Nonprofit teaching inner city kids how to swim

Cleveland students learn how to swim through AquaMissions programming

By Taylor Bruck | Cleveland
PUBLISHED 12:00 PM ET May 27, 2024

CLEVELAND — A nonprofit in Cleveland is teaching 4th graders from Cleveland Metropolitan School District the basics of water safety and how to swim.

The free month-long pilot program is a vision come true for Lynne Nagy. She’s the founder of AquaMissions, a nonprofit founded to save and change lives through introductory water experiences, water safety instruction, and swim lessons for Greater Cleveland’s youth.

“We are a waterfront community and learning how to be in and around the water safely is a life skill,” Nagy said. “It's just like reading and writing and math.”

Throughout the months of April and May, Nagy has been helping teach nearly 300 students from Cleveland Metropolitan School District how to swim in partnership with the downtown Cleveland YMCA…