NYC Mayor Adams Invests $5.5 Million in Free Swim Lessons

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New York City mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Parks and Recreation commissioner Sue Donoghue outlined details on the administration's $5.5 million expansion of its highly successful free swimming classes Tuesday.

First announced in Adams' 2025 State of the City address, NYC Parks will expand free swim programs to reach another 4,800 second-graders – bringing the total students served through the program to nearly 18,000 — in the ongoing effort to reach "more students in underserved areas, delivering a safer and more affordable city and one that is a better place to raise a family," an announcement at nyc.gov stated. The initiative will target underserved communities and save working-class families $1.3 million in swimming lessons with this expansion alone. These free lessons will take place at New York City Public Schools pools and select third party indoor pools.

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