A grandmother from Golf Course said the swim lessons are necessary as she signed up herself and 10
grandchildren to attend the swim week that starts on Monday (July 11).
Khadija Collins, who is learning to swim, brings all of them to free swim lessons on Saturdays, in front of Umbrellas. She said, “I think it is important for my grandchildren to learn to swim because we live on an island surrounded by water. So why not use what is available to us? We need to swim.”
As she brought the children for a few weeks the swim instructors encouraged her to join the adult lessons. Although a little hesitant, she got in and has learned to float and some of the swim strokes. She said, “These are things I should have learned a long time ago, but I didn’t know the importance of it. But now, as you grow older, you grow wiser.”
Join Get Grenada Swimming for free swim lessons during the Sandals Foundation National Learn to Swim Week July 11- 15 from 9 am – 12 pm every day. The lessons are being offered throughout Grenada for children five years and older and we highly encourage adults to come out to learn.
During the swim week, lessons will be 45 minutes long and start at 9 am, 10 am, 11 am, Monday – Friday. Participants may take lessons all five days.
The 16 locations are Bathway, BBC, Birchgrove (Mellows), Cabier (Crochu), Carriacou (Paradise Beach), Grand Anse in front of Umbrellas, Camerhogne Park, Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Grand Mal (Go Cool Steps), Grenada Marine (Corinth), Good Hope Pool (St Paul), Gouyave (behind the fish market) La Sagesse, Petite Martinique (Morang Beach) Telescope (by the bathrooms) True Blue Bay Resort.
To register for the swim week or for more info go to www.getgrenadaswimming.com
For more info, you may also contact Deb Eastwood 404-5237 debeastwood@gmail.com
