The maiden edition of the ‘Summer Teach them Young’ Swimming Programme was officially launched yesterday at the National Aquatic Centre, Liliendaal.
The initiative which is the third swimming syllabus to be conducted by the Ministry of Culture, Youth (MCY&S), and Sport in collaboration with the National Sports Commission, is geared for children between the age ranges of 6-18. The previous two forums were the annual ‘Easter Teach them Young’ programme and the maiden ‘Adults Learn to Swim’ initiative.
The seminar is penciled to be hosted at four facilities across the country. They are the National Aquatic Centre in Liliendaal, the Colgrain Swimming Pool in Georgetown, the Watooka Swimming Pool in Linden, and the Albion Estate Pool in East Berbice. Experienced coach Paul Mahaica will continue in his role as the program coordinator and lead trainer.
Meanwhile, Minister of MCY&S Charles Ramson Jr during the feature address stated the event is a goal oriented mechanism which is essentially a microcosm or facet of life, adding, “As your kids grow, it’s all about achieving goals. Set small realistic goals and move step by step towards them. And, the more they get comfortable by taking these steps, the more comfortable they will become in achieving goals.”
Meanwhile, Steve Ninvalle said, “I am really happy to be a part of this event. Mostly because I am seeing progress as we move forward. We started this year with the Easter Swim programme where we had over 2000 persons registering. Now in Georgetown alone, we have over 2000 registrants for the summer programme.”
