Topics USSSA Can Provide Input On
- Water Safety and Drowning Prevention
- Drowning Risks and Data along with Layers of Protection
- Swimming and Swim Lessons – babies, kids, and adults
- Goggles and Learn to Swim Equipment
- Benefits of Swim Lessons
- Who Should get Swim Lessons
- What to Look for in a Good Learn to Swim Program
- Backyard Pool Safety
For media inquires, please contact:
Amy Wolff
(623) 910-1690
amywolffPR@gmail.com
USSSA In the Media
Media: Reader’s Digest
Date: August 08, 2026
Description: Reader’s Digest highlights an important water safety consideration parents may not think about: the color of a child’s swimsuit. The article explains how certain swimsuit colors can be much easier to see in pools and open water, while others can become difficult to spot beneath the surface—making high-visibility swimwear another simple way families can support safer swimming.
What are the safest swimsuit colors for your kids, and which ones should you avoid?
Media: Fox54 News Huntsville
Date: July 22, 2026
Description: This VERIFY segment highlights research showing which swimsuit colors are easiest to see in pools and open water. Featuring guidance from the U.S. Swim School Association (USSSA), it explains why bright neon colors can improve visibility and reminds families that constant supervision and swim lessons are essential for water safety.
Media: New York Times
Date: July 02, 2026
Description: This New York Times Wirecutter article features water safety guidance from the USSSA, explaining why swim lessons and active supervision are safer alternatives to relying on floaties.
Media: New York Times
Date: July 01, 2026
Description: This New York Times Wirecutter guide features water safety insights from USSSA, helping families choose the right U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jacket while reinforcing the importance of swim lessons and active adult supervision.
Choosing the right swimsuit color and the right floaties for your child could save their life
Media: AZ News 3
Date: May 06, 2026
Description: ABC15’s Sonoran Living features water safety experts from the USSSA, sharing why swimsuit color matters for underwater visibility and offering guidance on safer alternatives to floaties to help keep children safer around the water.
Preventing Tragedies in the Water
Media: AZ News 3
Date: December 03, 2025
Description: Preventing Tragedies in the Water
Media: Aquatics International
Date: October 07, 2025
Description: ISHOF’s Every Child a Swimmer team recognized Lisa Zarda with USSSA for her impact on water safety.
Swimming Lessons Aren’t Just for Kids: Adult Swim Lessons are Invaluable for Year-Round Water Safety
Media: Swimming World
Date: August 17, 2025
Description: An article that emphasizes the importance of formal swimming instruction for adults to improve safety, confidence, and lifelong aquatic competence.
Lisa Zarda, Executive Director of the United Swim School Association, speaks with 12News about choosing the right swim program for children.
Media: 12News
Date: July 09, 2025
Description: Picking The Right Swim Program For Your Kids
Media: Arizona Parenting Magazine
Date: June 2025
Description: An article that explains what adaptive swim lessons are and how they benefit children with disabilities
Media: News6
Date: May 21, 2025
Description: The numbers highlight an oft-overlooked dilemma: Autism makes swimming instruction all the more necessary but, often, all the more difficult to get.
Media: Toledo Parent
Date: May 20, 2025
Description: An article highlighting how swim lessons boost safety, health, confidence, and lifelong well-being for children and families.
Media: Sonoran Living
Date: April 23, 2025
Description: Water safety: Prevent drownings with tips from the U.S. Swim School Association
Media: WVLA Baton Rouge
Date: April 16, 2025
Description: “As we started getting involved in the United States Swim School Association, we just became more and more aware of how important it is for kids to learn how to swim early,” said Michelle Lavergne, founding president of Leaps & Bounds.
Media: DC Journal
Date: May 20, 2024
Description: As Pools Prepare to Open, Dive into National Water Safety
Media: GMA
Date: August 04, 2021
Description: Lack of swim lessons during pandemic puts kids at risk
