal Lara is one of very few Latinas in her class at Stuyvesant High School, and in the pool. She’s backstroking her way toward the Olympics.…
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Good video about Coach Stanley McIntosh - Community Builder
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Good video about former Yale swimmer Siphiwe Baleka
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Read the Newsweek article featuring The Diversity in Aquatics Program and several of its members.
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