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The new aquatic center at Ransom Everglades School was dedicated with a ceremony Friday in Coconut Grove. The facility features an Olympic-class 50-meter swimming pool, and a training pool that will accommodate Ransom’s Athletes Can Help program,

The new aquatic center at Ransom Everglades School was dedicated with a ceremony Friday in Coconut Grove. The facility features an Olympic-class 50-meter swimming pool, and a training pool that will accommodate Ransom’s Athletes Can Help program, which teaches under-privileged children to swim.

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