WIRAC hosted a number of special events late last month, including a free fun day and swimming lessons for children and adults with special needs.
The aquatic participation fun day was designed for children and adults with a disability to enjoy fun water activities and gain aquatic skills and confidence, in a relaxed and safe environment.
Aquatics co-ordinator Karen Peters said about 50 children and adults participating in the two sessions with Warwick learn to swim teachers assisting on the day.
“Swimming Queensland staff held water safety – land and water activities, game skills and novelty swimming races and aquatic activity skills during the day,” she said.
The second event was held on Saturday 23 August, with Wendy Ross and Herbie Howard from Swimming Queensland conducting a workshop that taught people with a disability how to swim.
“Wendy is the manager of inclusion for Swimming Queensland and Herbie is a Paralympic coach for Australia. Their skills are highly valued throughout Queensland so we were very pleased to have them at WIRAC,” Ms Peters said.
“Both Wendy and Herbie were also able to spend time with two athletes that train at WIRAC and their coaches.”
WIRAC participates in Southern Downs Regional Council’s Disability Action Week from 10-17 September and helps promote “ability and not disability”.
To contact WIRAC phone 4661 7955, or for more information about Disability Action Week, contact the council’s community development officers on 1300 MY SDRC (1300 697 372).
