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Elkhart board hears aquatics update as district expands water-safety, lifeguard training and competitive programs
Summary
Elkhart Community Schools’ aquatics director told the board the district’s fourth-grade water‑safety program serves about 800 students annually, measurably improves swimming ability after eight lessons, and supports lifeguard training and community partnerships at Beacon.
Michelle Gipe, the district’s aquatics director, told the Elkhart Community Schools board on Nov. 11 that the district’s Aquatic Center runs a broad set of programs intended to reduce drownings, increase competitiveness and supply local lifeguards.
Gipe said the fourth‑grade water‑safety program brings all elementary fourth graders to the Aquatic Center for eight 45‑minute lessons each year, serving roughly 800 students. “When they start, we have about 50% of our students that could even make it 5 meters,” she said; by the end of the eight‑day cycle she…
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