Public Schools Swim Focus Necessary

Tue, Aug 17th 2010, 08:00 PM

By Fred Sturrup
NG Associate Editor

The national swim program is obviously headed in the right direction.
An upgrade to a Pan American Games(from 2007)bronze medal for the relay women and the eight medals from the recent Central American and Caribbean Games provide ample evidence of the vibrancy of the program.
There is the caveat though. To avoid misleading readers about the true picture of swimming in the country, I must add that none of the successful strides being made in the sport include the participation of public schools.
While basketball, softball, volleyball, cricket, sailing, and athletics are items on the public schools'agenda for the respective students, this is not the case with ...

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