Big Blue Bridge
Swim Skills for Future Sea Leaguers.
We partner with the YMCA to offer 24 kids from low-income families 16 swim lessons so they can join us for our after-school and summer programs!
When, Where and How:
AGES 5-12
Jan 21 - Mar 13 (Tu,Th - 6:15pm - 6:45 pm)
SANTA BARBARA YMCA, 36 Hitchcock Way, Santa Barbara, CA 9310
Participants will be registered to this Drowning Prevention & Swim Lesson Program on a first come, first serve basis. Classes will be facilitated by YMCA swimming instructors with support by TSL staff.
You do not need to be a member at the YMCA to participate. This is a twice a week course, so you must register for both Thursdays and Saturdays. We want your child to be a star swimmer! ☀️
Swimming ability is our biggest barrier of entry for any activity involving the ocean.
Swimming is a life skill, much like riding a bicycle, fishing or building an appreciation for the outdoors. Swimming is also a life-saving skill that all children should have access to develop.
The Big Blue Bridge is our way of creating stepping stones for more underrepresented youth to explore, play and build community in marine habitats.
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