Equitable Aquatics

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Love this new Lifeguard Academy.

Lifeguard Academy offers teens, young adults pay for taking swim lessons, lifeguard training The goal is to boost the number of lifeguards at city pools in the summer of 2023.

Worth a listen for podcast fans 🎧

Listen in to to hear my conversation with Cort Jones 🎧

On the latest episode of , we're joined by a recipient of the Young Professional Fellowship, Kate Connell, CPRP. Kate is the aquatics program supervisor for Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department and the creator of Equitable Aquatics.

Tune into our conversation to learn how Kate’s helping to build more inclusive, equitable communities through aquatics: https://www.nrpa.org/blog/on-a-mission-to-make-aquatics-more-equitable-episode-118/