USA Swimming Foundation’s ‘Make a Splash’ to Host Event during ISHOF Weekend, Headlined by Lezak & Evans
Olympic gold medalist Janet Evans, Jason Lezak & Olympian Alia Atkinson will give free swim lessons during the water safety session.
Olympic Gold Medalists ‘Make a Splash’ With Water Safety Events In LA and Long Beach
The national tour features new USA Swimming Foundation’s Ambassadors Nathan Adrian, Janet Evans, Anthony Ervin (featured image), as well as Olympic Gold Medalists Rowdy Gaines, Jason Lezak, Jessica Hardy, and two-time Olympian Chloe Sutton.
Make A Splash Tour Features New USA Swimming Foundation Ambassadors Adrian, Ervin and Evans
The national tour will feature appearances by newly appointed USA Swimming Foundation Ambassadors: three-time Olympic Gold Medalist Nathan Adrian, Olympic Gold Medalist Anthony Ervin (featured image), and returning this year are four-time Olympic Gold Medalist Janet Evans and swimming legend Rowdy Gaines.
USA Swimming Foundation Adds Boy Scouts of America to Affiliate Coalition
“The USA Swimming Foundation is pleased to welcome the Boy Scouts of America to our Affiliate Coalition to help promote the Make a Splash initiative,” said USA Swimming Foundation Executive Director Debbie Hesse.
Olympian Alex Meyer Walks The 2014 YMCA Nationals Parade
2012 Olympian and open water World Champion, Alex Meyer, walks the famous YMCA Nationals Parade in Greensboro, North Carolina. Alex…
USA Swimming Foundation 2014 Grant Recipients, Over $3 Million Awarded to Local Partners
Debbie Hesse: “Providing these grants makes it possible for the USA Swimming Foundation to live up to its mission of saving lives and building champions by empowering our Make a Splash Local Partners to extend the gift of learn-to-swim in their communities.”
USA Swimming Foundation Celebrates 10th Anniversary with a New Logo
Three logos unveiled as part of new brand image!
USA Swimming Foundation Announces USA Triathlon as Make a Splash Affiliate Coalition Partner
“We are proud to partner with the USA Swimming Foundation to provide the best educational opportunities possible to our youth members,” said Rob Urbach, USA Triathlon CEO.
Amphibious Achievement Wins USA Swimming Foundation Photo Contest
The Cambridge, Massachusetts based program will receive a visit from Olympic gold medalist, Cullen Jones, on Saturday, January 25. Jones will lead the high-school students in a two-hour clinic followed by a photo and autograph session.
Jones reponds to “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star’s racist comment
Brandi Glanville, “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star, joked about African Americans not being able to swim. Cullen Jones, 4-time Olympic medalist, responded.
Art of the Cap: Cullen Jones x Jolby & Friends
Olympic gold medalist and swim safety advocate Cullen Jones teamed up with Jolby & Friends, a collaborative creative studio based in Portland, Oregon, to design a swim cap for those who “dare to be different.”
Press Conference Coverage of the Cullen Jones Diversity Invitational
Cullen Jones is in full press mode as he prepares for the inaugural Cullen Jones Diversity Invitational on Oct. 11-13 at the Mecklenburg County Aquatics Center in Charlotte, N.C.
Cullen Jones Diversity Invitational Draws 500+ Swimmers To Compete OCT. 11-13
Cullen Jones: “It has always been a dream of mine to bring the sport of swimming to a broader audience. The CJDI is designed to help support – and encourage – diversity in swimming by bringing together kids of all backgrounds and giving them the chance to compete in an elite event, all while raising money to support this important cause. It’s going to be a terrific event!”
Video of Celtics Star Brandon Bass Taking Swimming Lessons
Brandon Bass, 28 , cannot swim. He never learned how. Now he’s enrolled in swimming lessons with nearly a dozen young kids at the Boys & Girls Club in Boston.
Olympic Swimmer Janet Evans Named USA Swimming Foundation Ambassador
“Swimming is an amazing sport that has taught me lessons both in the water and out, which is why I was thrilled to become an Ambassador for the Foundation,” said Evans. (Photo Courtesy: Melissa Lundie)
