WHY SHOULD EVERYONE LEARN TO SWIM?
For safety.
Did you know that 9 people drown in the US every day?
Learning to swim is the number one best way for people to protect themselves when around water.
General Water Safety Tips from the American Red Cross:
- Learn to swim and swim well.
- Always swim with a buddy; never swim alone.
- Outfit everyone with the proper gear. Kids- and even adults- who are not strong swimmers should use U.S. Coast Guard approved personal flotation devices (PFD) whenever they are in or around the water.
- Don’t rely on substitutes. The use of flotation devices and inflatable toys cannot replace parental supervision.
- Read and obey all (swimming/safety) rules and posted signs.
- Watch out for getting too tired, too cold, too far from safety, too much sun, or too much strenuous activity.
For fitness and health.
At JAWS, our mission is “keeping you in water for life”.
Swimming is a life-long skill. It is a low-impact sport/exercise that can be done for your entire life.
Swimming combats obesity, and the many illnesses related to obesity and a sedentary lifestyle.
Swimming keeps the body and cardiovascular system strong, the joints flexible and the mind active.
Swimming is a year round sport!
Learn to Swim Programs
The American Red Cross offers swimming lessons, lifeguard training, and aquatic emergency information throughout the USA. To get more information about Learn to Swim and other aquatic programs offered in your area, contact your local chapter of the American Red Cross. You can search for the Red Cross chapter nearest to you by contacting and following the instructions to find “Your Local Red Cross” .
What Is Make a Splash?
Make a Splash is a national child-focused water safety initiative created by the USA Swimming Foundation, with the goal of teaching every child in America how to swim.
It works by aligning the nation’s top learn-to-swim resources in an effort to save lives through support and development of aquatic programs that:
Increase water safety awareness,
Emphasize and track the number of children learning to swim,
Develop aquatic programs to improve the health and wellness of children while addressing the child & adult obesity challenges,
Bring national attention to the special challenges minority groups face concerning water safety and learning to swim,
And thereby, urge and support communications to ensure that every child has access to a safe engaging place to learn how to swim and participate in life long aquatic fitness.
Olympic Gold Medalist Cullen Jones joins forces with the USA Swimming Foundation to promote Water Safety this summer. For more information go to www.makeasplash.org.
2011 Tour Dates:
(Tenative) August 9th – Portland, OR
August 11th – Oklahoma City, OK
August 23rd – Albuquerque, NM
August 25th – San Antonio, TX
September 1st – Miami, FL
