CPSC Report Shows Child Drownings Remain High; Most Fatalities to Children Under Five

the age of five, whose limited experience around the water due to recent social distancing restrictions could put them at greater risk of drowning. With fewer children attending swimming lessons…

Pool Safely is highlighting our longtime collaborator at American Red Cross.

…to our mission. We focus on communities with high drowning rates and collaborate with Red Cross training providers to make swim lessons, water safety education, Lifeguarding and Water Safety InstructorTM…

Pool Safely is Spotlighting Its Collaborator, Black Women Who

a life jacket during water-related events. Additionally, we have established collaborations with national swim organizations to provide swimming lessons at a discounted rate, and the National Safe Boating Council provides…

The National Swimming Pool Foundation

CPSC Chairman Reminds Families to Follow 10 Simple Steps to Pool Safely During Independence Day Weekend

…watch kids in the water. Fences with locking gates should completely enclose the pool, and kids need to be signed up for swim lessons with certified instructors. Drowning is 100…

An Olympic-Sized Moment to Save Lives and Prevent Child Drownings

…The Olympics are synonymous with breathtaking athletic achievement, stunning new records and memorable displays of speed, endurance and poise. The swimming events are certainly one of the highlights. For one…

Interview with Pool Safely songwriter and performer Laurie Berkner

…how to swim. I don’t actually remember ever NOT being able to swim, although I do remember taking swimming lessons at my local community pool every summer growing up. Eventually…

July Newsletter

swim and 78 percent that African-American children will not learn how to swim if their parents cannot swim. Pool Safely is working together with our partners to help turn these…

August Newsletter

with 100 children participated in a local World’s Largest Swimming Lesson to teach children the lifesaving skill of swimming while raising public awareness of water safety. Read more about this…

Latest Pool Safely Stats: At Least 163 Children Fatally Drowned in Pools and Spas This Summer

…in swimming pools or spas, according to media reports compiled by the USA Swimming Foundation, a Pool Safely campaign partner. Of the 163 reports, 112 of the victims — nearly…