PVS Diversity Swimming

2011 Eastern Zone Diversity Camp

June 16-19, 2011
LaSalle University - Philadelphia, PA


On June 16-19, 2011 the Eastern Zone held its first ever Zone Diversity Camp. There were a total of 24 athletes that attended the 4-day camp held at LaSalle University in Philadelphia. Jon Kim, Sherril Han, Ailyah Sola and Jenna Degner-Lopez were all selected as the Athlete Representatives for PVS and Coach Elvin Foreman was selected as the coach’s representative. In addition to the participants, Potomac Valley Swimming had three coaches from our area, Coach Crosby Treadwell and Coach Arthur Lopez and Coach Miriam Lynch who were selected to be a part of the staff for the camp.

The purpose of the camp was to instill a vision of success and inspire athletes from ethnically underrepresented populations to become leaders in the sport of swimming.

Goals: To empower athletes from ethnically underrepresented populations and their coaches to:

Campers and staff participated in a three-day camp program which includes pool training, motivational and education sessions and team-building activities. In total PVS had seven people representing the LSC during the camp. The swimmers and the coaches all enjoyed their experiences at the Diversity Camp and look forward to heading back to their teams and sharing their experiences. Be sure to congratulate all the participants on being selected for the camp.

Video by the Zone Diversity campers about their experience

PVS Participants in the 2011
  EZ Diversity Select Camp
PVS Camp Participants
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Miriam Lynch
PVS Diversity Chair
miriamslynch@yahoo.com