Children from underserved families are at the greatest risk of drowning, due to lack of resources to pay for structured swimming lessons. Dolphins of the Desert Swimming Academy believes that everyone needs to learn to swim, regardless of any obstacles.
After a successful debut in Greeley, Colorado, in 2016, we brought our Swimming With Motivation and Inspiration event to Tucson, Arizona, on April 22, 2017, at the University of Arizona’s Hillenbrand Aquatic Center. In addition to having an elite Olympic athlete give a motivational speech to the participants, the children receive a free 30-minute swim lesson, taught by members of the University of Arizona men’s and women’s swim teams!
Read 2017 pre-event article in Arizona Daily Star.
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Dolphins of the Desert Swimming Academy is now a Local Partner with the USA Swimming Foundation! The USA Swimming Foundation’s Make a Splash initiative is a national child-focused water safety campaign, which aims to provide the opportunity for every child in America to learn to swim. Through Make a Splash, the USA Swimming Foundation partners with learn-to-swim providers and water safety advocates across the country to provide swimming lessons and educate children and their families on the importance of learning how to swim. The USA Swimming Foundation has invested millions of dollars to provide grants to qualified Local Partner learn-to-swim programs, to spread national awareness, and to bring together strategic partners to end drowning. To date, more than 5 million children have received the lifesaving gift of swim lessons through the USA Swimming Foundation Make a Splash Local Partner network, comprised of more than 850 qualified lesson providers across the nation. To learn more, visit www.usaswimmingfoundation.org.