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O.C. Children Join World’s Largest Swim Lesson

THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Published: June 3, 2010 (Updated: June 4, 2010 10:06 a.m.) By ELYSSE JAMES Setting a World Record for Swim Lesson Members Instructors at Blue Buoy Swim School in Tustin help create a new record for the world's largest simultaneous swimming lesson. TUSTIN – It's not yet 7 a.m. Thursday, and already [...]

Olympian Cheers on Ocean Swimmers

THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Published: Sept. 14, 2008 3:00 a.m. By LAYLAN CONNELLY Local OC Fire Dispatcher Joins the Initiative Jason Lezak showed up in Newport Beach for the 1-mile swim to help raise awareness for water safety NEWPORT BEACH As a dispatcher for the Orange County Fire Authority, Megan Soman has had her share [...]

Kids ‘Swim for Their Lives’ at Swimming Safety Challenge

THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Published: June 3, 2010 Updated: 12:06 p.m. By KRISTY CHU Swim for Life Foundation's Swimming Safety Challenge at Blue Buoy LADERA RANCH – More than 300 Southern California residents attended the Swim for Life Foundation's Swim for Life Safety Challenge at the Blue Buoy Swim School in Tustin on May 23. [...]

Swim Event Brings Attention to Water Safety

THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Published: April 22, 2009 6:00 a.m. Swimmers demonstrated their proficiencies Tustin-based Swim for Life Foundation and Blue Buoy Swim School conducted a water safety open house Sunday at the swim school. Kids of all ages were invited to participate in the effort to effort to reduce drowning incidents. Olympian Janet Evans [...]

Teens Hold Swim Program for Kids with Special Needs – OC Register

THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Published: Feb. 28, 2012 (Updated: March 3, 2012 10:26 p.m.) Assisteens of Tustin: Special Needs Swim Program The Assisteens of Tustin have been working with children with special needs at Blue Buoy Swim School weekly. The Assisteens of Tustin have been meeting weekly to teach children with special needs how to [...]

Swimmers Celebrate Life, Warn of Drownings

THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Published: September 16, 2012 By MICHAEL GOULDING Over $100,000 Raised for the Awareness of Drowning Prevention Swimmers were up before the heat, braving cool air and choppy surf at the Swim for Life Foundation's 10th annual ocean plunge in Corona del Mar on Sunday morning. More than 300 aquatics splashed into [...]

This Year’s Swim Generated About $25,000

THE DAILY PILOT Published: September 18, 2012 By Jill Cowan Swim for Life Foundation’s “Safer 3” Initiative Gains $25,000 Former Olympic swimmers, including Jason Lezak, John Mykkanen, Bruce Furniss and Andrew Strenk, joined participants from around Orange County at the Swim for Life Foundation's 10th annual ocean swim at Corona del Mar's main beach, according [...]

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