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SIGMA GAMMA RHO SORORITY, INC. KICKS OFF SUMMER WITH SWIM CLINIC TO TEACH AFRICAN AMERICANS ABOUT WATER SAFETY, PREVENT DROWNINGS
Brooklyn, NY -- To promote water safety and help reduce incidents of drowning in his district, New York State Sen. Kevin Parker partnered with the Swim 1922 partnership between Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority and USA Swimming on Saturday, June 22 to hold a half-day clinic for more than 50 adults and youth. The clinic was held at the Madison Square Boys and Girls Club at Thomas S. Murphy in Brooklyn, location of the only public pool in district 21.
The sorority's seven year-old partnership with USA Swimming, Swim 1922, is named for the year the sorority was founded. Annually, approximately 20,000 adults and youth participate in these swim clinics across the United States. Olympic silver medalist and sorority member Maritza McClendon leads the effort on behalf of the sorority.
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