SwemKids started at Dunbar Elementary School, an Atlanta city school in a low-income community. To remove barriers of cost and accessibility, SwemKids provides transportation to the pool, free eight-day lessons, and all the gear needed, including swimsuit, cap, towel and goggles.Using nearby pools at Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School and a public aquatic center, two groups of children finished lessons just before the coronavirus pandemic closed everything down. Seeing those first groups of children complete their lessons is one of SwemKids proudest moments. Founder Trish Miller also celebrates her first lap!
Founder Trish Miller also celebrates her first lap!