Salem Swim Club builds back Salem’s swimming programs, one meet at a time

Victor Brasil remembers a time where Salem was known across the state for setting record-breaking swim times. 

It was the ‘90s and early 2000s. Then budget cuts robbed Salem of its public pools, and clubs started disbanding.

“Since then, it’s been about ten years that the scene is very difficult,” Brasil said. “Since there are no public funded pools, we all rely on private pools that we rent, and there’s not a lot of support…