Paducah awarded grant to provide free swimming lessons

Paducah was awarded a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Community Impact Grant by Tennessee RiverLine on Thursday.

The city will use the $10,000 grant to provide free beginner swimming lessons for 30 youth and adults at Noble Park.

Paducah's River Discovery Center will partner with the Oscar Cross Boys and Girls Club, the Paducah-McCracken County NAACP, WKCTC, and the Paducah Parks & Recreation Department to provide the lessons.

“Many residents of our diverse Tennessee River communities enjoy interacting with the river through paddling, hiking and other activities, but some who call the Tennessee River Valley home face barriers to experiencing the river in these rich and inspiring ways,” said Brad Collett, Tennessee RiverLine director.