Building a long-term platform for drowning prevention, step by step.
FloatSwim is intentionally being built in phases so that each layer—content, dashboard, directory, and advocacy—can be developed carefully, informed by families and professionals, and sustained over time.
Phased Development
Rather than trying to do everything at once, FloatSwim will grow in deliberate stages. Each phase builds on the last, with room for feedback and adjustment.
Foundation
Establish a calm, trustworthy website with clear messaging, core resources for parents and caregivers, and an initial vision for a data dashboard and lesson directory.
Dashboard & directory
Build a respectful incident awareness dashboard and a curated directory of free or low-cost swim lesson programs, starting in the U.S. and expanding region by region.
Deeper tools
Add more advanced features: alerts, trend analysis, advocacy toolkits, and community organizing resources for schools, nonprofits, and local leaders.
Global & multilingual
Extend FloatSwim’s reach beyond the U.S., partnering with local experts to adapt content, tools, and directories to different languages, cultures, and risk environments.
Refinement & research
Continually refine content and tools based on new data, best practices, and feedback from parents, instructors, and safety professionals.
Sustainable structure
Explore nonprofit or hybrid models, advisory boards, and partnerships that can support FloatSwim’s mission over many years—not just a single season.
Why a Phased Approach?
Drowning prevention touches grief, medicine, law, and public policy. A phased roadmap allows FloatSwim to grow with humility, listen to real-world stakeholders, and avoid overpromising.
- Respecting complexity: Incidents are influenced by many overlapping factors.
- Building trust: Credibility comes from careful, consistent work over time.
- Staying sustainable: The project should outlast any one development sprint.
- Leaving room for partners: Organizations and experts can shape each phase.
Input & Collaboration
FloatSwim is not meant to replace existing efforts, but to complement them. The roadmap is intentionally open to adjustment based on feedback from people who are already doing this work on the ground.
What do you need most?
Your lived experience—what confused you, what helped, what was missing—can influence which tools FloatSwim prioritizes first.
What’s realistic?
Pediatricians, swim instructors, and first responders can help keep the roadmap grounded in what actually works in real-world conditions.
Where can we align?
Nonprofits, community centers, and advocacy groups may see opportunities to connect their programs or materials with upcoming FloatSwim phases.