Swim for Success Scholarship Fund

The campaign will expand the Swim for Success Scholarship Fund to close a growing access gap in swim education across Colorado at a moment when water safety is increasingly essential. With drowning among the leading causes of accidental death for children, the fund removes tuition barriers at the point of entry so children can enroll now and continue in structured aquatic programs.

This $70,000 effort will provide direct scholarship support for swim lessons and competitive swim teams, expanding access to level-based instruction focused on water safety, confidence, and skill mastery. It will create a clear pathway from entry-level lessons through defined progression and into competitive environments—without lowering standards or limiting outcomes.

The campaign will report accountability through participation data, advancement through defined swim levels and core safety competencies, and pre- and post-program feedback on confidence, water safety understanding, and ongoing engagement. A leadership gift of $25,000 will help drive execution, partner coordination with the Pikes Peak Athletics Foundation, and donor reporting tied to these outcomes.

Communities across Colorado face a growing gap between access to swim education and the increasing importance of water safety as a life skill. Drowning remains one of the leading causes of accidental death for children, and it disproportionately impacts families with limited access to formal swim instruction—where cost, not interest, is often the primary barrier.

This campaign matters now because scholarship funding removes tuition barriers at the point of entry, enabling immediate enrollment and sustained participation in structured aquatic programs. Waiting means the access gap persists and preventable risk remains unaddressed for children who could be building core safety competencies today.

If this campaign succeeds, the expanded Swim for Success Scholarship Fund will make equitable access to structured swim instruction and competitive swim opportunities possible for children who would otherwise be unable to participate. It will create a clearer pathway from entry-level lessons through defined skill progression and into competitive environments—without lowering standards or limiting outcomes.

Beyond access alone, sustained scholarship support can catalyze increased participation among underserved families, improve water safety outcomes through consistent and progressive instruction, and strengthen diversity and inclusion within competitive swim settings. Over time, it establishes a repeatable scholarship model that can scale with donor support, converting financial capital into durable, lifesaving education rather than short-term assistance.

This $70,000 campaign will deliver direct scholarship support that enables children to enroll in swim lessons and competitive swim teams who would otherwise be excluded due to cost, expanding enrollment capacity across partner swim programs and increasing access to structured, level-based instruction focused on water safety, confidence, and skill mastery.

Accountability will be tracked and reported through participation data, skill progression, and participant experience. Swim for Success will track the number of children receiving scholarships and participating in instruction or competitive programs; monitor advancement through defined swim levels and completion of core safety competencies; and collect pre- and post-program feedback to assess changes in confidence, water safety understanding, and ongoing engagement. Scholarship funds will be administered in partnership with Pikes Peak Athletics Foundation to ensure accountability for enrollment, instruction quality, outcome tracking, and donor reporting.

Partnership is positioned as a clear, measurable investment in water safety, confidence, and long-term opportunity for children and families. The campaign is seeking a leadership gift of $25,000.

Swim for Success will steward major donors through an accountable relationship centered on execution and reporting: leadership will oversee fund allocation, partner coordination with Pikes Peak Athletics Foundation, and donor reporting tied to participation, skill progression, and participant feedback outcomes.