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Palmdale team victorious in LA84 Summer Swim Festival

by The AV Times Staff • August 23, 2019

Palmdale’s novice swim team [Contributed image]
PALMDALE – The city of Palmdale’s novice swim team, comprised of over 30 swimmers, ages 7 to 17, from the Palmdale Oasis and Marie Kerr Park pools, participated in the LA84 Summer Swim Festival on Aug. 17 and took home first place in the small agency category.

More than 900 swimmers from Palmdale, Ventura, Burbank, Carson, Pasadena and La Mirada competed in the festival, which was held at the Santa Clarita Swim Complex. The event included freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke, and butterfly, as well as individual stroke and medley relays.

The Palmdale lifeguard staff that led the group of swimmers included managers Kiah Hixon, Kassidy Gerome, Olivia Ramirez and Cody Kewley; coaches Jaymie Newman, Cole Kewley, George Garibay, Ashley Williamson, Joel Landa and Luke Duran; and assistant coaches Madison Stines and Cole Elliot.

“Our swim program is something we work very hard at, making a positive and successful experience for our residents,” said Recreation Coordinator Jacki Nuss. “To see these kinds of results from their lessons and training is quite rewarding. It was a great team effort.”

The novice swim program is offered through Palmdale’s Recreation and Culture Department. Registration opens in May, practices begin in June, and each team practices Monday through Thursday during the program. The swim teams from Marie Kerr pool and Oasis pool participate in four swim meets leading up the annual LA84 event, usually held the first week in August.

About the LA84 Foundation

The LA84 Foundation Summer Aquatics Program provides basic instruction and competitive partnership with 14 different Southern California municipalities. Funding is used to support opportunities in swimming, diving, water polo and synchronized swimming. Now in its 30th year, the LA84 Summer Swim Program is reaching more children than it ever has before through its synchronized swimming. The program reaches 15,000 children between the age of 7 and 17 at 106 basic instruction and competitive opportunities in swimming, diving, water polo and pools across.

The Summer Swim Festival is part of LA84 Foundation’s efforts to promote swim safety. For more information, visit www.la84.org.

[Information via news release from the city of Palmdale.]

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2 comments for "Palmdale team victorious in LA84 Summer Swim Festival"

  1. Not everyone will learn says

    August 27, 2019 at 10:04 am

    Promoting safe swim come on you know they’ll still go to the Kern River and jump in

  2. The Drowners says

    August 23, 2019 at 9:52 pm

    Promoting swim safety is a great idea.

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