USA Swimming Foundation Awards $507,461 of 2019 Grant Funding for Make a Splash Local Partners

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The USA Swimming Foundation announced today that it has awarded $507,461 to learn-to-swim programs across the country through its first-round of 2019 grant funding for Make a Splash Local Partners. The grants will go towards swim lesson programs, providing 25,705 children with the opportunity to learn how to swim.

The USA Swimming Foundation vetted more than 240 applications through a competitive annual review process and chose 85 programs to receive funding, 26 of whom are first time USA Swimming Foundation grant recipients. Since 2007, the USA Swimming Foundation has awarded more than $6.2 million dollars to help fund learn-to-swim programs across the country.

“It’s an incredible feeling to know that USA Swimming Foundation funding will be used to create a valuable swimming experience for tens of thousands of children who may not have had the opportunity to learn how to swim,” USA Swimming Foundation Executive Director Debbie Hesse said. “We are thrilled with the depth of this year’s Make a Splash Local Partner applicant pool and we couldn’t be prouder to support these exciting and lifesaving opportunities for children across the country. We owe a tremendous thank you to our partners and donors, who continue to make a difference.”

In 2018, through its Make a Splash Local Partner network, the USA Swimming Foundation helped provide more than 1.3 million children with swimming lessons. Together, the Foundation and their network of 1,000 swim lesson providers across the country are helping to spread national awareness on the importance of learning to swim and bringing together strategic partners to end drowning. More than 7.5 million children have now been served since 2007.

The following USA Swimming Foundation Make a Splash Local Partners will receive funding through this first round of 2019 grant awards:

Akron Area YMCA	Akron, OH
Allegan Public Schools	Allegan, MI
Ambush Swim School	Nacogdoches, TX
Angels of America’s Fallen	Colorado Springs, CO
Beatrice Mary Family YMCA	Beatrice, NE
Belle Chasse YMCA	Belle Chasse, LA
BGSU Recreation & Wellness	Bowling Green, OH
Bloomington Community Education	Bloomington, MN
Bridgeport YMCA	Bridgeport, CT
Brooklyn Center Community Center	Brooklyn Center, MN
Buffalo City Swim Racers	Buffalo, NY
Charles River Aquatics	Lynnfield, MA
City of Arlington Aquatics	Arlington, TX
City of Bakersfield	Bakersfield, CA
City of Boynton Beach	Boynton Beach, FL
City of Brooklyn Park	Brooklyn Park, MN
City of Jersey City	Jersey City, NJ
City of New York Department of Parks & Recreation	New York, NY
City of South Miami	South Miami, FL
City of Urbandale	Urbandale, IA
City of West Palm Beach	West Palm Beach, FL
Dad’s Club Swim Start	Houston, TX
DeKalb Aquatics Swim Team Inc.	Snellville, GA
Duke University	Durham, NC
Everett YMCA	Everett, WA
Five Cities Swim Club INC	Arroyo Grande, CA
Fort Worth Drowning Prevention Coalition	Fort Worth, TX
Fox Valley Family YMCA	Plano, IL
Goldfish Swim School – Owings Mills	Owings Mills, MD
Greater Milford Boys & Girls Club	Milford, DE
Greensboro Aquatic Center	Greensboro, NC
Greenview Dolphins Swim Team	Columbia, SC
Harris County Aquatic Program	Houston, TX
Hawaii Aquatics Academy	Kailua, HI
Holland Community Aquatic Center	Holland, MI
Horizons Savannah	Savannah, GA
Hunterdon County YMCA	Annandale, NJ
Hurricane Aquatics	Coral Gables, FL
Kenosha YMCA	Kenosha, WI
Leadership, Education and Athletics in Partnership, Inc.	New Haven, CT
Machine Swim School	Vienna, VA
Madison Area YMCA	Madison, NJ
Metro Parks Tacoma	Tacoma, WA
Metropolitan YMCA of Oranges	Hardyston, NJ
Muskegon YMCA	Muskegon, MI
Newport Penguins Swim and Dive Team	Newport, KY
Robbinsdale Area Schools ISD #281	Plymouth, MN
Rocklin Swim Team	Rocklin, CA
SafeSplash Swim Schools-Little Elm	Frisco, TX
SafeSplash Swim Schools-McKinney	McKinney, TX
Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club	Houston, TX
Sandhills Sandsharks	Southern Pines, SC
St. Lucie County Parks & Recreation-Aquatics	Ft. Pierce, FL
Swim Beyond LLC	Atlanta, GA
SWIMkids USA, Inc.	Mesa, AZ
SwimLabs Highlands Ranch	Highlands Ranch, CO
SwimLabs El Dorado Hills	El Dorado Hills, CA
SwimLabs Littleton	Littleton, CO
Swimtastic Swim School-Cape Coral	Cape Coral, FL
Swimtastic Swim School-Fort Myers	Fort Myers, FL
Swimtastic Swim School-Naples	Naples, FL
The Gateway Family YMCA- Rahway Branch	Rahway, NJ
The Greater Marco Family YMCA	Marco Island, FL
The HUB Recreation Center	Marion, IL
The Roeper School	Bloomfield Hills, MI
University of Houston, Recreation & Wellness Center	Houston, TX
Upper Valley Aquatic Center	White River Junction, VT
Valley of the Moon Aquatics	Sonoma, CA
Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center	Brown Deer, WI
West Cook YMCA	Oak Park, IL
Williams YMCA of Avery County	Linville, NC
YMCA of Broome County, Binghamton Branch	Binghamton, NY
YMCA of Broome County, West Family Branch	Johnson City, NY
YMCA of Delaware	Wilmington, DE
YMCA of Greater Charlotte, Simmons Branch	Charlotte, NC
YMCA of Greater Kansas City	Kansas City, MO
YMCA of Greater San Antonio	San Antonio, TX
YMCA of Kokomo Indiana	Kokomo, IN
YMCA of Marion & Polk Counties	Salem, OR
YMCA of Orange County	Tustin, CA
YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities	Edina, MN
YMCA of Vineland	Vineland, NJ
YMCA of Greater Houston Area	Houston, TX
YMCA of Waycross	Waycross, GA
YWCA Evanston North Shore	Evanston, IL

The USA Swimming Foundation works to strengthen the sport of swimming by raising funds to support programs that save lives and build champions, in the pool and in life. To find, get, or give a swim lesson click here.

To learn more about the USA Swimming Foundation and the Make a Splash initiative, including grant opportunities, click here.

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