ORLANDO, FL (May 13, 2024) – Free swimming lessons are now available for Orange County residents at the Rosen Aquatic & Fitness Center (RAFC). The Florida Department of Health in Orange County (DOH-Orange) is providing a series of swimming lessons for beginners, ages 6 months to 12 years old. In addition to the swimming lessons, the program will also offer lifeguard and water safety instructor courses.
According to the FDOH, drowning is one of the leading causes of preventable death in
children 1–4 years of age in Florida. In an effort to combat the rising number, the department selected the RAFC as the host pool for the first sessions which start in May and continue through the summer months. May is National Water Safety Month.
“Teaching others to swim, especially children, is a main value of what we do here at the Rosen Aquatic & Fitness Center and our main priority is to provide a safe learning environment to do so,” said Mike Miller, Executive Director of the RAFC. “It’s an honor to work with the Florida Department of Health in Orange County to bring this program to life.”
With the summer months approaching and temperatures rising, more people are jumping into the water to cool down. Dr. Robert Karch from the DOH-Orange says there are three things you can do right now to keep children as safe as possible:
“Our goal for the swim classes is that every child in Florida is a swimmer and has the necessary water survival skills to prevent senseless death or injury due to drowning…” said Dr. Karch.
To learn more about the Every Child a Swimmer program in Orange County and to register for free swim classes if eligible, please visit the Florida Department of Health in Orange County website at orange.floridahealth.gov.
The Rosen Aquatic & Fitness Center is located at 8422 International Dr, Orlando, FL 32819.
Media inquiries should be directed to publicrelations@rosenhotels.com.
Orlando, FL, December 11, 2023 — The Rosen Aquatic & Fitness Center (RAFC) is proud to announce 13 outstanding community members will join hotelier and philanthropist Harris Rosen as founding members of the nonprofit’s board of directors. Mr. Rosen serves as president of the RAFC Inc. Board of Directors. In addition to Mr. Rosen, the newly elected board members will serve with Frank Santos, vice president at Rosen Hotels & Resorts and James “Jim” Bina, the director of finance at Rosen Hotels & Resorts.
The new members voted in on December 7th are:
“I am extremely excited to be working with such great leaders in our community. Together, because of their diverse community involvement, I am sure we will take the aquatic center to the next level and beyond,” said Mike Miller, executive director of the Rosen Aquatic & Fitness Center.
For media inquiries, please contact Rob Hubler, public relations manager at RAFC, 407-996-7656 or publicrelations@rosenhotels.com.
Orlando, FL, March 15, 2023 – In true GOAT form, Olympic Gold Medalist Katie Ledecky broke swimming records she set five years ago in the 1650 Yard Freestyle race held this past Sunday at the 2023 Florida Senior Championships at the Rosen Aquatic & Fitness Center. Clocking in at an amazing 15:01.41, Ledecky shaved nearly two seconds off her previous record time of 15:03.31 set in November of 2017, while she was still a collegiate athlete at Stanford. The next closest competitor was more than a minute behind Ledecky, finishing second place at 16:08.78. Ledecky, who will turn 26 later this week, now owns the top seven times in this event known as the metric mile or 1500 meters. For additional perspective, the swimmer now holding onto the 8th best performance has a time more than 8 seconds behind Ledecky’s 7th best performance.
RAFC Executive Director Mike Miller was on-hand for the record-breaking race. He says it was Ledecky’s first time swimming the 1650 Freestyle competitively in five years. “Katie had no expectations for the event. She just wanted to get in the pool see how she could do,” Miller said. “Not only did Katie jump in and swim, but she also broke this amazing record in our pool. Truly astonishing,” added Miller.
If you would like more information about the Rosen Aquatic & Fitness Center, please contact Rob Hubler, Public Relations Manager at 407-996-7656 or rhubler@rosenhotels.com.
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