Swim Freedom wants you to learn How to swim.

Swim Freedom  is a non-profit designed to help people learn how to swim and swim safety for no or low cost. 

• Swim Freedom  is happy to announce we have received a grant from Step Into Swim, a nationwide initiative dedicated to creating safe swimmers. With this grant, we will be able to give free lessons to children.
• Thanks in part to a grant from Step Into Swim, 20 black home schooled children will graduate from our learn-to-swim program this season! Step Into Swim is a philanthropic initiative committed to giving all children access to lifesaving swim lessons.
• Swim Freedom is thrilled to be able to offer several no-cost swim lessons to families in need this season, thanks to a grant from Step Into Swim. Step Into Swim is a nationwide program with a mission to create more swimmers.

Marginilized new to swimming who don't have financial access to swim lessons.   

Yes, the Swim Freedom teachers are certified by the Red Cross to teach swimming. 

Swim Freedom believes that every swimmer  should learn swim safety. Swim safety sessions  are provided at no-cost. Contact the RED Cross as they offer free and online Water Safety courses, 

Swim safety guidelines are aimed at eliminating drown victims.  Simply by knowing what to do to prevent getting in a situation where drowning is possible would help swimmers and non-swimmers stay safe in pools, lakes, and ocean. 

SF is making great progress considering that we do not charge for our service, swim classes cannot have more 7 beginners, pool fees can be expensive, and grants are competitive. 

Spring 2025

Boston After School and Beyond.org

Good Sports

Charles River Conservancy

Charles River Paddle and Kayak

KROC Center

Black Swim Fin 333 Tosca Drive Stoughton, MA

Drowning Bereavement JudahBrownProject.org

Title 9 Triathlon by Maxx Performance 

NPDA Water Safety Season 

Red Cross Water Safety Ambassador Training (free on Red Cross Website) 

Boston Harbor Women of Color Coalition

Pier Park Sailing Center East Boston, MA 

SwimSafe Boston,MA

BCYF.org Boston, MA

Afrimerican Academy 

Fenway High School

Ohsun Swim School Seattle, WA 

D.J. Henry Foundation

The American City Coalition ( TACC) 

YMCA-Menino. Boston, MA

YMCA- Dorchester, Boston, M

YMCA- Roxbury, Boston, MA

Contested Waters, A Social History of Swimming Pools n America.  by Jeff Wiltse. 

Reading this book was the first time I understood that African Americans do not swim because that priviledge was purposely and most times violently taken away from us. Wiltse writes a well researched, comprehensive report  of swimming from 1800's to the present day. Admittedly I have not finished this book. It was hard to read. I grateful that Wilte tells the truth that everyone needs to know. If you care about this social history buy the book because you will want to read it over and over. 

B.Matthis

Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas

Although it seems like this book is just for kids, it is NOT! There is something in it for everyone:  a senior expert swimmer, a non swimmer embarrassed that she could not swim, her overworked father with extreme water anxiety, historical recounts of the inequities in swimming for black people, and of course, the thrill of swim meets. 

I highly recommend this book for everyone and all ages! Thank you Johnnie Christmas for your thoughtful and through book on how swimming or the lack of it, affects us all, in the water or out of it.  

National Book Award Long List. 

Coretta Scott King Award. 

B. Matthis- Swim Freedom