Alongside the children taking swim lessons at the Charlestown Boys & Girls Club Wednesday afternoon was none other than 7-foot-7 Celtics center Tacko Fall.
Nearly twice the size of his comrades, if not taller, Fall fully participated in the session, practicing introductory exercises like kicking and pushing off the wall. A round of “Marco Polo” capped the 30-minute lesson.
“I never learned how to swim, which is crazy because I lived right by the ocean back in Senegal,” said Fall. “I don’t want to say I was a homebody, but my mom wouldn’t let me go out a lot.