Past Events (101)

International Water Safety Day

May 15, 2012 all day – Your Hometown International Water Safety Day is designed to educate the youth in becoming safer in and around the water while spreading global awareness of this ongoing pandemic. With over 30,000 deaths monthly, t… Organized by Diversity in Aquatics | Type: water safety day

7th Annual Elias Karmon Diversity Meet

May 12, 2012 from 8am to 5pm – Lehman College Apex, Bronx, NY On May 12, 2012 swimmers from New York, New Jersey and Boston will show its diversity in swimming in the city that never sleeps. The 7th Annual Elais Karmon meet will host 600 diverse swimmers at th… Organized by Eddie Oyola | Type: swim, meet
7th annual Elias Karmon Diversity Meet

May 12, 2012 from 8am to 5pm – Lehman Colege Apex, Bronx, NY On May 12, 2012 swimmers from New York, New Jersy and Boston will show its diversity in swimming in the city that never sleeps. The 7th Annual Elais Karmon meet will host 600 diverse swimmers at the… Organized by Eddie Oyola | Type: swim, meet

Special Screening of Film "White Wash" Race and Surfing in America

May 9, 2012 from 7:30pm to 9:30pm – International Swimming Hall of Fame White Wash is a documentary film about surfing that explores the complexity of race in America through the eyes of the ocean. This inspirational story is narrated by the legendary, Grammy Award winne… Organized by International Aquatic History Symposium and Film Festival | Type: documentary, film, screening
BLACK SWIMMING HISTORY EXPLORED DURING INTERNATIONAL AQUATIC HISTORY SYMPOSIUM AND FILM FESTIVAL

May 9, 2012 to May 11, 2012 – INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME Who could imagine today that before the Civil War, Blacks and Native Americans were universally regarded as the best swimmers in the world, while most Whites could not swim and drowned in appalling n… Organized by Buce Wigo, CEO International Swimming Hall of Fame | Type: international, aquatic, history, symposium, and, film, festival

Madison Dolphins on 60 Minutes TV Show

May 6, 2012 from 7pm to 8pm – CBS On Sunday night May 6th at 7:00pm there will be a feature on Michael Phelps and the legacy he will leave behind after the 2012 London Games. The piece show the Maidon Square Boys & Girls Club in… Organized by Eddie Oyola | Type: tv, show

DIVERSITY SELECT CAMP

May 3, 2012 to May 6, 2012 – U.S. Olympic Training Center (OTC), Colorado Springs, CO Each spring, USA Swimming invites 36 athletes from underrepresented populations to participate in a three-day camp program which includes pool training, motivational and education sessions and team-b… Organized by USA Swimming | Type: camp

International Adapted Aquatics Conference

April 30, 2012 to May 1, 2012 – International Swimming Hall of Fame National Drowning Prevention Alliance in partnership with the US Swim School Association, USA Swimming Foundation and the International Swimming Hall of Fame are presenting the first Annual Adapted A… Organized by Kim Burgess | Type: conference, for, swim, instructors, who, teach, children, with, special, needs.

PVS and DCPR Going for the Gold - Diversity Day Clinic

April 14, 2012 from 10am to 2pm – Wilson Aquatic Center Potomac Valley Swimming and DC Parks and Recreation and other community partners extend an invitation to join us in celebrating and promoting diversity in swimming. We will be conducting a one day cl… Organized by Miriam S Lynch | Type: swim, clinic

Making a Splash in Camden

April 13, 2012 from 7pm to 9pm – Boys and Girls Club of Camden County Urban Swim Program kicks off our inaugural fundraising event, "Making a Splash in Camden". Please join us at the Boys and Girls Club of Camden County on Friday April 13th at 7:00pm. Special appeara… Organized by Danielle Strader-Bordi | Type: fundraiser