Stew Leonard Jr. and his wife are set to open the Stewie the Duck Swim School, a 6,400-square foot aquatics facility poised to teach children aged six months to 18 years old.
, the CEO of the grocery chain bearing his father’s name, and his wife, Kim, saw their world fall apart when their 21-month-old son died in a drowning accident.
“It’s been a dream of ours to open something like this for 10 years … and we’re hoping to teach 500 lessons a week here.” Leonard and Kim described losing their son as the darkest period of their lives, noting that if he knew how to turn himself in the pool, he would still be alive today.Quickly becoming experts in the matter, they wrote their own award-winning book, “Stewie the Duck Learns to Swim,” and founded theThe facility will include a 4-foot-deep heated pool where children will learn how to float, turn in the water and swim, all while in the care of their parents, lifeguards and certified instructors.
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