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Teaching L.A.'s kids to swim -- at little to no cost to families
Mayor Eric Garcetti speaks to swimmers at the the EXPO Center pool in Exposition Park where he announced swim lessons for L.A. kids for little to no cost.
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Teaching L.A.'s kids to swim -- at little to no cost to families
Los Angeles is getting some early funding for the 2028 Olympics, including $160 million allocated to funding youth sports programs.
Mayor Eric Garcetti unveiled a new program inspired by those funds. SwimLA is devoted to teaching kids across the city to swim for little to no cost. the city hopes to use that Olympic funding to pay for those lessons.
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