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Olympian Rowdy Gaines participated in a satellite media tour, speaking with over 30 media outlets nationwide to spotlight Step Into Swim’s mission and the importance of National Water Safety Month.

Temperatures are heating up, and that means families are spending a lot more time relaxing by the water.

Step Into Swim and Big Dreams Through Small Steps Are Changing That in Manatee County.

Three-time Olympic gold medalist Rowdy Gaines joins Great Day Live in Tampa, FL, to give tips on swim lessons this summer.

With summer around the corner, NBC Sports analyst and Olympian Rowdy Gaines and Olympic swimmer Ryan Murphy join TODAY to share water safety tips for parents, including using Coast Guard-approved life jackets, installing the right kind of pool barriers, the ages kids should start swimming and CPR lessons, and more.

Olympic gold medalist and swimming advocate Rowdy Gaines visited western North Carolina this week and left the YMCA of WNC swimming in grant money.

The Northeast Spa & Pool Association (NESPA) has long been a dedicated advocate for water safety and swim education, and in 2024, their support played a pivotal role in the record-breaking success of Step Into Swim.

The YMCA of Sandusky County is offering free swim lessons to second graders at Fremont City and Bishop Hoffman schools thanks to supporters like Step Into Swim.

With the help of Olympic gold-medal winner, Rowdy Gaines, local children in Bennington are now learning how to swim through safe and free lessons.

Trident Swim Foundation received a grant from Step Into Swim and USA Swimming Foundation, which is helping kids in Brooklyn learn to swim this summer. 

Rowdy Gaines discusses National Water Safety Month and the importance of parental supervision to prevent childhood drowning.

Olympic gold medalists Rowdy Gaines and Maya Dirado join TODAY for National Water Safety Month to talk about making swim lessons more accessible and share tips to stay safe in and around water.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal was joined by three-time Olympic Gold Medalist Rowdy Gaines, Yale University swimming champion Ali Truwit, who lost her leg in a shark attack, and Stew and Kim Leonard who lost their child in a drowning accident, to discuss water safety.

Stew and Kim Leonard, along with Olympic gold medalist swimmer Rowdy Gaines' organization Step Into Swim, are providing $400,000 worth of grants to local organizations to provide 40,000 free swim lessons across Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey.

Swim Angelfish is thrilled to announce their organization has been selected as a grant recipient of the Stew Leonard III Foundation and Step Into Swim Program.

Sequim YMCA received a grant from the Pool and Hot Tub Alliance’s Step Into Swim initiative.

The Stew Leonard III Water Safety Foundation committed $200,000 to Step Into Swim to increase access to swim education.

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A Montague, MI public school teacher was recognized for her efforts to increase water safety awareness, funded by a grant from the Pool and Hot Tub Alliance’s Step Into Swim initiative.