Water Safety
Drowning is fast and often silent. These are the habits that keep kids safer around water, in addition to lessons.
STRIDE Aquatics is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit swim school in North Hollywood, built on a simple idea: swimming should adapt to the swimmer, not the other way around. Our lessons are private and individualized, with adaptive instruction for swimmers of all abilities, including those with physical and developmental disabilities. We believe water safety is a life skill everyone deserves access to.
At-Home Pool Safety
- Keep an adult watching at all times. Designate a "water watcher" who isn't distracted.
- Cover pools and spas when not in use.
- Empty kiddie pools and store them upside down. Children can drown in just a few inches of water.
- Remove toys from in and around the pool when it is not in use, so children aren't drawn to the water.
- Set clear pool rules with every child in your care.
- Keep pool chemicals and cleaners locked away.
- Become CPR certified.
- Make sure family members can call 911 and know your home address.
Know the signs of drowning.
It is often silent, with no way to call for help.
- Head low in the water, mouth at water level
- Gasping or struggling to breathe
- Sudden silence from a child who was making noise
- Vertical body position with little movement
Swimming should be for everyone.
STRIDE Aquatics is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Through our Adopt a Child program, donors fund three months of lessons that bring a child from our low-income waiting list to fully water-safe. 100% of every Adopt a Child gift goes straight to that child's lessons.