The USA Swimming Foundation announced its 2014 USA Swimming Foundation Make a Splash grant recipients. All grant funds are used to provide swim lessons and water safety education for children who wouldn’t otherwise have the opportunity to learn to swim.
“With the 2014 grants provided this year, the USA Swimming Foundation is proud to have awarded more than $3 million in grant funding since 2007,” said USA Swimming Foundation Executive Director Debbie Hesse. “Providing these grants makes it possible for the USA Swimming Foundation to live up to its mission of saving lives and building champions by empowering our Make a Splash Local Partners to extend the gift of learn-to-swim in their communities.”
The Foundation received 130 applications to help fund learn-to-swim programs across the country. After careful review, the grant review committee agreed to award 57 grants, totaling $322,495 to USA Swimming Foundation Make a Splash Local Partners in 24 states across the country.
Phillips 66, who, in addition to presenting the USA Swimming Foundation’s Make a Splash Tour, has made a significant financial contribution to provide grant funding to Make a Splash Partners in Houston, TX.
2014 USA Swimming Foundation Make a Splash Grant Recipients
(listed alphabetically by program name)
| Academy Swim Club | Irving Independent School DistrictSwim Safe | |
| Achison Family YMCA | Johnston YMCA | |
| Alexander Family YMCA | Jordan YMCA | |
| Amphibious Achievement | KATY Aquatics | |
| Asphalt Green | Lawrence YMCA | |
| Blue Springs Family YMCA | Maryland-National Capital Parkand Planning Commission | |
| Boys and Girls Club of San Dieguito | Monterey County Aquatic Team/SwimAmerica | |
| Canton City Schools | NH Swim School | |
| Chatham County Aquatic Center | NMSU Swim School | |
| Cincinnati Recreation Foundation for the Cincinnati Recreation Commission | NYC Parks & Recreation and itsSwim for Life program | |
| City of Bakersfield Department ofRecreation & Parks | Pacific Coast MarlinsLearn to Swim | |
| City of Boynton Beach | Pikes Peak Athletics | |
| City of Chula Vista, Parkway Aquatic Centerand Loma Verde Aquatic Center | San Gabriel Valley YMCA | |
| City of Fort LauderdaleParks and Recreation | Santa Clara Swim ClubLearn to Swim | |
| City of Hialeah | Sarah Heinz House | |
| Copely Family YMCA | Sarasota Swim Academy | |
| Englewood Parks & Recreation Department | Treasure Valley YMCA | |
| First Colony Swim Team | Truckee Donner Recreationand Park District | |
| Fond du Lac Family YMCA | Tsunami Swimming | |
| Fort Worth Drowning Prevention Coalition | Upper Valley Aquatic Center | |
| Friends of Georgetown Parks & Rec:Georgetown Swims | Urbandale City Swimming Pool | |
| Germantown Life Enrichment Center | Valley of the Moon Aquatics | |
| Golden Isles Swimming, Inc. | Warren H Daugherty Aquatic Center/South Lane School District | |
| Grand Rapids Novi Sad Aquatics | YMCA of Broome County | |
| Greater Columbus SwimTeam of Ohio (GCSTO) | YMCA of Greater Des Moines | |
| Greensboro Aquatic Center | YMCA of Greater Houston | |
| Harris County Aquatics Program | YMCA of San Joaquin County | |
| Hearin Chandler Family YMCA | YWCA Evanston/North Shore | |
| Houston Swim Club – Sharpstown |
About the USA Swimming Foundation
The USA Swimming Foundation serves as the philanthropic arm of USA Swimming. Established in 2004, the Foundation works to strengthen the sport by saving lives and building champions— in the pool and in life. Whether we’re 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 www.usaswimmingfoundation.org.
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 2 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 600 qualified lesson providers across the nation. To learn more, visit www.usaswimmingfoundation.org/makeasplash
This release was provided to SwimSwam courtesy of the USA Swimming Foundation.