Thanks to the generous support of Seattle Parks & Rec, this $10 offering is $5.  If this is a barrier, please use the code "SPR" to waive the fee. 

Pool Description: 86 degree indoor full size pool, 4ft-8ft. Pool space has 4-5 steps with railing to enter water. 

We are so excited to be partnering with Seattle Parks & Rec and Afroswimmers to bring the OSS Open Swim to the Rainier Beach Pool! This new offering is geared towards BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, POC) beginner swimmers to practice your skills and improve your water comfort, and for advanced swimmers to have a safer space to swim in community!  Please note, men and white allies are welcome to join! Come enjoy music, and the magic of playing in water with community. Former Oshun Swim School students as well as new community members are welcome so bring a friend and come practice your breath work, strokes, or just vibe and float!  

Details:

-There will be several lanes avaialble for advanced swimmers, and an open area for floating and breathe practice

-You are welcome to use the sauna and pool noodles

-There are showers and gendered locker rooms, as well as private all gender changing rooms

-Open Swim will be lifeguarded and we'll come together for an opening circle and closing circle (no swimskill instruction is offered)

-To keep a spacious and safe experience, there will be no more than 30 particpants

-This space is geared for adults, but if you have a (16+) young person you'd like to bring with you, they are welcome to join! Please note, minors are required to pass a swim test before going into the deep end.  

*COVID-19 Precautions: There is no longer a mask requirement, but please stay home and rest if you have any of the COVID symptoms*

*Please note the open swim centers BIPOC women and non-binary folks, and lovingly welcomes men and white allies. If you are joining as an ally, please be mindful of the space.*

Please note the classroom workshops (Part 1 & 2) centers the Black experience but welcomes folks of all identities. 

The water workshop (Part 3) is a Black affinity space. 

This three part series is an invitation to immerse yourself in the rich history of the African Diaspora and water!  Learn more about the ways our ancestors engaged with water for resistance and joy during slavery times and the middle passage, and the multitude of rich aquatic traditions in Atlantic African cultures pre European contact.  Through games, conversation, readings, lecture, and meditation, we will tap into the joy, liberation, resistance, and wisdom that connects us to our ancestors.  We encourage you to take as many parts as you are able, but it is not required to come to all three.  Please register for each segment you are attending!

Thanks to the generous support of Seattle Parks & Rec, this $40 workshop is $5.  If the cost is a barrier, please use promo code "SPR" to waive the fee. Geared towards ages 16+, but please reach out if you have a younger person you'd like to register.    

Maximum number of Students: 20

Part 1: On Sun, April 28th, we will be in a classroom and learn about West African aquatic traditions (Black folks and allies welcome)

Part 2: On Sun, May 12th, we will be in a classroom and learn about the story of the African diaspora and swimming during and after the transatlantic slave (Black folks and allies welcome)

Part 3: On Sunday, June 2nd, we will start in the classroom, and move to the warm water, shallow pool.  Through games, water meditation, songs, and other aquatic activities we will tap into the joy, liberation, resistance, and wisdom that connects us to our ancestors.  This space is geared towards beginner to advanced swimmers (to fully participate you can comfortably move around independently in 4ft deep water, and submerge your body in water at least up to your neck.  If you have fear around entering water, you are still completely welcome to join, and engage to the level of your comfort! (Black affinity space)

*COVID-19 Precautions: Masking is optional, please stay home and rest if you are exhibiting any of the COVID-19 symptoms*