SWIM 1922 Water Safety Clinic & Wellness Fair

1250 State Street,Springfield MA 01109

20 May, 2023

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In partnership with USA Swimming, Sigma Gamma Rho’s Swim 1922 campaign program seeks to educate the masses on proper water safety techniques and decrease drowning rates in inner-city communities. Join Us on May 20, 2023 , National Learn to Swim Day, as we host our 3rd Water Safety Clinic and Wellness Fair. This year's event welcomes a family audience as we will be offering water safety sessions for all ages. This event is FREE to the community! If you wish to participate in a Free Swim Session, please register today. Swim registrations will be accepted on a first come first serve basis. Once each session is filled, it will likely not reopen. Learn more at sgrhowesternmass.com/swim Sponsorship & Vendor Opportunities | Click Here SWIM 1922 | A NATIONAL PROGRAM OF SIGMA GAMMA RHO SORORITY, INC. "Swim 1922 was created to address the unfortunate truth that according to the CDC, approximately 10 people drown every day in the U.S.A. An even more startling fact is that 70 percent of African American children and 60 percent of Hispanic children in the U.S. do not know how to swim. Additionally, African American children are three times more likely to drown than Caucasian children. Through the partnership with USA Swimming, Sigma Gamma Rho’s Swim 1922 campaign aims to address this disparity by having. Olympians and members of the sorority teach the community about water safety and how to swim. With USA Swimming, Sigma Gamma Rho has touched close to 20,000 lives, directly, with the projection of changing multiple generations to come. Swim 1922 programs are conducted during May-August of the sorority year. Our goal is to strengthen USA Swimming’s commitment to diversity and inclusion by breaking down barriers, created by a lack of access and exposure, and expanding our footprint in the local community to increase swim participation and decrease drowning rates."