My daughter is swimming on the DMV-PV travel team going for the first time to the Black Heritage Swim meet.

A friend of mine whose child swims on the same USA team told me about Diversity Aquatics.  My daughter has been swimming for the past 4 yrs.

I was browsing some of the USA team websites in the Detroit area.

Hey Jayson, 

I found out about you guys through the drowning prevention forum.  Looked like a good cause and lots of interesting comments so I wanted to see if I can contribute.  

I am workin with Mr. Bruce Wigo on the May 9th to 12th event that celebrats the 40 years anniversary of American swimming and diving team's 1973 visit to China and I am surfing on line trying to find some more information on ISHOF. I just run into this web site and thought I would be interested in joining. 

I got here from a twitter post. I am a coach of an urban swim team in Grand Rapids, MI and the secretary for NISCA (National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association).

I swam back in Philly durnig the Pride movie era.  I know Jim Ellis and swam for the Polar Bears with John Williams in the 70s.  I also swam for Howard University. 

I ran across a contact on LinkedIn and dug a little deeper to see what Diversity In Aquatics is all about.  If you could give me a little more information on what this network consists of, i'd be happy to learn and help out!  jeff@originalwatermen.com 

Hey Jayson,

I am the Coordinator of Diversity and Inclusion at Grinnell College in Iowa and our Assistant Swim Coach/Pool Coordinator Tim Hammond told me about the organization.

I am a stroke and turn official and my LSC is PVS.  I have been tracking their diversity committee for a few months and decided that it was time to join in.

Jayson,

Thanks for welcoming me. I recently met Shaun Anderson at the Black History Swim Meet in DC and he told me about this project. I joined so I could learn more and see how I can get involved. 

My college freshman and high school freshman swim.  We've heard about the swim event in Cary,NC over the past several Memorial Day weekends.  The Foulkes and the Pyants have or do swim in that event.  So, my husband and I are looking at our May 2013 calendar as we plan this year's Memorial Day weekend.  Our son currently swims with a club team at Morehouse College.

Thank you! Currently my 13 year old swims for MAKO/OCCC and I got a peek at OCCC's meet schedule and saw "Native American" swim meet and just had to know more! Thank you for the contact info, I will definitely get in touch and go from there! Thanks again!

Hi Jayson, thanks for the warm welcome. I heard about your organization through Aquatics International. I've been working on developing programs for lifeguard training that are geared towards populations that are less likely to consider lifeguarding as a "career" and I thought this site/organization would be a great resource.

Hi Jayson

Can you help me get connected with Naji Ali?  We live in the same area and I'd like to connect with him about a specific swim event.  All the best for a beautiful weekend!

Rena

Thanks for welcoming me Jayson.  I heard about Diversity in Aquatics after reading a very powerful post by Naji Ali.  With my husband's upcoming CongoSwim, we've been meeting a number of people from various countries in Africa who do not know how to swim but are considering taking adult lessons as their way of swimming in solidarity for peace in DR Congo.  Thanks for having such an important website!  

Heard about you from a link off of International Water Safety Day.