Michelle Caldwell, Anchorage, Alaska
When you think “a swimming state,” your mind probably associates with California, Florida or maybe somewhere else hot and sunny...

Bob Walthour, III, California
You would have to consider yourself lucky to grow up on the beautiful Monterey Peninusla...

Fernanado Soraggi, Georgia
In the 1980s Fernando Soraggi was Brazil’s national swim coach...

Lindy and Bill Boatman, Georgia
“Hundreds of children in Douglas County, Georgia have been taught swimming by my parents,”...

Pat Cary, California
Proud pop Bill Cary says son Pat , a lifeguard at San Clemente State Beach, is a true water safety hero...

Members of the Port Angeles Swim Club (PASC), Washington
PASC staff and swimmers are a tight community, according to Anne Shaffer...
Jane Brewer, Georgia
Jane Brewer better known as “Ms. Jane”, taught thousands of infants, children and adults to swim...

Jeff Krieger, Florida
Cecilia Haas was a self-described aqua-phobe...

Trent Popovich, California
Trent Popovich, 12, a swimmer for the PUMA Aquatic Team in San Luis Obispo, Calif., was honored with the Heroic Act Award...

Nicole Jarvis, Illinois
Nicole Jarvis, 13, was vacationing with her family in Michigan...
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