Nadar por Vida

A special friend & sponsor:  Olympian Kate Ziegler Website powered by:         Aquatic facility provided              in part by:    All the best photography generously provided by                  Pete Chipman

Notice: There will be No more practices until October since our season runs October to May. 

Olympian Kate Ziegler, who has donated her time, expertise and equipment to Nadar por Vida since the very beginning visited us for a special practice last Saturday. Check out Events, for a photo recap. 

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Nadar Por Vida was recognized with the Let's Move the Needle on Childhood Obesity Award for our "commitment to making a change in the fight on childhood obesity." We would like to thank the Northern Virginia Community Foundation, Northern Virginia Healthy Kids Coalition and Eileen Ellsworth for their support and recognition!

This film was provided by USA Swimming Foundation and shown at the 2011 Golden Goggle Awards. Donations directly to Nadar Por Vida will help us continue our efforts and are greatly appreciated.

Nadar Por Vida was highlighted at Golden Goggles 2010 after an incredible visit from Gold Medalist Mel Stewart.

Volunteer Highlight:

Name: Jenna Degner-Lopez

Age:17

School: Fairfax High School

Position: Volunteer Coordinator

On Nadar Por Vida:

       Everyday, ten people die from drowning. Blacks and Hispanics are three times more likely than Whites to join this statistic. The risk is 8x higher if no one in the family can swim. In order to break this catastrophic drowning cycle, I volunteer at a non-profit my family founded 8 years ago, Nadar Por Vida, that targets minority and low-income kids who are potentially at-risk of drowning, childhood obesity and joining local gangs. Our program is volunteer run and is an opportunity for me and others to share our passion for swimming.

       Our philosophy has always been that teaching success and reaching goals in the water translates into success in other areas of life like school and assimilation. As the senior student coach and volunteer coordinator, I receive as many benefits as our swimmers. I've learned to work in large groups and gained the patience to work with kids of all ages. Yet my efforts cannot compare to the gratification I get from the smiles of our kids and their families as they succeed each week. These smiles reassure me that one person can truly make a difference, with even the smallest of actions.

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