Children & Adults Taught Since 2007 minus 2 years of Covid and 2 years of not having a site to teach!
RAPS IS BACK FOR 2026!
REGISTER NOW FOR 2026 SWIM LESSONS!
RAPS IS CURRENTLY ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS FOR OUR 2026 SUMMER SESSIONS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, EMAIL swimtch@verizon.net. LEARN TO SWIM THIS SUMMER!
Really Awesome People Swimming – RAPS
Is excited to announce their
3000th
SWIMMER GRADUATION
July 17, 2026
We are excited to be going the Cypress Point Golf Club Pool for 2026! We are grateful for them to allow us to have pool time for this important mission. Please spread the word about our program. We are able to accommodate groups and individuals up to 40 swimmers. Registration for 2026 has begun so please email swimtch@verizon.net to learn more about the program.
RAPS™ swim program offers American Red Cross swim lessons and organized play to minority and disadvantaged children and adults between the ages of 5 - 99.
RAPS Mission Statement
The purpose of the Really Awesome People Swimming program is to provide swim lessons to as many minorities as possible in order to keep them safe while in, on, or around the water, which in turn, will help lower the drowning rates among minorities. This includes teaching swimming and safety skills, along with building swimmers confidence to those who participate in the RAPS program free of charge. It is also the mission of the RAPS program to educate the general public as to high rate of drowning among minorities and make the change where no child is left out of learning to swim due to race, economic levels, or lack of pool facilities.
At RAPS, “CAN’T” is a cuss word!
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) lists drowning as the second leading cause of death in children aged 1 - 14. All children should have the opportunity to learn how to swim no matter of their socioeconomic status.
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