Learning to swim from a qualified instructor saves lives! It can be hard to leave your children in the care of someone else, especially in a new environment, but knowing they are in the hands of experienced and certified instructors can help ease this concern. If you're not sure where to begin and often ask about local swim instruction, scope out our blog post about finding swimming lessons and check out the below organizations with learn-to-swim programs.
The following organizations have received Step Into Swim grants in for funding learn-to-swim programs:
- 5 Cities Swim Club (Arroyo Grande, CA)
- Academy Swim Club (Valencia, CA)
- AquaChamps Swim School (Oakland Park, FL)
- Asheville Jewish Community Center (Asheville, NC)
- Athens YMCA (Athens, GA)
- Bloomer Area Aquatic & Recreation Center (Foothill Ranch, CA)
- Bronx House (Bronx, NY)
- Buffalo City Swim Racers (Buffalo, NY)
- Camp Wildwood (Hampton, SC)
- Carmel Swim Club/Carmel Swim Academy (Carmel, IN)
- Central Connecticut Coast YMCA (New Haven, CT)
- CHPC Ministry (Cincinnati, OH)
- City of Allentown (Allentown, PA)
- City of Buffalo (Buffalo, NY)
- City of Crawford (Crawford, NE)
- City of El Monte (El Monte, CA)
- City of Gonzales (Gonzales, CA)
- City of Pine Bluff (Pine Bluff, AR)
- Cleveland Avenue YMCA (Montgomery, AL)
- Colt Catalina Foundation (Liberty Hill, TX)
- Float Like a Duck (Las Vegas, NV)
- Florida Swim School (Boca Raton, FL)
- Hamden/North Haven YMCA (Hamden, CT)
- Hamilton Area YMCA (Hamilton, NJ)
- Harris County Precinct One Street Olympics (Houston, TX)
- Hope Floats Foundation (Woodbridge, VA)
- Hubbard Swim School (Phoenix, AZ)
- Huntington Pool (Poplar Bluff, MO)
- Hycrest Swim Club (Westchester, OH)
- Jeff Ellis Swimming (Montgomery, IL)
- Jewish Community Alliance (Jacksonville, FL)
- Jewish Community Center (Atlantic City, NJ)
- Jewish Community Center of Staten Island (Staten Island, NY)
- Jewish Community Center of Youngstown (Youngstown, OH)
- Judah Brown Project (Tomball, TX)
- King City Recreation Department (King City, CA)
- Metropolitan YMCAs of Mississippi (Flowood, MS)
- Michael Phelps Foundation (Portland, ME)
- Newtown Community Center (Newtown, CT)
- NSEA Swim Foundation (Wilmington, NC)
- Ocaquatics Swim School (Miami, FL)
- Olathe Parks & Recreation (Olathe, KS)
- Parsons Recreation Commission (Parsons, KS)
- Prescott YMCA of Yavapai County (Prescott, AZ)
- Rochelle Park Swim Club (Rochelle Park, NJ)
- Rosen Aquatic Center (Orlando, FL)
- Sea Scope Inc. (Indianapolis, IN)
- Shasta Family YMCA (Redding, CA)
- Shimon and Sara Birnbaum Jewish Community Center (Bridgewater, NJ)
- Simi Valley YMCA (Simi Valley, CA)
- Southeast-Rio Vista YMCA (Maywood, CA)
- Steubenville Parks and Recreation (Steubenville, OH)
- Steve Wallen Swim School (Roseville, CA)
- Swemkids (Atlanta, GA)
- Swim America (Davis, CA)
- Swim Beyond LLC (Atlanta, GA)
- Swim for Charlie (Durham, NC)
- Swim Life, Inc. (Sanford, FL)
- Swimming Safari Swim School (Jacksonville, FL)
- Swim with Becky and Friends, LLC (Orange County, FL)
- Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center (Scottsdale, AZ)
- Walla Walla YMCA (Walla Walla, WA)
- YMCA of Central Florida (Orlando, FL)
- YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne (Fort Wayne, IN)
- YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids, MI)
- YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County (Kingston, NY)
- YMCA of Saginaw (Saginaw, MI)
- YMCA of Springfield (Springfield, IL)
- YMCA of Twin Tiers (Olean, NY)
- YMCA Valley of the Sun (Scottsdale, AZ)
- YMCA of Waycross (Waycross, GA)
- YWCA of High Point (High Point, NC)