Skinker-DeBaliviere enrolled 145 children of various ages in the St. Louis Parks and Recreation Swim Program this summer.
Broken up into groups of 40 each with the transportation provided by parents and one chaperone per 15 children, the groups would swim at a given hour at Washington University pool.
Beginning in June, Anna Busch of SDCC, was swamped with requests for the Summer Swim Program. Why?
Because last year the participating groups showed so much progress that all were eager to renew and looked forward to advancement.
For some it meant the Jr. Life-saving Course.
Under the fine guidance of Mike Mohrman (advanced swimmers, and Joe Thompson (beginners), not only was much progress made by all the young aquatic hopefuls, but on a day looked forward to by all the City Parks Swim Programs (of which there are about eight) the Skinker-DeBaliviere group, known as “Washington University”, came in second.
Not only did the swim stars came home with a beautiful trophy, they have the distinction of coming in second and only being in a swim program for two years.
Our many thanks to Washington University for the use of their pool. Many are grateful for the generosity shown by this fine institution.
Also, many thanks to Mike and Joe for their patience, perseverance, and ability to teach our youngsters.
Originally published in The Paper, September–October 1973.
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