Breaking Barriers
"Our approach is not to just teach other Black people that they can swim but to also teach the rest of society that Black people can swim."
- Nadine Ford, Founder
Directed and Edited by: Jacob Feldpausch
Our First College Scholarship Recipient
Karina Morisset
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Senior at Mallard Creek High School
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13 Years of Swim Experience
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Swims competitively for SwimMac
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4 Senior Champs qualifying times
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3 time NCHSAA 4A Regional Athlete
The EA Scholarship Fund is awarded to high school seniors who are active in the swim community and intend to continue swimming in college, hopefully at an HBCU.
Click here to read Karina's award-winning essay.
2024 Certifications
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Level 1:
Introduction to Water Skills
By the end of this level, the swimmer will be able to:
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Submerge & breathe out completely and comfortably underwater.
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Use. streamline positioning to stay on topof the water.
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Float, glide. kick, and recover unsupported on your front and back
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Coordinate arm and hip movement to propel forward in the water.
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Level 3:
Fitness and Endurance
The swimmer is progressively trained, challenged, and guided by on-deck coaches in 90-minute sets. Skills taught and covered include:
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Starts, turns, and finishes.
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Using components of all 4 competition strokes in energizing workouts.
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Reading and executing written workouts.
Give Yourself The Gift Of Swim
Just Swim!
Are you ready to return to the water but don't know how to start? Register for our Just Swim program. The weekly, low yardage, lightly to non-coached class is for the experienced swimmer who needs to freshen up the gills before join the full on L3 practice.
Vision and Mission
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Vision: EA actively creates a healthy and equitable community that provides opportunities to celebrate diversity and inclusion through aquatics.
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Mission: We support and promote activities in, on, and around recreational waters for our communities. We use sound education to dismantle the historical lies that surround the Black aquatic culture, and to encourage us to reclaim our aquatic heritage