White Plains HS Pool Used For City Swim Lessons

WHITE PLAINS, NY — For the fourth year, White Plains High School partnered with the White Plains Recreation & Parks Department and the city's Youth Bureau in a "Jump In & Swim" program in the high school pool in February. More than 100 students in the school's lifeguarding and aquatics classes volunteered to conduct swimming lessons.

Under the direction of teacher and coach Patty Gilmartin, they devoted four days of 45-minute lessons to help promote safety in the water.

Then in March, more than 70 students volunteered to assist with the Special Olympics held in the White Plains pool.

Lifeguarding class members got to practice their skills, and aquatics students participated in timing, presenting awards and cheering on the swimmers.

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