Tag: Nile Swim Club

Children in the pool kicking their feet at a Nile Swim Club swim lesson.

New York Times: Nile Swim Club in Yeadon Brings Swimming to Black Children

In 1959, the Nile Swim Club in Yeadon celebrated its grand opening, the first Black-owned swim club in the country, writes Campbell Robertson for…

A crowd celebrates installation of a historical marker for the Nile Swim Club in Yeadon.

Area Pool Earns Place in History as Nation’s First Black-Owned Swim Club

Nile Swim Club in Yeadon, Delaware County, was designated a historic site by Pennsylvania over the weekend, receiving its own historical marker at a ribbon…