Drownproof America

 

The number one cause of accidental death is preventable!

A coalition of government, schools, and parents say: Drownproof America!                                                                  2010-2016

We MUST work together

Let’s make sure everyone is water safe! No one entity can do this alone.


Drown-proof Corona is a call for a non-competitive coalition including the Corona City and Chamber of Commerce, Corona Fire and Police Departments, CNUSD, the American Red Cross, the California Association of Realtors, the PTA,  USA Swimming the ASCA and Swim America, the APS and more...

Over 3,000 children drowned in America last year

Maybe even someone you know lost a child to drowning. It is preventable! Don’t wait, get on board -- sign up, sign up someone else, keep all the pools in your community open for teaching and training. Get involved and not only save lives, but make those lives better!

 

The solution is a  commitment... from each of us

A child is watersafe not when his fear of the water is gone, but when the family is educated and trained by experts. The good news?  Those experts are right here in Corona. So are the facilities! Cities, schools, pre-schools, both USA swim teams, four high school teams, district and city governments working together can choose to drown-proof Corona RIGHT NOW.

 

Safe is when safety skills become family habits.

Just a few thousand children were taught to swim in Corona last year as compared to our over 60,000 children! We’ve got work to do. Please donate time and funds to get the job done-- to Drown-proof Corona. It’s a year-long task and together we can do it!


Let’s count the number of families who have taken lessons and CPR and double, triple it, grow it until everyone can swim and save lives both by what our fire department calls “layers of protection” as well as the ability to rescue and perform CPR.

 

EVERY POOL SHOULD BE FULL OF LESSONS

To make this happen we need to get all pools running at full lesson speed through the summer and through the year. Year-round school makes this even more possible. In addition to our four high schools, two city facilities, now open only a few weeks a year, can also be utilized fully. Encouraging swim schools to open and operate at capacity is also part of the solution.

Foundational for other activities and lifelong health.

Swimming is something people can do their entire lives. It’s good for the hearts and foundational to other sports. Let’s drownproof and also heart-attack proof Corona by giving our children this lifelong skill.


Olympian Janet Evans helping Corona Aquatic Team Support Water Safety in our community.

What if: The Gas Company got on board and donated heat to our public and school pools? it would most certainly save lives!


Drown-proof Corona is a passion and one of the missions of Steve Friederang and  Corona Aquatic Team -- who provide year-round lessons, competitive swimming, adult fitness, and water polo.