Aquatic Foundation of Alaska

Short-Term Goals (First 3 Months)

• Enroll 30 adult monthly athletes.

• Attract 10 drop-in athletes.

• Establish competitive youth team with 30 members.

• Provide swimming lessons to 5 adults.

• Mentor 50 children through Swim School.

• Conduct one Place-Based Aquatic education class.

• Host one community event that celebrates water safety and fitness.

Mid-Term Goals (6 Months)

• Increase monthly athlete enrollment to 40 adults.

• Welcome 20 drop-in adult athletes.

• Expand competitive youth team with 50 members.

• Expand adult swimming lessons to 9 participants.

• Mentor 75 children through Swim School.

• Conduct two Place-Based Aquatic Education classes per month.

• Host two community events that celebrate water safety and fitness.

• Launch Alaska Youth Aquatic Ambassadors Program with two ambassadors.

1-Year Goal

• Achieve 60 adult monthly subscriptions.

• Accommodate 40 drop-in adult athletes.

• Expand competitive youth team with 75 members

• Mentor 100 children in Swim School.

• Organize six community events that inspire a love for the water.

• Establish a competitive youth team.

• Enable the adult team to compete at national-level events.

• Conduct three Place-Based Aquatic Education classes per month.

• Host three community events that promote water safety, fitness, and community bonding.

3-Year Goal

• Surpass 100 adult monthly subscriptions.

• Attract 100 adult drop-in members.

• Expand competitive youth team with 100 members.

• Mentor 200 children in Swim School.

• Host 24 community events that foster water safety, fitness, and community spirit.

• Extend our reach to rural Alaska, offering monthly intensives on water safety and cold-water survival, swim school, and competitive swimming programs.

• Celebrate our youth team's victory at the 10 and under state championships.

• Send an adult team of 20 to national competitions.

• Four Aquatic Ambassadors have passed on the love and knowledge of swimming to two others.

5-Year Goal

• Sustain 100 adult monthly subscriptions.

• Attract 100 adult drop-in members.

• Mentor 200 children in in Swim School.

• Host 24 community events that celebrate water safety, fitness, and community connections.

• Conduct two Place-Based Aquatic Education classes per week.

• Launch family-oriented swim adventures that unite and inspire.

• Increase participation of rural Alaskans in competitive swimming.

10-Year Goal

• Halve the drowning rates in Alaska.

• Maintain 100 adult monthly subscriptions.

• Continue serving 100 adult drop-in members.

• Mentor 200 children in Swim School monthly.

• Sustain 24 annual community events that epitomize our dedication to water safety, fitness, and community cohesion.

• Conduct two Place-Based Aquatic Education classes per week.

• Continue to expand our outreach in rural Alaska, offering monthly intensives on water safety and cold-water survival, swim school, and competitive swimming programs.

• Win state championships with our youth team.

• Win national championships with our adult team.

• Build our own Aquatic Facility