Outdoor Afro tells me they received 300 applications overnight following this post! People are learning how to swim - ThreadSky

phillewis.bsky.social • 1 day ago

Outdoor Afro tells me they received 300 applications overnight following this post! People are learning how to swim

Reposted from Phil Lewis

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fiddledeedum.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Sweet! Swimming is a joy everyone should have access to!

scotchwaifus.bsky.social•10 hours ago

hell fucking yeah man

savedemocracy74.bsky.social•17 hours ago

❤️

rooksnest.bsky.social•1 day ago

This is terrific!

jenaschiller.bsky.social•1 day ago

Swimming is actually a required course in third grade in DCPS schools

carpenter22.bsky.social•1 day ago

I wrote an article on https://Medium.com last year about the need to teach kids to swim. https://drpatfarrell.medium.com/life-lesson-children-must-learn-to-swim-but-how-many-do-a4ae83ea79a2

jadeabliss.bsky.social•17 hours ago

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

dovehorse7.bsky.social•20 hours ago

💁🏾‍♀️ They would be Olympic swimmers. All they need is an opportunity. I live in MS. In a town on the outskirts of Memphis, TN. Every summer, the city pools are closed. The children are upset bcuz they want to swim or learn how. It's always the city's budget. The same goes for music & the arts programs.

cgmaciel.bsky.social•1 day ago

Ah man, I wish they had a program where I live. Would love to volunteer as a coach.

says-rights.bsky.social•1 day ago

Hell fucking yeah

pqpolitics.bsky.social•1 day ago

Good. They should do mandatory free swimming classes in ALL schools if for no other reason than to reduce drowning deaths, but there are also other reasons too

quandaries.bsky.social•22 hours ago

You help to amplify the good in our community

mataliandy.com•1 day ago

Wonderful!

moonbeamsassafrass.bsky.social•1 day ago

This is very cool!

agtmadcat.bsky.social•16 hours ago

This is great! Swimming is fun and also important!

derekmlacey.bsky.social•1 day ago

Fantastic! 🙂

novaschulz.bsky.social•19 hours ago

This is so awesome! Swimming was such a big part of my adolescence, and as an adult I recognize that was a rare privilege. Everyone should be able to have access to swimming lessons!

barbimoose.bsky.social•1 day ago

Drownings are all too common in my state during the summer, particularly among African Americans. This is much needed!!! Bless you, Outdoor Afro.

blueheart2028.bsky.social•1 day ago

What a great program, everybody, everybody should learn how to swim.

cloudybanana.bsky.social•1 day ago

Success you to swim in using for inflatables.

alwaysametsfan.bsky.social•1 day ago

As a former lifeguard, I always point out the importance of learning how to swim at an early age by asking "how many people do you know that died because they didn't know how to walk?"

one-infinity.bsky.social•1 day ago

I'm so happy for them! This is just GREAT! -ONE.😊

jadiwa.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Love this, Phil.

vivasisyphus.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Man… Outdoor Afro is awesome. When I was still guiding, I got hired out to work with them a few times, and our local chapter is such a cool group of people.

alexlampley.bsky.social•21 hours ago

👏🏽👏🏽

quinbva.bsky.social•15 hours ago

This is wonderful news

geoffgreen.org•1 day ago

That’s tremendous!!

shealaroux.bsky.social•1 day ago

That's a great idea

frozenbinary.bsky.social•15 hours ago

This is good news.

Swimming is one of my favorite activities.

Its a great workout, and it helps cool me down in the summer.

Plus it is fun.

I'm really glad more people get to enjoy swimming!

mgbustillo.bsky.social•1 day ago

Look at you changing lives and encouraging others! The people you motivate and the program you promote: they are a part of your legacy. You rock!

csiwriter.bsky.social•1 day ago

What a wonderful idea! 👍

drloisweiner.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Great life skill, should be taught in every school, as it used to be. NYC public high schools were built with pools 100 years ago but the pools have mostly been destroyed.

srubenfeld.bsky.social•1 day ago

Reminds me of this surf camp for kids in the Rockaways! Very cool https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/06/26/surf-camp-rockaway-beach-youth-lessons/

mabelleami.bsky.social•1 day ago

YES YES YES!!! My folks made sure all 6 of their children learned to swim by 6 years old. So very happy/relieved to hear about this program! I will donate!

thatvanz.bsky.social•1 day ago

This is so dope. I sold my Grinches to pay for my daughter’s swim lessons but my ass can’t swim. Maybe this will give me the boost I need.

thatvanz.bsky.social•17 hours ago

I literally shared this with 3 different people this AM. We are such an amazing people. For Outdoor Afro to even do this is such a blessing and testament to our desire to help one another. I love us for real.

hulkling-she-her.bsky.social•21 hours ago

amazing 🤩

carlporterroberts.bsky.social•1 day ago

Well done. Tremendous effort.

grambo1.bsky.social•1 day ago

I love this.

blue-fire1.bsky.social•1 day ago

Fantastic. It still amazes me how many people who live on an island and don't know how to swim!

mistergrueso.bsky.social•1 day ago

The majority of humans living on planet Earth cannot swim! Craazy

kanekavi.sheshed.rocks•1 day ago

Do you know Black kids were kept out of public swimming pools?

anacruzinsa.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yes they were

blue-fire1.bsky.social•1 day ago

Disgusting.

dujmala.bsky.social•1 day ago

Amazing 🤩 Phil you’re my favorite journalist! Keep up the great work friend

luckysoandso.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Major swimmer here -- just donated. Thank you for the info!

moonsideman.bsky.social•1 day ago

My local Y has a free program for all second graders to learn to swim. It's recently grown to cover every elementary school in the city. We have a lot of local coastline and it's an incredibly important skill to have

https://sbo.nn.k12.va.us/news/archive/2024-03-14_A-day-at-the-pool--Dive-into-the-NNPS-Learn-to-Swim-program.html

itstygrey.bsky.social•1 day ago

That’s friggin Awesome man!!!

indyananerd.bsky.social•1 day ago

That is fantastic! Every new swimmer will be safer thanks to their program.

sknowsthatp.bsky.social•1 day ago

That’s awesome

plognark.bsky.social•20 hours ago

That’s really cool!

I remember in Navy boot camp how many of us couldn’t swim. I honestly thought I was going to be the only one, but it was like 20% of us, mostly folks from the city.

cooltxchick.bsky.social•1 day ago

Cool

samoart.bsky.social•1 day ago

Excellent!

thebaddestblerd.bsky.social•1 day ago

We love to see it.

chucksajoke.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Hell yeah

cagygibbon.bsky.social•20 hours ago

I understand people’s hesitation to swim. I’m white as shit, burn like a candle, and I fucking hate swimming but it’s a survival skill. Our planet is mostly water so please if you can take advantage of this program. You could save not only yourself but potentially a loved one.

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