Kudos to the Wolfson Children’s Hospital, Kohls and the Safe Kids of Northeast Florida for getting the word out.
Download their beautiful and informative SafeKids Water Safety Brochure for tips on staying safe and an understanding of the 5 Truths About Childhood Drowning.
It just goes to show you that we can’t ever be too careful when [...]

Johnny & Cindy Johnson are speaking at a conference in Acapulco for the newly formed Mexican Swim School Assn on Aug. 26-28.
They will speak on their highly successful Blue Buoy teaching philosphy & methods and also do a presentation on the Swim for Life Foundation and the Safer 3 Program.

Thanks to the hard work and persistence of  Janet Zeal, owner of the School of Swimming in Jacksonville Florida, McDonalds kept up its support of the Safer 3, despite budget cutbacks. According to McDonalds, the message that Safer 3 promotes is just too important to let go.
Janet has a long-standing relationship with the regional McDonalds [...]

SFL Board Member on Martha Stewart Morning Show

Noting that nearly 500 children drown in backyard swimming pools each year, and drowning is the number one cause of death among children under five, PoolSafetyNetwork.org declared June to be Water Safe Kids — Drowning Prevention Month

OCAquatics will host a Swim for Life Safety Challenge Saturday, May 15 from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm at their Kendall location. This is a fully clothed swim event where children jump into the pool with their shirt, pants and shoes on and attempt to complete up to 8 different progressive water exercises:

The National Drowning Prevention Alliance and the Swim for Life Foundation have declared May as National Water Safety Month. Hopefully this will kick off a year-long season of drowning prevention.