Swim Up is a nonprofit organization in Washington, DC dedicated to providing *free* swim and water safety instruction to students from underserved communities
DYK - Drowning is a public health problem and is considered a GLOBAL EPIDEMIC!
Supporting and serving the community is a high priority for our Bison.
See how we are eager to be apart on the solution 👇🏽
https://t.co/2711jk4Ufa
64% of Black children don't know how to swim in the US, vs 40% of Caucasian children
@swimupdc provides free weekly classes & taught almost 100 children how to swim
"You can be a Black swimmer," a Howard U competitive swimmer told @vaIgraff and me
https://t.co/fuOUl1TpDD
@AFP
This is what it’s all about. For the young fans in attendance yesterday, I hope this inspired them to join a swim or dive team.
Thanks again to @HUSwimming for allowing us to take part in this historic day. More to come…👀 https://t.co/t9lRjYF5yE
Tomorrow 👀
Live stream the U.S. Paralympics Swimming National Championships, presented by #TeamToyota, on our Facebook page or https://t.co/GstlRvJ52s!
#ShowTheWorld // #TeamUSA
Finals bound 💨
Don't miss the first night of finals as we 👑 some new national champions! Watch live at 6pm EST on our Facebook page or https://t.co/GstlRvJ52s.
#ShowTheWorld // #TeamUSA // 📸 @JKirkmanPhoto
This is your 1⃣5⃣ minute countdown...
Get ready for the opening session of the 2021 U.S. Paralympics Swimming National Championships presented by @Toyota LIVE on https://t.co/GstlRvJ52s ‼️
#ShowTheWorld | #TeamUSA
“It just didn’t sit right. This isn’t all I have to offer.”
Jamal Hill took home hardware from Tokyo. But he's also bringing home a renewed purpose through his foundation @swimuphill, which aims to teach people to swim 👏
📰: https://t.co/G3gwnPGDAK
Today, 8 of our scholars and some of our admin team was invited to the 10th anniversary celebration of the MLK Memorial, and 1 of our scholars was lucky enough to be selected to participate in the ceremony by reading the pledge of allegiance.
!!First dual meet for your H2OYAS of the season is a go!!
Your Hoyas are competing locally this weekend against American & Howard
Hoyas @ American
🗓Today, Oct 15
⏰5 PM
📍Washington, DC
Hoyas @ Howard
🗓Saturday, Oct 16
⏰1 PM
📍Washington, DC
#hoyasaxa#dualmeet