Predecessor | Making Waves Canada |
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Founded | 2009 |
Founder | Matthew Morantz |
Type | Not-for-profit corporation |
Legal status | Active |
Location | |
Region served
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Canada |
Official languages
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English, French |
Main organ
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Board of Directors, elected by the Chapters at the Annual General Meeting |
Mission | to improve the lives of children with disabilities through swimming. |
Website | www |
SwimAbility Canada (previously known as Making Waves Canada from 2009-2016) is a Canadian not-for-profit organization that improves the lives of children with disabilities through private, low-cost and adapted swimming/water safety instruction. It is the largest student-run not-for-profit organization in Canada.
The organization's mandate is to provide services to children left behind by typical swimming lesson organizations. Programming is provided via SwimAbility chapter intermediaries which have their own management committees. Since 2009, the organization has established itself in cities across the country and now offers over 9000 lessons per year. SwimAbility Canada partners with NGOs around the world, sending trained instructors to develop swimming curricula and to increase awareness of and support for persons with disabilities. The second Annual General Meeting was held on June 22, 2014 at the University of Toronto.
SwimAbility Canada currently oversees the following 15 chapters:
British Columbia
Weekly swimming lessons are held on Saturdays at the Parkinson Recreation Centre, and on Sundays at the Johnson Bentley Memorial Aquatic Centre, located in Kelowna. The cost per child is $25 per season (of 9 lessons).
Manitoba
Weekly swimming lessons are held at Seven Oaks and/or the Margaret Grant Pool in Winnipeg. The cost per child is $20 per season (of 8 lessons).
Ontario
Weekly swimming lessons are held at the swimming pool of Western Student Recreation Facility, located on the University of Western Ontario campus in London, Ontario. The cost per child is $30 per season (of 8 lessons).
Weekly swimming lessons are held at the Physical Activities Complex on the University of Waterloo's campus in Waterloo.
Weekly swimming lessons are held at the swimming pool of Hamilton Downtown Family YMCA Pool, located in Hamilton, Ontario. The cost per child is $25 per season for 30 minute lessons or $50 per season for one hour lessons (of 8 lessons).
Weekly swimming lessons are held at the Cawthra Park Pool in Mississauga. The cost per child is $35 per season (of 7 lessons).