{"id":4311,"date":"2023-02-09T14:02:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T19:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/athletics.carleton.ca\/community\/?p=4311"},"modified":"2025-09-29T14:04:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T18:04:21","slug":"try-our-new-intro-to-para-swimming-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/athletics.carleton.ca\/community\/2023\/try-our-new-intro-to-para-swimming-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Try our NEW Intro to Para Swimming Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Try our NEW Intro to Para Swimming Program\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>We are very excited to introduce our new <a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.carleton.ca\/cu-camps\/para-swimming\/\">Intro to Para Swimming<\/a> program this spring! This 6-session program aims to provide students &amp; youth with disabilities the opportunity to learn and improve competitive swimming skills in a safe and welcoming environment. Our goal is to help swimmers have a positive learning experience as they build strength and confidence in the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drop-in for a free try-it session on Sunday, February 26 from 12:30 &#8211; 1:30 PM in the pool.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are very excited to introduce our new Intro to Para Swimming program this spring! This 6-session program aims to provide students &amp; youth with disabilities the opportunity to learn and improve competitive swimming skills in a safe and welcoming environment. 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