USA Swimming - Make a Splash
This project's parent organization is USA Swimming Foundation / Make a Splash
It operates in United States
It uses Water sports
Shortlisted for the Sport Federation or Governing Body of the Year
More about USA Swimming - Make a Splash
In a study commissioned by USA Swimming and conducted by the University of Memphis, it was discovered that 70% of African American children,60% of Hispanic/Latino children, and 40% of Caucasian children have low or no swimming ability.
As the philanthropic arm of USA Swimming, the national governing body for the sport of swimming in the United States, the USA Swimming Foundation is in a unique position to promote the life-saving skill of learn-to-swim, and to align lesson providers and aquatic industry partners to end drowning. We believe that swimming is the only sport that can save your life—and that by teaching the skill of learning to swim we are able to reduce the overall number of drownings in the United States.
We provide funding and technical support to qualified learn-to-swim providers, helping them to provide swimming lessons to kids that might not otherwise have the opportunity. By targeting these efforts in diverse and low-income communities, we are able to save the lives of those most likely to experience a tragic accidental drowning.