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Diving into the water with Arda Agir hours to his regimen. Aside from the distance being a challenge, weather also When Nevzat Arda Agir was played a role on the day of the 6, he played basketball and soc- swim around Manhattan. “20 Bridges was hard cer, but swimming emerged as because there (were) lots of his favorite sport. Now, two years after emigrat- waves,” Arda said. “The day ing from Türkiye, Arda — who that I did was a rainy day; (the) waves were (big) goes by his middle and strong. T hat name — became the was hard.” He added youngest Turkish that he would swim swimmer to comin the event again. plete the 20 Bridges Arda said that Manhattan Island the event that ignitSwim at 16. ed his love for open 20 Bridges is a w a t e r sw i m m i n g 28.5-mile circumnavwas the Bosphorus igation of ManhatCross Continental tan. It is one-third Swim, a roughly of the Triple Crown MErIT AGIr 4-mile swim o f O p e n Wa t e r father, between Europe and Swimming that Nevzat Arda Agir Asia off the coast of includes the English Istanbul. Channel and Catali“I looked at other (swims), na Channel swims. The Locust Valley High School varsity other challenges,” he said, “and swimmer — rising junior — I found 20 Bridges, and I wanthas his sights set on completing ed to do it.” Arda attributes his ability to in all three. “ We a re p ro u d o f h i m stay focused during long swims because of it,” said Merit Agir, to the amount of practice he does rather than any particular Arda’s father. While Arda was able to con- strategy. Sometimes when he tinue his regular training in gets bored during a long swim, preparation for the 20 Bridges the swimmer said he might swim, he also added longer sing a song in his head to stay ocean swims lasting four to six Continued on page 14
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Chief Joshua Carson, left, and gaison alvarado showed how to prepare for catastrophes.
Emergency training hits home Residents gather to learn how to survive disasters By lUKE FEENEY lfeeney@liherald.com
Around 75 North Shore residents attended a workshop at the Sea Cliff Fire Department on July 31 designed to help them prepare for any type of natural or man-made disaster. The workshop was a collaboration between the State’s Citizen Preparedness Corps and Nassau County Legislature Minority Leader Delia DeRiggi-Whitton, whose office has been hosting the workshop with the state for around five years “I thought it was a very successful event and very effective. The feedback has been terrific,” she said. “A lot of what is discussed is common sense, but it makes you really think about things, and it reminds you of how important some things are.” The Citizen Preparedness Corps, part of
the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, aims to give residents the tools and resources to prepare for any type of disaster or emergency, respond accordingly and recover as quickly as possible to pre-disaster conditions. The course introduces responding to natural or humancaused disasters. “Offering these programs to our constituents is a really helpful big thing that we do and collaborating with the state makes it easier,” DeRiggi-Whitton said. “I would hope that we continue to do it and educate as many people as we can.” Workshop participants are taught to develop family emergency plans and the importance of maintaining emergency supplies. Each attendee received a free Citizen Preparedness Corps Response Starter Kit Continued on page 7
o one can do it easily, and you have to never give up.