University Times

Pitt head swimming coach Chuck Knoles and members of the men’s and women’s swimming team will hold a one-hour free youth swimming lesson for children and grandchildren of faculty and staff 11 a.m.-noon on Nov. 1.

Knoles is planning to offer a free lesson once each during the fall and spring terms. The lessons are open to children in grades 3-5.

“We are trying to promote the appreciation of swimming as a lifetime sport by giving faculty and staff parents an opportunity to have their children try it on us,” Knoles said. “We have such a rich tradition in competitive swimming here at Pitt, I wanted the coaches and our swimmers to share the love of our sport with the children of our faculty and staff.”

To register, employees should contact assistant swimming coach Tanica Jamison at TJamison@pitt.edu, and provide their name, address, email address and phone number, along with the age and name of the child or children. There is a limit of 100 slots available for the November lesson.

Enrolled children and their parents should meet at 11 a.m. Nov. 1 in the lobby near Trees Pool.