May Newsletter

…the 2017 World’s Largest Swimming Lesson coming up on June 22. Read on for details on how you can participate this year. Everyone at the campaign is hoping this is…

Pool Safely Holds Swim Lesson and Partnership Event with Michael Phelps

In case you missed it, Pool Safely started the 2017 summer swim season with a big splash at an event with Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympic medalist in history!…

Pool Safely Quarterly Newsletter: Independence Day Safety Tips, New Data & More!

…swimmer Maddy Crippen at the Fairland Sports and Aquatic Center in Laurel, Md. on Thursday, June 21 to participate in the 2018 World’s Largest Swimming Lesson (WLSL). The WLSL is…

USSSA 2017 National Conference

July Newsletter

…Simple Steps they should take during their July 4 celebrations, and worked with CPSC’s Spanish-language spokesperson, Carla Coolman, to participate in nearly 20 media interviews coast-to-coast. You can listen to…

Join Us for Pool Safely Pledge Week From July 17-23

Mark your calendar; the 4th annual Pool Safely Pledge Week is scheduled for July 17 – 23! If you’re new to the water safety community, Pool Safely Pledge Week is…

Pool Safely September Newsletter: Campaign Launches New PSA Highlighting Need for Families to Follow Water Safety Steps All Year

was a steady increase of child drownings from 2015 to 2017, a majority of which were reported at residential pools. With more families spending time at home, the delayed opening…

Working Together to Pool Safely Amid COVID-19

CPSC’s latest drowning data show that fatal child pool and spa drownings are on the rise, with an average of 379 reported pool-or-spa-related fatal drownings per year for 2015 through…

New Reports: Fatal Drownings Decrease by 17 Percent, Swimming Skills Improve

…than 5—the most vulnerable population—has decreased 17 percent nationwide since 2010, the year the Pool Safely campaign was started. The latest data also shows that in 2014, there were 346…

CPSC Calls for All Children to Learn to Swim in 2014, All Families to Take the Pool Safely Pledge (English)

…injury incidents during 2013. For the complete reports on entrapment-related fatalities see: Pool and Spa Submersions 2014 (pdf) and Circulation/Suction Entrapments 2014 (pdf). The years for reported injury and fatality…