Addressing Racial Disparities in Water Safety

While recent national data from the USA Swimming Foundation show a 5-10 percent increase in swimming abilities among young people, children in minority communities continue to have disproportionately no/low swimming…

The Terrain of Drains: What Makes Them Safer

When it comes to water safety, you can never take too many precautions to keep your family safer in and around the water. You may know how to swim and…

Pledge to Pool Safely & #PledgeItOn!

Summer swim season is fast approaching , making this a great opportunity to re commit to water safety and to join Pool Safely as we work toward # notonemore drowing…

Behind the Scenes: Tia Mowry Urges Families to Pool Safely in New Video

Pool Safely is thrilled to collaborate with actress Tia Mowry on a new video that shares lifesaving water safety information with families across the country! The video follows Tia as…

Kids Don’t Have Gills and Fins like Fish—They Need You to Keep Them Safer In and Around Water

and adults. Many communities offer online CPR training. Learn how to swim and teach your child how to swim. Keep children away from pool drains, pipes and other openings to…

What if kids were born with gills and fins?

the water. The reality, of course, is that children do not possess these built-in swimming abilities, and it is of utmost importance to teach them how to swim. At the…

CPSC Report Shows Fatal Child Drownings Remain High; Nonfatal Drowning Injuries Spiked by 17 Percent in 2021

…to swim. Keep children away from pool drains, pipes and other openings to avoid entrapments. Ensure any pool and spa you use has drain covers that comply with federal safety…

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CPSC and Walmart Announce Pool Safely Partnership To Help Families Be Safer In and Around Pools and Spas

…around water. A partnership of this magnitude, with a company with which so many Americans interact daily, will help put life-saving information in the hands of millions of families.” “At…

CPSC Chairman Reminds Families to Follow a Few Simple Steps to Pool Safely During Independence Day Weekend

time in or near the water. Media reports and data from the USA Swimming Foundation indicate that at least 76 children younger than 15 have fatally drowned in a swimming…