Boston announces more funding for free swimming lessons
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced Thursday expanded funding for a city program that provides free swimming lessons to children.
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced Thursday expanded funding for a city program that provides free swimming lessons to children.
"Swim Smart, Swim Safe: know the dangers of cold water" is the message coming from agencies responsible for boating and water safety on Lake Tahoe, especially after the recent deaths in the lake of two healthy men.
The summer swimming season is winding down, and the city earlier this month expanded its Swim Safe Boston programming, but city-owned pools in Dorchester and Mattapan remain closed and are unlikely to open before fall. According to a City Hall maintenance and safety survey of all municipal-owned pools published last week, a litany of problems affect the six city pools here,
Mayor Michelle Wu emphasized city efforts to make swimming safe and accessible Tuesday, speaking to the high rate of pool closures frustrating residents and announcing funding to expand the Swim Safe initiative into the school year.
The city’s new effort to prevent drownings is laudable. But it won’t reach its potential until the city’s swimming pools have reopened.