For Swimmers with Mobility Issues
The Westfield NewsSearch for The Westfield News Westfield350.com The WestfieldNews Serving Westfield, Southwick, and surrounding Hilltowns “TIME IS THE ONLY WEATHER CRITIC WITHOUT TONIGHT AMBITION.” Partly Cloudy. JOHN STEINBECK Low of 55. www.thewestfieldnews.com VOL. 86 NO. 151 TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 2017 75 cents $1.00 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2019 VOL. 88 NO. 243 Lift is a ‘game changer’ for swimmers with mobility issues By LORI SZEPELAK was a water exercise user, “Swimming is a life skill,” nity that have mobility chal- Correspondent those dollars were earmarked said Allard. “Last year we lenges,” noted Lisee in a state- WESTFIELD — For Gloria for the lift as well,” said served over 500 youth through ment. “Improvements like this McMahon, receiving a “lift” Andrea Allard, YMCA CEO, aquatics as well as offered set a great example, hopefully at the YMCA of Greater adding that 90% of the swimming instruction and encouraging other local busi- Westfield has made a marked $102,552 lift cost was covered aquatic activities to a broad nesses to follow suit.” improvement in her swim- by grants and donations. spectrum of the population The original pool at the ming routine. The lift is located on the from infants to seniors 95 YMCA on Court Street was “My severe arthritis has first floor of the YMCA and years of age.” built in 1950 and the Olympic limited my mobility,” said the other level is located in the Allard added that the YMCA pool was built in 1974. With McMahon, who has been an large pool area. works with several organiza- the installation of the new lift, active member of the YMCA “There was a very old lift tions to help provide aquatic people who are wheelchair for more than 25 years.
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