Private swim instructor Sharon Minasian Skowron was overjoyed to present many of her brave young students with shiny trophies upon completing their long distance freestyle swims before the Palisades Fire in January that destroyed their teacher’s house in the upper Bienveneda neighorhood and left countless kids and their families displaced.
Replacement trophies from 2023 have been ordered as well as new ones for last year which some children did not get. In 2024, several swimmers were able to do over 30 laps in deep water with no fear. Kids traditionally come back year after year to try to break their own records and swim further.
Assisted by her two Golden Retrievers, 13-year-old Snowy and new puppy Flurry, Skowron is glad to report her pool is being salvaged and she remains committed to keeping her youth swim program alive this season at pools around the westside to keep community spirit and morale high until local residents are able to return.
This page is available to subscribers. Click here to sign in or get access.
