Race Swami to Host Benefit, Celebration ROSE PARK/SLC -- On Saturday, October 4th, Race Swami will be hosting it's first community fundraiser to benefit it's underserved youth who reside in Salt Lake City's west side communities including Rose Park, Glendale, Poplar Grove, and the surrounding neighborhoods. More than 60% of Race Swami's athletes are on free or reduced lunch, meaning they live below the poverty level. The money raised from the Benefit will go directly towards scholarships, lane rental costs, and meet fees. The benefit will be held at Frida...

Swami's Utah State Championship Meet Recap! On behalf of the Race Swami Coaching Staff and our tireless, amazing Volunteers, we just wanted to share some highlights with you in regards to the recent Utah Long Course State Championship Meet, which was recently held at the Kearns Oquirrh Fitness Center on July 10-12, 2014. With more than 2000 total participants at the meet, covering ages somewhere between 7 and 43 (yes, there was actually a 43 year old from Park City who competed), our SWAMIs shined in a very big way,...

Race Swami Featured on KUTV 2News' Pay It Forward SWAMI team president Leslie Motley and the upstart west side-based swim program Race Swami were recently presented with a $500 gift from Mountain America Credit Union and KUTV Channel 2 News' Pay It Forward program for their service and dedication to west side youth in Salt Lake City. You can see the June 11, 2014 segment here.

SWAMIs Attend First Travel Meet in Team's History CEDAR CITY, UT -- Over Memorial Day weekend, seventeen SWAMIs descended on the quaint town of Cedar City, Utah for the SUSA Memorial Day Meet Cedar Meet hosted by Southern Utah Swim Association. The long course invitational was held at the beautiful and spacious J.L. Sorenson PE Building located on the campus of Southern Utah University. This is noteworthy because it was the first travel meet outside of the Wasatch Front for the three-and-a-half year old SWAMI program. The SWAMIs, ranging in...

Race Swami Lands New Gear from Larry H Miller Charities Grant GLENDALE — With the help of the Larry H Miller Charities foundation, west side-based Race Swami, which serves under represented youth from Rose Park, Glendale and surrounding communities, recently secured new training gear for its young Swamis. At the top of the wish list were three VASA Trainer swim benches, which have been shown to help swimmers in several ways—by developing strength, enhancing endurance and in improving stroke technique. By having these VASA Trainers readily available near the pool...

Race Swami, in conjunction with Neighborhood House, was recently featured on Salt Lake City's FOX13 News, March 5th, 2014. The partnership between the two nonprofits allows at risk or low income children to have access to affordable swim clinics serving the west side communities of Glendale, Rose Park and surrounding neighborhoods. http://file:///Users/Swami/Downloads/Race%20Swami.mpg

Race Swami Partnerships Teaches Neighborhood House Kids to Swim, Water Safety Swim Clinics with Race Swami: This Friday marks the beginning of a series of beginning swim and water safety lessons geared toward the children of low-income families. The clinics will be hosted by Race Swami, a local non-profit dedicated to providing swimming opportunities to the Salt Lake West Side community. Lessons will be held at the Steiner West Aquatic Center @ 855 West California Avenue (1300 S), SLC UT 84104. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH —Neighborhood House, a non-profit organization...

SWAMIs Gear Up for Utah State Championships ROSE PARK --- Eight SWAMIs are preparing for the annual Utah Short Course Age Group Swimming Championships, which will be held at the South Davis Recreation Center March 5th-8th, 2014. A total of six swimmers will compete in individual events, while two other SWAMIs will help contribute to relay teams for 10&Under Girls and 11-12 Girls, respectively. According to head coach and executive director Matt Finnigan, this year's short course team is the largest contigency that will represent Race Swami since its inception...

SWAMI featured on Zions Direct TV - "Speaking on Business" ROSE PARK / February 16, 2014 - Last spring, Race Swami was featured on the KSL program, "Speaking on Business" sponsored by Zions Bank and hosted by Chris Redgrave. In February 2014 Zions produced a video version based on that program. The video link of this program is http://youtu.be/8bLxiNiCcZM Team president Leslie Motley noted how the presentation produced by Zions has been a great selling tool for raising awareness of Swami's efforts in the west side communities of Salt Lake...

Race Swami Announces Partnership with Neighborhood House In just a few short weeks, children attending the Neighborhood House after school program will be able to take swimming lessons. Starting this March, children ages 5-12 (grades K-6) will be able to attend swimming and water safety lessons with local non profit, Race Swami. The program will start with a four-week series of lessons. Every Friday, Neighborhood House students will be bused to the Steiner West Pool, just a five minute drive from the Neighborhood House location. For half an hour, students...