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Coaches, community members urge Kennewick School District to add boys swimming
Summary
Coaches and community members urged the board to add a boys high‑school swimming program so male students can access the same opportunities as girls; speakers offered to help with organization and community partnerships and the board said staff would look into it.
Several speakers, including longtime coaches and a local club owner, asked the Kennewick School District board May 6 to pursue a boys high‑school swim program that would mirror the existing girls program.
"This is about opportunity," said Randy Willis, a longtime area coach who recounted his role helping add girls swimming in Richland in 1994 and said many high‑school swimmers are not club athletes but rely on school…
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