Boston's acting mayor has launched a program to offer more people — particularly Black residents — free swimming lessons in an effort to reduce swimming accidents and lower racial disparities. (GBHNews)
Erica Depina watches a group of swimmers bob around in caps and goggles at the Roxbury YMCA pool, her eyes focused, hunched over slightly in the stance of a seasoned lifeguard. The 20-year-old Dorchester resident, who oversees water aerobics classes and teaches swimming to preschoolers at the Y, learned to swim just three years ago.
“We are working to dismantle structural racism,” Janey announced at the news conference at the YMCA on Martin Luther King Blvd., “and we are welcoming all people to swim safely in our pools and on our beaches.”Tori Bedford / GBH News The program will provide free swim lessons for 300 children and lifeguard training for 60 high school students. The first lessons begin November 1, with more to be added in monthly phases, according to James Morton, the president and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Boston.
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