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Parents ask Kershaw board to back YMCA competition pool to expand swim access
Summary
A parent and certified swim official urged the board to support YMCA construction of an eight-lane competition pool, citing rapid growth in high school swimming, drowning incidents in 2025, and the facility’s potential for water-safety instruction and hosting meets.
Becky O’Hara, a parent of Kershaw County students and a certified South Carolina high school and USA swimming official, asked the Kershaw County School Board of Trustees to consider and financially support construction of an eight-lane (or larger) competition-size pool by the YMCA and to place the project on the district agenda for a future vote.
“ We respectfully ask the board to consider and financially support the YMCA development of an 8 lane or larger competition size swimming facility in our district and to place this project on the…
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