SWAM Canada

Swimming With A Mission (SWAM) Canada, previously SwimAbility Canada (2016–2018) and Making Waves Canada (2009–2016),[1] is a Canadian not-for-profit organization whose mission is to improve the lives of children with disabilities through private, low-cost, and adapted swimming and water safety instruction.

SWAM Canada
PredecessorSwimAbility Canada
Making Waves Canada
Founded2009
FounderMatthew Morantz
TypeNot-for-profit corporation
Legal statusActive
Location
Region served
Canada
Official languages
English, French
Main organ
Board of Directors, elected by the Chapters at the Annual General Meeting
Websitewww.swamcanada.ca

Scope of activities

The organization's mandate is to provide services to children left behind by typical organizations that provide swimming lessons. Programming is provided via SwimAbility's chapter intermediaries which have their own management committees.[2] Since 2009, the organization has established itself in cities across the country and now offers over 9000 lessons per year.[3][4] SwimAbility Canada partners with NGOs around the world, sending trained instructors to develop swimming curricula and to increase awareness of and support for persons with disabilities.[5] The second Annual General Meeting was held on June 22, 2014, at the University of Toronto.[6]

Affiliated chapters

SWAM currently oversees the following 15 chapters:[7]

British Columbia

Weekly swimming lessons are held on Saturdays at the Parkinson Recreation Centre and on Sundays at the Johnson Bentley Memorial Aquatic Centre, located in Kelowna. The cost per child is $25 per season (of 9 lessons).

Manitoba

Weekly swimming lessons are held at Seven Oaks and/or the Margaret Grant Pool in Winnipeg.[8] The cost per child is $20 per season (of 8 lessons).

Ontario

Weekly swimming lessons are held at the swimming pool of the Western Student Recreation Facility, located on the University of Western Ontario campus in London, Ontario.[9] The cost per child is $30 per season (of 8 lessons).

Weekly swimming lessons are held at the Physical Activities Complex on the University of Waterloo's campus in Waterloo.

Weekly swimming lessons are held at the swimming pool of Hamilton Downtown Family YMCA Pool, located in Hamilton, Ontario.[10] The cost per child is $25 per season for 30-minute lessons or $50 per season for one-hour lessons (of 8 lessons).

  • SwimAbility Mississauga (University of Toronto, Mississauga Campus)

Weekly swimming lessons are held at the Cawthra Park Pool in Mississauga. The cost per child is $35 per season (of 7 lessons).

Weekly swimming lessons are held at the Beverley School Pool in Toronto, Ontario.[11] The cost per child is $40 per season (of 8 lessons).

Weekly swimming lessons are held at the Queen's Athletics and Recreation Centre in Kingston.[12] The cost per child is $25 per season (of 8-10 lessons).

Weekly swimming lessons are held at the swimming pool of Jack Purcell Community Centre Pool and/or Lowertown Community Centre Pool, located in Downtown Ottawa, Ontario.[13] The cost per child is $25 per season (of 8 lessons). [14]

Weekly swimming lessons are held at the Jeno Tihanyi Olympic Gold Pool, located on the Laurentian University campus. The cost per child is $15–25 per season (of 6-10 lessons).

Quebec

SwimAbility classes are held at the swimming pool of the CEGEP du Vieux-Montréal, which is located in downtown Montreal, Quebec.[15] The cost per child is $20 per season (there are 8 lessons offered per season).

In 2009, SwimAbility Montreal won the 2009 Forces Avenir Award for work towards Mutual Aid, Peace and Justice in Quebec. [16][17]

New Brunswick

Weekly swimming lessons are held at the Canada Games Aquatic Centre in Saint John, New Brunswick. The cost per child is $20 per season (8 lessons).

Nova Scotia

Weekly swimming lessons are held at the Centennial Pool in downtown Halifax.[18] The cost per child is $20 per season (there are 8 lessons offered per season).

Windsor

Weekly swimming lessons are held at the YMCA Aquatic Centre in Windsor, Ontario. The cost for one child is $20 per season (there are 8 lessons offered per season).

References
  1. Federal Corporation Information
  2. "Exceptional Family.pdf - Google Drive". Docs.google.com. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  3. "Making Waves Canada". Making Waves Canada. 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  4. "Clinton Global Initiative". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  5. "Like Fish to Water | ETI". Eti-vision.org. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  6. "Making Waves Canada 2014 Annual General Meeting". Facebook. Retrieved 2014-06-22.
  7. "SwimAbility Vancouver". SwimAbility Vancouver. Retrieved 2014-06-22.
  8. "SwimAbility Winnipeg". Making Waves Winnipeg. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  9. "SwimAbility London". SwimAbility London. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  10. "SwimAbility Hamilton". SwimAbility Hamilton. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  11. "SwimAbility Toronto". SwimAbility Toronto. Retrieved 2014-06-22.
  12. "SwimAbility Kingston". SwimAbility Kingston. Retrieved 2014-06-22.
  13. SwimAbility FUNdraiser! (2012-10-05). "SwimAbility Ottawa". Making Waves Ottawa. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  14. "Making Waves helps special-needs kids learn water safety". .canada.com. 2011-05-25. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  15. Fall 2012 Registration Closed (2012-10-13). "SwimAbility Montreal". SwimAbility Montreal. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  16. "AWARD RECIPIENTS AND FINALISTS". Forcesavenir.qc.ca. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  17. "Small waves create ripples that last a lifetime : McGill Reporter". Publications.mcgill.ca. 2009-11-25. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  18. "SwimAbility Halifax". SwimAbility Halifax. 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2012-11-14.

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