Aquatic Professionals

Stop Drowning Now offers a full dryland/classroom curriculum suite of drowning prevention education tools. These tools are used by our messengers to speak at pre-schools, PTO meetings, elementary schools, community events and more.

We provide links to puppet shows, downloadable powerpoint presentations, songs, story tracks, water safety checklists, coloring pages, facts sheets, logos and more. We also offer our Storyboards and Stop Drowning Now Water Safety Challenge which is a great way to allow the community to assess their water competency through a city-wide, annual event. Typically held in the spring along with May’s nationally-recognized Water Safety Month, this event serves as a way to promote the Safer 3 (Safer Water, Safer People, Safer Response) drowning prevention message to the greater community. Options include water or expo style events.

Enhance your swim school with a variety of Stop Drowning Now activities, resources, and educational materials! Membership is your alliance with Stop Drowning Now’s life-saving work. Help us educate children and communities about drowning prevention and water safety. Together we will reduce drownings.

WE OFFER THREE LEVELS OF MEMBERSHIPS:

$200
MONTH

LEGENDARY

$300
YEAR

INSPIRED

$500
YEAR

SUPER HERO

WE CAN END DROWNING IN OUR LIFETIME.

Public awareness and education focused on young children is the most powerful tool to prevent fatal and non-fatal drowning.

WATER SAFETY CHALLENGES

Stop Drowning Now Water Safety Challenges are a great way to allow the community to assess their water competency. The challenges are held annually and can be hosted by anyone! They are typically held in the spring as a kick-off to the drowning prevention season, however, it can be held anytime during the year. The event serves as a way to promote the Safer 3 (Safer Water, Safer People, Safer Response) drowning prevention message to the greater community, showcase water competency skills, perform rescue techniques and practice emergency preparedness, involve local water safety groups (hospitals, fire department, and secure media coverage for all of the above.

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

A recent Red Cross survey finds 61% of children, including more than half of all teens, can’t perform basic swim safety skills. The survey found that nearly all parents (94%) expect that their children will engage in some sort of water activity this summer. However, nearly two-thirds (61%) of these parents report that their child cannot demonstrate all five basic skills that could save their lives in the water. Of these, 65% are parents of children (ages 4-12) and 51% are parents of teens (ages 13-17).

These critical water safety skills, also known as “water competency,” are the ability to, in this order: step or jump into the water over your head; return to the surface and float or tread water for one minute; turn around in a full circle and find an exit; swim 25 yards to the exit; and exit from the water. If in a pool, be able to exit without using the ladder.

If you are interested in hosting a Water Safety Challenge, please fill out the contact form and a member of our team will contact you.

STORYBOARDS

Storyboards are a great way to keep children of all ages engaged in water safety education. This set of 6 boards take children through a water safety story and highlight ways to keep them safer.

Each board includes a full script, activity and talking points for the presenter. A must-have for all educators and swim schools to include in their community outreach programs and water safety presentations.

Story Boards are available to purchase in laminate, shipping is included.

SDN STORYBOARDS | $275

BECOME AN AQUATICS FACILITY PARTNER

Help us educate children and communities about drowning prevention and water safety. With your support, Stop Drowning Now can bring drowning prevention programs to your community. As an Aquatics Facility Partner, your donation is going directly to Stop Drowning Now’s life saving work. Your gift is tax deductible and as a Supporter, you will be spotlighted by the Stop Drowning Now social media team and receive access to downloadable Water Safety Checklist and Water Watcher Tags.

STATISTICS/FACTS

DROWNING

#1

cause of DEATH for children ages 1-4 years old

4,000

people will die as a RESULT of drowning this year

10

people DROWN everyday

AQUATIC PROFESSIONALS

DROWNING

#1

4,000

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