{"id":21397,"date":"2024-07-20T01:14:48","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T01:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=21397"},"modified":"2024-07-20T01:14:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T01:14:49","slug":"learn-to-swim-program-making-waves-in-berbice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/learn-to-swim-program-making-waves-in-berbice\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn to Swim Program Making Waves in Berbice"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Swimming is more than just a sport; it is a crucial life skill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sports is reinforcing this notion through its Learn to Swim program, now underway at the Albion Sports Complex in Berbice, Region Six.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative, which is free of charge, offers swimming lessons to participants of all ages, from as young as six years old. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program provides instruction on basic swimming techniques and allows participants to refine their skills in various strokes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Randy Mangru, the Region 6 Sports Officer, the program has made a notable impact in Berbice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Traditionally, the region has struggled to produce a sufficient number of athletes for competitions held in Georgetown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Mangru indicates that the Learn to Swim program is helping to develop local talent and showing tangible improvements in athletic performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The current registration period for the Learn to Swim program will close on Friday, July 19. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Individuals interested in joining the program can sign up via the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sports&#8217; Facebook page or by contacting the regional office directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program is set to conclude on July 31 with a closing ceremony at the National Aquatic Centre in Liliendaal, Georgetown, celebrating the achievements of the participants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swimming is more than just a sport; it is a crucial life skill. The Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sports is reinforcing this notion through its Learn to Swim program,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21397"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21399,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21397\/revisions\/21399"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}