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Walk-A-Thon 2010
March 12, 2010 at 6pm to March 14, 2010 at 3pm – Lexington County, South Carolina
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Can African Americans Swim Well Enough to Save Themselves? 23 Replies
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Drowning Statstic for African Americans 3 Replies
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House Resolution 57 Will Save Lives! 1 Reply
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The goal of our Diversity in Aquatics Program (DAP) is to help create and promote more local DAP programs, as well as to create a forum for interaction, communication, and news.
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Welcome to the Diversity in Aquatics professional network! The goal of the Diversity in Aquatics Program (DAP) is to help create, promote and support programs in the US and abroad in an effort to decrease the rate of drowning victims worldwide. It also serves as a forum for interaction, communication, and news to promote diversity within the aquatic community. We hope you enjoy the network and website, and urge you to invite other friends and professional associates. Please send any questions, comments or postings to the site founders Shaun Anderson or Jayson Jackson.
United States Congressman Fattah welcomes you to the Diversity in Aquatics network!
Diversity in Aquatics Program Blog
The Cycle
Gabby Melendres and Miguel Martinez discuss the benefits of having the Ted Watkins Aquatic Center as a community resource. Plus, they mention how many of the kids come back to be involved in a variety of ways.Diversity Select Camp Application Now Available
From USASwimming.com: The 2010 Diversity Select Camp will be held in Colorado Springs from April 29-May 1. Application Deadline for the Camp is March 1, 2010. The Diversity Select Camp aims to instill a vision of success and inspire athletes from ethnically under-represented populations to become leaders in the sport of swimming. The goals of the camp [...]Taking Care of Business
Listen as DAP Member Stan Lee talks about the Ted Watkins Aquatics Center being neutral turf, the progression of the kids through the program, and targeting the local schools so they include swimming as an intramural sport.Make A Splash Swim Clinics
From D.C. Parks and Recreation: Make a Splash, the national, child-focused water safety initiative of the USA Swimming Foundation, began in 2007. In two years, more than 37,000 kids have gone through Make a Splash swimming lessons. Make a Splash works by aligning the nation’s top learn-to-swim providers in an effort to save lives. [...]The Blueprint
Stan Lee and Gabby Melendres discuss their program and the partnerships which help to make it a huge success. The Aquatic Foundation of Metropolitan Los Angeles has been going strong for 15 years and it is only getting better.Minority Swimming Network Blog
FREE SWIM screenings coast to coast
Come see the award winning FREE SWIM (www.FreeSwimMovie.com) . . . October 13th at 7:30PM The Cape Ann Community Cinema (www.massbayfilmproject.org) 21 Main Street, Gloucester, MA * come earlier for a pre-screening party at 6:30pm October 18 at 10AM La Femme Film Festival (www.lafemme.org) Davidson/Valentini Theatre 1125 N McCadden Place, Los Angeles, CA Spread the word and hope to see you [...]FREE SWIM Wins Patagonia-Sponsored Film Award
The world’s leaders in environmental conservation, ocean filmmaking and wildlife photography came together for the Blue Ocean Film Festival , held in Savannah, GA from June 10 – 14, 2009. The event honored Dr. Sylvia Earle with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Ocean Advocacy, and awarded numerous filmmakers for their achievements. I’m proud [...]Horizons National featured on NBC Nightly News
Horizons National was recently featured on NBC Nightly News in the “Making a Difference” segment. Horizons National has been making a difference since it was founded in 1964 by trying to close the achievement gap. One of the components of the summer program is that all of the kids have to learn to swim. Visit msnbc.com [...]Despite Racism, Blacks Part Waters to Swim
Great article on Imagine 2050 about Jenny Levison’s movie Parting the Waters.WaterLine Teens: Keeping Heads Above Water
In 2006, there were 110 deaths due to drowning in Virginia. More than half of these deaths (54%) were in natural bodies of water. Virginians, age 15 to 24, experience the highest number of fatal drownings in the state and African-Americans drown at a woefully disproportionate rate. In response to these clarion calls, [...]Latest Activity
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The purpose of The Josh Project is to teach inner-city youth how to swim at no cost! Minorities drown 2.8 more times than white youths.
Swim to Empower aims to empower individuals in coastal communities by teaching them swimming, first aid, and safety skills. Individuals feel empowered by feeling safe while fully experiencing their immediate surroundings.
reelblue, llc, is a media production company that specializes in stories about global health and the environment. Using their backgrounds in environmental science, public health, journalism and filmmaking, our work is unique, educational and entertaining.
Parting the Waters is a feature-length documentary film that tells the stories of African-American Olympic swimmers Maritza Correia and Cullen Jones, and three talented young African-American and Latino-American swimmers from inner-city Boston, as they contend with what it means to plunge into the iconic well of American life –– the swimming pool.
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The Swim Strong Foundation is a not for profit organization dedicated to inspire youth to achieve their potential through competitive swimming.
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