Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    SAVING LIVES - YOUTH LEARN TO SWIM INITIATIVE: USA SWIMMING AND THE USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION BELIEVE THAT THE BEST DEFENSE AGAINST DROWNING IS EMPOWERING CHILDREN WITH THE LIFE-SAVING SKILL OF SWIMMING AND TEACHING THEM HOW TO BE SAFER AROUND WATER. THE USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION SUPPORTS SWIM LESSON PROVIDERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERY CHILD IN AMERICA TO LEARN TO SWIM. WITH A NETWORK OF MORE THAN 1,500 SWIM LESSON PROVIDERS AND WATER SAFETY ADVOCATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, USA SWIMMING AND THE USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION EDUCATE PARENTS THROUGH NATIONAL AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS, SAVE LIVES THROUGH FREE AND REDUCED-COST PROGRAMMING, AND TEACH MILLIONS OF CHILDREN THE LIFESAVING SKILL OF SWIMMING. THE USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION HAS INVESTED MORE THAN $6.1 MILLION DOLLARS TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO QUALIFIED LEARN-TO-SWIM PROGRAMS, SPREAD NATIONAL AWARENESS, AND BRING TOGETHER STRATEGIC PARTNERS TO END DROWNING. EACH YEAR, IN AN EFFORT TO RAISE NATIONAL AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF LEARNING TO SWIM, THE USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION EMBARKS ON AN ANNUAL MAKE A SPLASH TOUR PRESENTED BY PHILLIPS 66. DUE TO THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THIS YEAR'S MAKE A SPLASH TOUR MOVED TO A VIRTUAL FORMAT, KICKING OFF WITH A FACEBOOK LIVE EVENT WITH OLYMPIC MEDALISTS AND USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION AMBASSADORS NATHAN ADRIAN AND CULLEN JONES. THE TOUR CONTINUED FOR TWO WEEKS WITH A SERIES OF PRINT AND DIGITAL ADS, INTERVIEWS IN LOCAL AND NATIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS, AS WELL AS ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS FOR USA SWIMMING AND USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION. ATHLETES FEATURED INCLUDED JONES AND ADRIAN, PLUS USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION AMBASSADORS ROWDY GAINES, MISSY FRANKLIN, ELIZABETH BEISEL AND RYAN MURPHY. THE TOUR WAS DESIGNED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS LIFESAVING SKILL. AS AMERICANS ADJUST TO POST-PANDEMIC LIFE, IT WAS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO REEDUCATE CHILDREN ON SAFETY FUNDAMENTALS WHILE NEAR POOLS AND OTHER OPEN WATERS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $814.9K

  • Program 2 [2020]

    BUILDING CHAMPIONS - COVID-19 RELIEF PROGRAM - THE COVID-19 RELIEF PROGRAM WAS AN INITIATIVE CREATED TO SUPPORT USA SWIMMING CLUBS AND MEMBERS IMPACTED ECONOMICALLY BY THE PANDEMIC AND TO SUPPORT THE CLUBS' EVENTUAL RETURN TO THE WATER. USA SWIMMING CLUBS AND TEAMS, THE FACE OF OUR SPORT IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES, WERE CONFRONTED WITH THE SAME CHALLENGES AS ANY SMALL BUSINESS DURING THIS PANDEMIC AND NEEDED THE USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION'S SUPPORT TO PROVIDE FOR USA SWIMMING ATHLETES AND COACHES. THE THREE MILLION IN FUNDS WENT TO MORE THAN 700 USA SWIMMING MEMBER CLUBS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $3M

  • Program 3 [2020]

    BUILDING CHAMPIONS - NATIONAL TEAM: THE UNITED STATES IS ONE OF THE A FEW COUNTRIES WITH A GOVERNMENT THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ITS OLYMPIC-LEVEL ATHLETES. NATIONAL TEAM SWIMMERS TRAIN UP TO FIVE HOURS A DAY, AND MAINTAIN A RIGOROUS AND DEMANDING TRAVEL SCHEDULE. THEREFORE, MOST PROFESSIONAL SWIMMERS DO NOT HAVE TIME TO MAINTAIN TRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT. COMPETING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL IS EXPENSIVE. TRAVEL, PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, STRENGTH TRAINERS, NUTRITIONISTS, SPORTS PSYCHOLOGISTS, AND OTHER EXPERTS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR PEAK PERFORMANCE. THE USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE USA SWIMMING NATIONAL TEAM FOR THE CONTINUED GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR NATIONAL TEAM ATHLETES AND COACHES, WHO SET THE WORLD STANDARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE POOL YEAR AFTER YEAR, DECADE AFTER DECADE.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $946.3K