Adult Learn-to-Swim Grants

The USA Swimming Foundation and U.S. Masters Swimming entered a philanthropic partnership to create greater support for learn-to-swim efforts. In January 2021, U.S. Masters Swimming moved its fundraising efforts for adult learn-to-swim programs from its USMS Swimming Saves Lives Foundation to the USA Swimming Foundation. Bringing all learn-to-swim fundraising efforts under the USA Swimming Foundation umbrella creates a greater generational impact by providing swim lessons to people of all ages.

The Facts
  • One month of formal swim lessons for adults can cost as little as $60.
  • If a parent in the household does not know how to swim, there is only a 19% chance that a child in the house will learn to swim.
  • More than one-third of American adults cannot swim the length of a pool.
  • Formal swimming lessons reduces the likelihood of childhood drowning by 88%.

The Adult Learn-to-Swim Grant Application is open to all swim instructors, facilities, and programs that want to help make more adults safer around water, with a goal to reduce adult drowning risk through education, financial support, and community outreach. The program's hope is that once adults learn to swim or improve their swimming skills, they will have the confidence and desire to continue swimming in a Masters Swimming program and experience the lifelong benefits of swimming.

Grant Application Information

 

The application window for Adult Learn-to-Swim Grants runs from mid-October to mid-December, with awards announced in early spring of the subsequent year.