{"id":227129,"date":"2016-10-29T12:17:11","date_gmt":"2016-10-29T19:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=227129"},"modified":"2016-10-29T12:17:11","modified_gmt":"2016-10-29T19:17:11","slug":"usa-swimming-foundation-honored-with-paragon-water-safety-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-swimming-foundation-honored-with-paragon-water-safety-award\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Swimming Foundation Honored With Paragon Water Safety Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usaswimmingfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.usaswimmingfoundation.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1477854207787000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHIImmlbIXwmIqHfYBDtjR7q942rQ\">The USA Swimming Foundation<\/a>\u00a0received the Paragon Water Safety Award during the International Hall of Fame\u2019s (ISHOF) 52nd Annual Hall of Fame Weekend in Santa Clara, CA.<\/p>\n<p>The Paragon Awards are presented to individuals or organizations for their exceptional contributions to aquatics and are presented by the Pentair Corporation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On behalf of the 30,000 plus employees of the Pentair Corporation worldwide and especially those of the Water Quality Systems Global Business Unit, it is our honor to continue our tradition of sponsoring the Paragon Awards, given each year to individuals who have made an impact in the Aquatics Industry whether in the water or out. At Pentair, we conduct ourselves each and every day with a Win Right approach to business and achieving our goals. The distinctive recipients of this year\u2019s Paragon Awards, are perfect examples of what it means to push forward with an ultimate goal in mind and to achieve that goal! We congratulate the 2016 Class of Paragon Award Winners,&#8221; commented <strong>Jim<\/strong> <strong>Drozdowski<\/strong>, Pentair Aquatic Systems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe USA Swimming Foundation is honored to be recognized by the International Swimming Hall of Fame for our work with the Make a Splash program,\u201d said\u00a0<strong>Debbie Hesse<\/strong>, Executive Director of the USA Swimming Foundation. \u201cOur goal is to make sure that every child has an opportunity to learn to swim and it\u2019s great to see our efforts recognized internationally as we look to serve more children than ever before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The USA Swimming Foundation\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usaswimming.org\/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=2092&amp;Alias=Rainbow&amp;Lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.usaswimming.org\/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId%3D2092%26Alias%3DRainbow%26Lang%3Den&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1477854207787000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGA0AJdpNkvkcUqEuya9SG1MkAAAA\">Make a Splash initiative<\/a>\u00a0provides the opportunity for every child in America to learn to swim \u2013 regardless of race, gender or financial circumstances. It is the nation\u2019s pre-eminent learn to swim initiative, with more than 800 local partners nationwide that provide swim lessons and educate children and their families on the importance of learning how to swim. Since 2007, over four million children have learned the critical life-saving skill of swim lessons from Make a Splash providers. Thus far, the USA Swimming Foundation has provided over $4 million in grants to local partners for free and low cost swimming lessons nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s Paragon Award recipients and their categories are: <strong>Glenn Mills<\/strong> and Go Swim for Competitive Swimming; Dr. <strong>Barbara Kalbus<\/strong> for Water Polo; <strong>Coleen \u201cCokey\u201d Huffman<\/strong> for Competitive Diving; The USA Swimming Foundation for Aquatic Safety; <strong>Ulla Soili Marjatta Lucenius<\/strong> (FIN) for Synchronized Swimming and <strong>Kate Rew<\/strong> (GBR) for Recreational Swimming.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_227130\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227130\" data-attachment-id=\"227130\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-swimming-foundation-honored-with-paragon-water-safety-award\/paragon-award-recipients-2016\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/paragon-award-recipients-2016.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1677\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS40&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1477690766&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"paragon-award-recipients-2016\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;paragon-award-recipients-2016&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: USA Swimming&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/paragon-award-recipients-2016-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/paragon-award-recipients-2016-1024x716.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-227130\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/paragon-award-recipients-2016-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"paragon-award-recipients-2016\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-227130\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: USA Swimming<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe annual Paragon Awards bring some of the most interesting and fascinating people each year to the Hall of Fame,\u201d said ISHOF President\/CEO\u00a0<strong>Bruce Wigo<\/strong>. \u201cThese are the unsung heroes who make competitive and recreational aquatics possible, who save lives, who promote water safety and further aquatic education.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The International Hall of Fame, founded in 1965, is a not-for-profit educational organization with the mission to preserve and celebrate swimming history as well as educate the public about the benefits and importance of swimming. For more information, visit:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ishof.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.ishof.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1477854207787000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGwD0E2XUtXcMrsFVSLLmN6CJx7dw\">www.ishof.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the USA Swimming Foundation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The USA Swimming Foundation serves as the philanthropic arm of USA Swimming.\u00a0 Established in 2004, the Foundation works to strengthen the sport by saving lives and building champions\u2014 in the pool and in life. Whether we\u2019re equipping our children with the life-saving skill of learn-to-swim through our Make a Splash initiative, or providing financial support to our heroes on the U.S. National Team, the USA Swimming Foundation aims to provide the wonderful experience of swimming to kids at all levels across the country. To learn more, visit<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usaswimmingfoundation.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.usaswimmingfoundation.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1477854207787000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHIImmlbIXwmIqHfYBDtjR7q942rQ\">www.usaswimmingfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"m_-3313120058443836687yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477748919444_25233\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div id=\"m_-3313120058443836687yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477748919444_25234\" dir=\"ltr\"><em>Press release courtesy of USA Swimming Foundation and ISHOF.\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. \u2013\u00a0The USA Swimming Foundation\u00a0received the Paragon Water Safety Award during the International Hall of Fame\u2019s (ISHOF) 52nd Annual Hall of Fame Weekend in Santa Clara, CA. 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