COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The USA Swimming Foundation today announced that it has awarded $898,184 to learn to swim programs across the country through its 2022 grant program – the largest ever dollar amount awarded through its grant program for swim lesson providers. A gift of $200,000 from Step Into Swim, an initiative of the Pool & Hot Tub Foundation (PHTF) committed to safer swim education and drowning prevention, along with an additional $80,000 approved by the USA Swimming Foundation Board of Directors, helped bring youth learn to swim grant awards to the largest amount in USA Swimming foundation history. 

The USA Swimming Foundation, the philanthropic arm of USA Swimming, vetted 184 youth grant applications through a competitive annual review process, selecting 102 programs across 29 states to receive $763,184 in funding as part of its 2022 grant program for swim lesson providers. These grants will support youth programs offering free or reduced-cost swim lessons, providing an estimated 19,870 children with the opportunity to learn how to swim. 

A strong advocate of USA Swimming Foundation, Step Into Swim’s donation helps the Foundation continue to save lives and build champions.  

“Learning to swim from a qualified instructor drastically reduces the risk of childhood drowning by 88%. The more awareness we bring to the importance of swim instruction, the more lives we can save,” said three-time Olympic gold medalist and VP of Partnerships and Development for PHTA Rowdy Gaines. “Step Into Swim is proud to collaborate with an organization like the USA Swimming Foundation, whose efforts to support learn-to-swim programs is important, life-saving work.”

For the first time, the USA Swimming Foundation has also awarded grant funding to programs that focus on adult learn-to-swim efforts, granting $135,000 to 39 adult learn-to-swim programs across 22 states, providing an estimated 2,007 adults the opportunity to learn how to swim.  Earlier in 2021, U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS) moved its fundraising efforts for adult learn-to-swim programs from its Swimming Saves Lives Foundation to the USA Swimming Foundation, bringing all learn-to-swim fundraising efforts under the USA Swimming Foundation. U.S. Masters Swimming continues to own and administer adult learn-to-swim curriculum and certification for instructors, as well as provide resources to programs offering adult lessons throughout the United States. 

The following programs have been awarded 2022 USA Swimming Foundation grant funding: 

Youth Learn to Swim Programs

Program	City	State
Anderson Swim School LLC	Cincinnati	Ohio
Bangor Region YMCA	Bango	Maine
Boys & Girls Club of Deep East Texas	Nacogdoches	Texas
Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence	Lawrence	Texas
Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago, Inc.	Chicago	Illinois
City of Aiken	Aiken	South Carolina
City of Anoka	Anoka	Minnesota
City of Bakersfield Recreation and Parks	Bakersfield	California
City of Colusa	Colusa	California
City of Englewood	Englewood	New Jersey
City of Englewood, CO	Englewood	Colorado
City of Folsom	Folsom	California
City of Jersey City	Jersey City	New Jersey
City of King	King City	California
City of Marion	Marion	Illinois
City of Memphis	Memphis	Tennessee
City of Myrtle Beach, SC	Myrtle Beach	South Carolina
City of Peoria	Peoria	Arizon
City of Riverside	Riverside	California
City Swim Project	Buffalo	New York
CLE Swimming, LLC	Olmsted Falls	Ohio
College Hill Presbyterian Swim Ministry	Cincinnati	Ohio
Dad's Club Aquatic Center / Dad's Club Swim Start	Houston	Texas
Evanston Swim School LLC	Evanston	Illinois
Fort Worth Drowning Prevention Coalition	Fort Worth	Texas
Grand Rapids Ray and Joan Kroc Salvation Army Kroc Corps  Community Center	Grand Rapids	Michigan
Greater Holyoke YMCA	Holyoke	Massachusetts
Greater Peoria Family YMCA	Peoria	Illinois
Greater Richmond Aquatics Partnership	Richmond	Virginia
Harris County Precinct One Street Olympics, Inc.	Houston	Texas
Historic Cleveland Ave YMCA of Montgomery, AL (YMCA of  Greater Montgomery)	Montgomery	Alabam
Inspirational Triathlon Racing International d/b/a i-tri	East Hamton	New York
Jewish Community Center--Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Indiana
Kenosha YMCA	Kenosha	Wisconsin
Kraken Swim School	Hubbard	Ohio
Leadership, Education and Athletics in Partnership, Inc	New Haven	Connecticut
Madison Area YMCA	Madison	New Jersey
Magnolia Independent School District - Magnolia Aquatic  Club	Magnolia	Texas
Merrimack Valley YMCA	Lawrence	Massachusetts
Metro Aquatics Boosters	Tacoma	Washington
Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges	Livingston	New Jersey
Michigan City Piranha Swim	Michigan City	Indiana
Mundelein Swim School LLC	Mundelein	Illinois
Muskegon Heights Public School Academy Systems	Muskegon	Michigan
Muskegon YMCA	Muskegon	Michigan
Nashville Dolphins	Nashville	Tennessee
NILE SWIM CLUB OF YEADON	Yeadon	Pennsylvania
North Dallas Aquatics Inc.	Frisco	Texas
North Suburban Young Men’s Christian Association	Northbrook	Illinois
Northbrook Swim School LLC	Northbrook	Illinois
Port Charlotte Pirates Swim Club, Inc.	Murdock	Florida
Raritan Valley YMCA, A New Jersey Non-Profit  Corporation	East Brunswick	New Jersey
Robbinsdale Community Education-District 281	Plymouth	Minnesota
Rutherford Swim Association	Rutherford	New Jersey
Santa Fe Aquatics	Santa Fe	New Mexico
Sensory Enhanced Aquatics	Kansas City	Kansas
sharks swim club	League City	Texas
Silver Bay YMCA	Silver Bay	New York
South Sound Young Men's Christian Association	Olympia	Washington
Specialty Aquatic Programs LLC	Troy	Michigan
St. Augustine Preparatory Academy/Walter Schroeder  Aquatic Center	Milwaukee	Wisconsin
Stamford Family YMCA	Stamford	Connecticut
SwemKids International, Inc.	Atlanta	Georgia
Swim Beyond LLC	Atlanta	Georgia
Swim Center at Westminster School	Simsbury	Connecticut
Swim to the Top	Tuscaloosa	Alabama
SwimLabs Littleton	Littleton	Colorado
Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA, Inc.	Tampa	Florida
TANKPROOF	Prairieville	Louisiana
The Gift of Swimming	Winter Garden	Florida
The Riverbrook Regional YMCA, Inc.	Wilton	Connecticut
The Salvation Army	Rancho Palos Verdes	California
The West Cook YMCA, Inc.	Oak Park	Illinois
Tillamook County Family YMCA	Tillamook	Oregon
Trident Swim Foundation, Inc.	New York	New York
Tucson Jewish Community Center, Inc.	Tucson	Arizona
Upper Palmetto YMCA	Rock Hill	South Carolina
Urban Swim Cleveland LLC	Cleveland Heights	Ohio
V3 Sports	Minneapolis	Minnesota
Valley of the Sun YMCA	Phoenix	Arizona
Woodland Hills Aquatic Team	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania
YMCA of Boulder Valley	Lafayette	Colorado
YMCA of Eastern Union County	Elizabeth	New Jersey
YMCA of Greater Dayton - Downtown Branch	Dayton	Ohio
YMCA of Greater Louisville	Louisville	Kentucky
YMCA of Greater Michiana	Niles	Michigan
YMCA of Greater Omaha	Omaha	Nebraska
YMCA of Greater Seattle	Seattle	Washington
YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County	Kingston	New York
YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago	Chicago	Illinois
YMCA of New Orleans Metropolitan	Metairie	Louisiana
YMCA of Prattville, Alabama, Inc.	Prattville	Alabama
YMCA of Snohomish County	Everett	Washington
YMCA of South Collier	Marco Island	Florida
YMCA of Southwest Washington	Longview	Washington
YMCA of the Greater Houston Area	Houston	Texas
YMCA of the North	Minneapolis	Minnesota
YMCA of the North Shore, Inc.	Beverly	Massachusetts
YMCA, Boston	Attleboro	Massachusetts
YWCA Evanston/North Shore	Evanston	Illinois
YWCO of Athens, GA, Inc.	Athens	Georgia

Adult Learn to Swim Programs

Program	City	State
Bangor Region YMCA	Bangor	Maine
Central Adult Learn-to-Swim, Inc.	Louisville	Kentucky
City of Englewood Recreation Department	Englewood	New Jersey
City of Rockport - Community Pool	Rockport	Texas
Evolutionary Aquatics, LLC	Charlotte	North Carolina
Find Your Fins, Inc	Tucson	Arizona
Fort Worth Drowning Prevention Coalition	Fort Worth	Texas
Friends of + POOL, Inc.	New York	New York
Greenville Splash	Mauldin	South Carolina
Groton Recreation	Groton	New York
Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore	Owings Mills	Maryland
Marin Aquatic Masters	Novato	California
Miracle Swimming School for Adults, LLC	Sarasota	Florida
Montgomery County Recreation	Wheaton	Maryland
Moscow Chinook Masters- Adult Learn to Swim	Moscow	Idaho
Mt. Pleasant Aquatics	Mt. Pleasant	Utah
Muskegon Young Men’s Christian Association	Muskegon	Michigan
Muslimahs Endure, Inc	Atlanta	Georgia
Phoenix Swim Club	Paradise Valley	Arizona
Piedmont Family YMCA	Charlottesville	Virginia
Raritan Valley YMCA	East Brunswick	New Jersey
Rhythm and Stroke LLC	Cleveland	Ohio
Rockland County YMCA	Nyack	New York
S3 Swim DBA Specialty Aquatic Programs LLC	Troy	Michigan
Sensory Enhanced Aquatics	Kansas City	Kansas
Sigma Swimming	Fort Worth	Texas
SilverPeak Performance	Sunland	California
Swim Fit Alaska	Fairbanks	Alaska
SwimBox Community Foundation	Springfield	Virginia
Swimming with Alaska Masters	Anchorage	Alaska
Team New York Aquatics, Inc.	New York	New York
The Salvation Army Western Territorial Headquarters	Rancho Palos Verdes	California
Valley of the Sun YMCA	Phoenix	Arizona
West Suburban YMCA	Newton	Massachusetts
YMCA of Greater Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Ohio
YMCA of Greater Houston	Houston	Texas
YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County	Kingston	New York
YMCA of South Palm Beach County, Inc.	Boca Raton	Florida
Young Women’s Christian Organization (YWCO)	Athens	Georgia
Zionsville Aquatic Center/Zionsville Com Schools	Zionsville	Indiana

The USA Swimming Foundation works to strengthen the sport of swimming by raising funds to support programs that save lives and build champions. To learn more about the USA Swimming Foundation, including how to find a learn-to-swim program in your area and grant opportunities, please visit www.usaswimming.org/foundation. 

Since its inception, the Step Into Swim program has provided nearly 300,000 children with free swimming lessons. To learn more about this initiative, please visit www.stepintoswim.org.