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Partner Spotlight: Interview with Alan Korn, Executive Director of Abbey’s...
Tell us a little bit about your organization and how long have you been a Pool Safely campaign partner? In June of 2007, six-year old Abigail Taylor suffered a horrific injury while swimming in a...
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Pennsylvania Child Drownings Spike in July
As temperatures spiked in July, so did the number of fatal child drownings in Pennsylvania, according to news accounts gathered by the USA Swimming Foundation. Pennsylvania was among the deadliest...
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Act Like An Olympian – Take the Pool Safely Pledge
Drowning is the leading cause of unintentional death among children ages 1 – 4 and the second leading cause of death in children 5 – 14 years old. However, fatal drownings are 100 percent preventable...
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Partner Spotlight: Interview with Lindsay Mondick, Senior Manager of...
Tell us a little bit about your organization and how long have you been a Pool Safely campaign partner? The YMCA is “America’s Swim Instructor” and the most accessible community resource to prevent...
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The Benefits of a Pool Safely Partnership
Pool Safely partners are the lifeblood of the campaign. Without the shared voices of our partners tirelessly advocating for drowning prevention, we would not reach nearly as many parents, caregivers...
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Texas Experiences Deadly Summer
Texas had at least nine media-reported fatal drownings in the month of August according to new data from the USA Swimming Foundation. Sadly, this same data show that Texas not only had the highest...
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Being At the Bottom of This List Is a Good Thing
During this past summer, tragedy struck in the majority of states in our country. These tragedies occurred when children fatally drowned in community pools, at backyard pool parties—and they were all...
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Partner Spotlight: Interview with Connie Harvey, Director, Aquatics...
Tell me a little bit about your organization and how long have you been a Pool Safely campaign partner? The American Red Cross has been the gold standard in lifesaving, water safety and swimming...
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Interview with Pool Safely songwriter and performer Laurie Berkner
The Pool Safely song is on your new album – when did it come out? The new album is called Superhero and it was released on September 23rd of this year. I was so happy to be able to put “Pool Safely” on...
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Ohio Child Drownings Up in Autumn
New data available from the USA Swimming Foundation shows that Ohio experienced two fatal child drownings during the month of September. So far in 2016, there have been 11 child drownings in Ohio,...
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