AROUND TOWN
Sam Massell
SWIM FOR GOOD
aid for school children as well. It was after learning
Swim Across America - Atlanta invites neigh-
of the inordinate number of public safety person-
borhood pools to add “fun” raising to their sum-
nel dying from loss of blood when wounded in the
mer swim season with an easy turnkey program
line of duty that this nonprofit civic group arranged
provided by SAA.
for front line police to carry these kits specially
Neighborhood pools can
simply host a pool party or a Lap-A-Thon to raise
designed for assistance in blood containment.
funds for clinical research trials at In turn, SAA will provide banners, tattoos, and swim caps for the event, and provide guidance and online tools to generate enthusiasm and participation. SwimAcrossAmerica.org/Atlanta
SOULCYCLE OPENS SoulCycle, the world’s leading indoor cycling and lifestyle brand, recently opened its first-ever studio in Georgia. Atlanta is now home to the state’s first and only SoulCycle studio situated in Buckhead’s Shops Around Lenox. The focus at SoulCycle is on community, and while the studio may be new to the area, some instructors are not. Georgia natives Savannah Butler and Lance Mooney couldn’t wait to journey back home to bring this unique fitness culture to Atlanta. “SoulCycle can make a true
Goldfish Swim School, a water safety and
cally,” says instructor Lance Mooney. “They can
swim lesson school offering infant and child
release stress, tone muscle, find joy in movement
swim lessons, is coming soon to Sandy Springs.
and change their bodies and lives by making time
Located at 6335 Roswell Road, Goldfish Swim
for themselves in-studio.” New BuckHaven riders
School offers a wide range of perpetual swim-
offered three-class Starter Pack for $60, regularly
ming classes for all ages and skill levels at times
$30 per class, with additional packages available.
that are convenient for every family’s schedule.
To book a class, see pricing and instructor bios,
Goldfish provides swim instruction to children
visit: Soul-Cycle.com.
ages 4 months to 12-years-old in a shiver-free
COALITION DONATES TRAUMA KITS Having introduced Trauma Kits to Atlanta’s Police Department, the Buckhead Coalition has now expanded its program to provide this emergency 10
SWIM LESSONS YEAR AROUND
impact in our riders’ lives, mentally and physi-
BuckHaven Lifestyle | July 2018
90-degree pools and a state-of-the-art water purification system. Goldfish Swim School of Sandy Springs anticipates a late summer 2018 opening. GoldfishSwimSchool.com