The state and city will provide financing for the project, known as + POOL, as part of a broader initiative meant to encourage New Yorkers to swim.
Tag: Swimming
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In Jerusalem, Swimming in the Same Pool, but in Different Lanes
The teenagers in the Greater Jerusalem swim club — some Israeli, some Palestinian — made a point of not focusing on their differences. Then came the Oct. 7 attacks.
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Anthony Nesty, the First Black U.S. Olympic Swim Team Coach, on How the Sport Has Changed
The first Black head coach of a U.S. Olympic swimming team talks to us about diversity in the sport and coaching in the Instagram era.
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Parisian Pools, Up Close and Personal
Swimming in Paris is a full-on cultural experience, offering intimate views into the French psyche, which is on near-naked display in the swimming lanes, locker rooms and (mostly coed) showers.
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Buoys Used to Protect Brooklyn’s Swimmers From Jet Skiers
Despite a state law, boats and Jet Skis were coming dangerously close to shore at Coney Island and Brighton Beach. A swimmer took matters into her own hands.