Donate by July 24th in the Tin Cup Challenge
Your generous donations helped us grow our programming by 74% and reach over 500 community members with water safety education and swim lessons in 2019. We are excited to announce a location for the Aquatic Facility this summer and need your help bringing this wonderful resource to light. Please donate to Teton Valley Aquatics in the 13th Annual Tin Cup Challenge where your donation will be matched by the Community Foundation of Teton Valley.
Research has shown that participation in formal swimming lessons can reduce the risk of drowning among children aged 1 to 4 years.
- Brenner RA, Taneja GS, Haynie DL, Trumble AC, Qian C, Klinger RM, Klevanoff MA. Association between swimming lessons and drowning in childhood: A case-control study. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine 2009;163(3):203-10.
- Yang L, Nong QQ, Li CL, Feng QM, Lo SK. Risk factors for childhood drowning in rural regions of a developing country : a case-control study. Injury Prevention, 2007; 13:178-182
Drowning is responsible for more deaths in children ages 1-4 than any other cause except birth defects
- (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [online]. [cited 2016Nov 28]. Available from: URL: http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars
Minorities and individuals of lower socio-economic status drown at greater rates than white, with greatest disparity between ages 5-18.
- Gilchrist J, Parker EM. Racial/ethnic disparities in fatal unintentional drowning among persons aged ≤29 years—United States, 1999–2010. MMWR 2014;63:421–6.