Water Safety Summit 2.0 recap
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Garden State Water Safety Summit 2.0. What an amazing and inspiring turnout! This community has so much to offer each other and New Jersey. We are proud to have contributed to this progress. More than 100 attendees attended Summit 2.0 from across New Jersey. Participants included Marine […]
Technology in Lifeguarding
Upcoming Event! March 18th, 12 noon. The New Jersey Swim Safety Alliance is dedicated to providing continuous education for New Jersey professionals. We are excited to invite you to our upcoming quarterly Zoom event, which will focus specifically on the role of technology in lifeguarding. This event promises to be an enlightening experience, featuring expert […]
Fall 2024 Newsletter
Q4 2024 NJSSA Newsletter by David Eggert
Middlesex County Offers Free Swim Lessons to Second Graders
Program Spotlight New Jersey Swim Safety Alliance seeks to highlight innovative programs to prevent drowning in NJ. Last year, Middlesex County introduced something we haven’t seen before: Free Swim Lessons for all of their Second-Graders. New Jersey Swim Safety Alliance looks forward to hearing more about how the program was received and whether they can […]
Summer 2024 Newsletter
New Legislative Initiatives NJ Swim Safety Alliance is actively working toward two new bills. We are collaborating with NJ Assemblyman Sean Kean to draft and introduce the legislation. The bills still need co-sponsors. A-3950 requires birthing centers and hospitals to offer a video on the dangers of drowning for infants and young children. This bill […]
New Consumer Safety Report Shows an Increase in Drownings Nationwide.
New Drowning Report Shows Increase in Child Fatalities The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released its annual drowning and submersion report. The recent release of data that tells us death by drowning increased following the shutdowns and restrictions of water safety programs initiated by COVID-19, only confirms what the members of the New Jersey Swim […]
NJ Water Safety Summit
This winter, New Jersey Swim Safety Alliance, the Zak Foundation, and NJRecreation and Parks Association gathered over 120 drowning prevention professionals at the NJ Water Safety Summit. Attendees participated in a full day of presentations and work groups with a goal in mind. To create a comprehensive Drowning Prevention Strategy, representing all the exceptional work […]