Face in Water

From our Executive Director, Kim Shults…

‼️VOLUNTEERS NEEDED‼️
I’m heading to the International Aquatics & Water Safety Conference 2026 in a few weeks! 🙌 I’ll be doing a live pool session with Adult Breakthrough Sessions and I NEED YOUR HELP!

✨MON FEB 16: 3:20-6:00PM
🙋‍♀️ LOOKING for ADULT VOLUNTEERS! If you are in the Colorado Springs area and have anxiety or fear around the water, please contact me.

✨INSTRUCTORS ATTENDING
Association of Aquatic Professionals
National Drowning Prevention Alliance

🙋‍♀️ Looking for INSTRUCTOR PARTICIPANTS to do in-water training during my presentation. Learn how to teach an Adult Breakthrough Session! Contact me.

I can’t wait to connect!

Drop a 👋 below if you will be attending, would like to volunteer, or want more information.

https://www.swimkim.com/colorado

Alissa Magrum

Tune in on Thursday morning as Alissa Magrum, our Board President and Executive Director of the NDPA, catches us up on the world of water safety! National Drowning Prevention Alliance Water Safety Odd Couple

I challenge you! Join our Face In Water Endurance Multisport Challenge 2026. Swim, Bike, Run, Walk . . . you choose! And any workouts/distances you've already done in 2026 count retroactively! Jump in with us for a good cause - Face In Water! Alissa Magrum Kim Shults Peri Kowal

Face In Water is hosting this annual Endurance Multisport Challenge to support our mission of providing customized swimming and water safety education to reduce drownings and create awareness about the importance of learning how to swim and empowering communities by teaching a safe, healthy relationship with the water.

If you exercise on purpose, you are an athlete, and we invite athletes of all ages and abilities to participate and support the Face In Water mission. This event is a virtual event, happening January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. You can participate wherever you are in the world, including your local pool or open water, roads, and trails.

For the swim-only categories, you can choose to complete 50, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500 or 1,000 miles in the calendar year.

In the Multisport categories, you can swim, bike/spin, run, walk, or hike to reach your year goal. This year, we are including options for 500, 1,000 miles, 2,500 miles or 5,000 miles total of these categories. Upon registration you will receive instructions on how to upload your recorded activities via Garmin or RunSignUp.

Once completed, a Face In Water branded item and finisher certificate - as well as bragging rights - will be awarded to all that complete their challenge.

Register today at:

Face In Water Endurance Multisport Challenge 2026 The Face In Water Endurance Multisport Challenge 2026 is on Thursday January 1, 2026 to Thursday December 31, 2026. It includes the following events: Face In Water Endurance Multisport Challenge 500 Miles, Face In Water Endurance Swim Challenge 50 Miles, Face In Water Endurance Swim Challenge 100 Mi...

🙏 Giving Tuesday: 12/2/2025

We encourage you to find a cause that you believe in this Giving Tuesday and offer support in whatever way you can. Whether it’s giving a financial donation, volunteering, spreading awareness, or just letting an organization know that you appreciate them- everything helps! 🩵

Face in Water is transforming lives through aquatic outreach programs that teach water safety, build confidence, and open access to swimming education. If this resonates with you, we would love your support. 🙌

https://youtu.be/qSlmMxvtY08


Peri Kowal Alissa Magrum Kim Shults

Changing Lives Through Water | Giving Tuesday Impact: December 2, 2025 👉 Donate today and be part of our mission: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MW3A8GSXJEFMJThis Giving Tuesday, help us make waves of change. ?...

Wishing you a season filled with warmth, peace, and meaningful connection. 🙏Thank you to our tribe for being a part of our Learn-to-Swim Outreach in the Bahamas!

We’ve prepared a short thank-you video to share some of the moments and progress you helped make possible this year. We hope it brings you the same sense of pride and hope it brings us. 😊

In June 2025, we returned to the beautiful island of Eleuthera, in The Bahamas! 🏝️This was Face in Water's fourth year in a row, supporting the One Eleuthera Foundation's summer learn-to-swim program. We spent months preparing, with zoom calls to the One Eleuthera team, supply-gathering, and fundraising. We would like to thank our tribe for the generous donations, prayers, supplies, and well wishes that were given to help support this project! We appreciate you! 🙌

The Face in Water Learn-to-Swim Outreach Team🫶

Alissa Magrum Peri Kowal Kim Shults Watermen Sun Bum

Eleuthera Outreach 2025! Thank you for being a part of our Learn-to-Swim Outreach in the Bahamas! Eleuthera Outreach 2025! Thank you to our tribe for being a part of our Learn-to-Swim Outreach in the Bahamas! Face in Water non-profit provides customized s...

We were live this morning for the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson 2025! 🇧🇸 One Eleuthera Foundation The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson

That’s a wrap! What a great @team_wlsl World’s Largest Swimming Lesson at the @oneeleutherafoundation_ on the Bahamian Island of Eleuthera! We loved every minute and the chance to teach lifesaving skills to over 50 young swimmers ages 5-17 🙌🇧🇸🌊☀️#swimminglessonssavelives #drownalliance #teamwlsl2025

Swimming and Water Safety Outreach in Eleuthera 2025 update!

Listen in as we recap the last few days here in Eleuthera Bahamas 🇧🇸 on our Learn to Swim Outreach- thanks for all of the support! See you all tomorrow (weather permitting) for the @team_wlsl Worlds Largest Swimming Lesson (9:30a Eastern) 🇧🇸🙌

Learn to Swim Outreach Team members & recapping Day 1 LIVE from Eleuthera, Bahamas! We had an epic first day getting our plan together for supporting the learn to swim camp
and something big unfolding supporting beautiful Bahamian women to conquer fears and build and heal ❤️‍🩹 relationships with water. It’s a long conversation but it’s a lot of wow and why we are here and dialing into our super powers to impact the greater good..join us & comment on anything that resonates. Thank you to all who believe in us and this outreach. - —see you soon! And a Big shout out to & and Blue Planet DI ..we appreciate you 🩵🇧🇸🌊☀️💪

@faceinwater Learn to Swim Outreach Team members @swimkim_education @kimbo_sd & @alissamagrum recapping Day 1 LIVE from Eleuthera, Bahamas! We had an epic first day getting our plan together for supporting the @oneeleutherafoundation_ learn to swim camp and something big unfolding supporting beautiful Bahamian women to conquer fears and build and heal ❤️‍🩹 relationships with water. It’s a long conversation but it’s a lot of wow and why we are here and dialing into our super powers to impact the greater good..join us & comment on anything that resonates. Thank you to all who believe in us and this outreach. - @perikowal —see you soon! And a Big shout out to @watermenbrand @sunbum @bightbandana @oneeleutherafoundation_ & and Blue Planet DI ..we appreciate you 🩵🇧🇸🌊☀️💪

🙌 We have been so honored to support the One Eleuthera Foundation Learn-to-Swim program for the past 3 years! 🩵💦

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💦Thank You to our tribe! 💦

In the spirit of the season, we would like to thank our amazing community of supporters: because of YOU, Face in Water continues to make a meaningful impact by empowering children and families to build a lifelong love and respect for water. 💙

With your help:
✅ Kids (and adults!) are learning vital swimming and water safety skills.
✅ Parents are gaining confidence to guide their little ones in the water.
✅ Together, we’re fostering a world where everyone feels safe and connected to the water.

Your generosity creates ripples of change—helping us save lives, strengthen communities, and inspire joy through swimming. We couldn’t do this without your belief in our mission.

From the bottom of our hearts (and the depths of the pool 🏊‍♀️), thank you!



Check out this great video, Ella, one of our incredible outreach volunteers, created:

https://youtu.be/XarTZYcQVoo

Alissa Magrum Peri Kowal

Thank you to our tribe for being a part of our Learn-to-Swim Outreach in Eleuthera, Bahamas 2024 Thank you to our tribe for being a part of our Learn-to-Swim Outreach in Eleuthera, Bahamas 2024Face in Water non-profit provides customized swimming and wat...