Resolve to Pool Safely This Year
…help keep your family safer around water. Not sure where to begin? Start with these steps: Never leave a child unattended in or near water. Teach children how to swim….
Read MoreChallenge Your Kids to Win These 3 Games! The Adventures of Splish & Splash App Is Now Better Than Ever!
…away. Drains, filters and other openings in the pool can create a powerful, dangerous suction. Always swim with a Water Watcher Splish and Splash know that it is important to…
Read MoreMarch Newsletter
platform to engage with our partners and share important safety information with parents and caregivers. Please visit the page and click “like” and “follow” to ensure you don’t miss any…
Read MoreFighting for Safer Water at the 2018 NDPA Educational Conference
gathering! As we embark on a busy summer swim season, we look forward to seeing and working with many of you in the fight to ensure #notonemorechilddrowns. CPSC Acting Chairman…
Read MoreFive Simple Ways to #PoolSafely365
health benefits of safer swimming year-round here. Fall and Winter breaks are a great time to enroll kids in swimming lessons. Not only is it fun for them, but it’s…
Read More5 Questions with CPSC Acting Chairman Ann Marie Buerkle
…and Arizona, experience outdoor swimming weather year-round. Additionally, many families across the country visit indoor pools during cooler winter months or travel to warm weather states for the holidays, so…
Read MoreFY 2020 Grants
…provides state and local governments with assistance to help implement enforcement and education programs, with the goal of preventing drownings and drain entrapments in pools and spas. In FY 2020,…
Read MoreNew Data from USA Swimming Foundation Shows Nearly 35 Percent Decrease in Fatal Child Pool & Spa Drownings Since 2010
…media-reported, fatal child drownings in pools and spas, while 2019 had the least, with 223 drownings. The year 2019 also marked the second consecutive year USA Swimming Foundation data showed…
Read MorePool Safely March/April Newsletter: Spring Perspectives on Home Water Safety
…have worked with us this past decade, who bring awareness to drowning prevention and further understanding of the public health crisis of child drownings. The USA Swimming Foundation is one…
Read MoreWhat if Kids Had Gills and Fins?
This PSA from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) Pool Safely campaign aims to remind parents that kids can’t swim like fish and provides clear tips for how to keep them safer in and around water.
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