AFGA believes in the power of CAN.
AFGA believes that every single individual can achieve success in swimming and learn to enjoy aquatics.
NO LIMITS NO LIMITS NO LIMITS NO LIMITS
Why Adaptive Aquatics
Who We Are-What We Do
Warrior Mommas and Daddy's SPEAK about AFGA
How We Are Trained Matters!
In Partnership with Gwinnett County Parks and Rec in beautiful Gwinnett County GA, AFGA offers year round instruction for differently abled swimmers of all ages.
FORCE NO CHILD - DO NO HARM is one of our core values while offering private, semi-private, small groups and
Special Olympics Readiness Clinics
under our own SOGA Agency -
AngelFishGA/ATAQ - Area 18.
Email all inquiries for lessons to AngelFishGA@gmail.com
How We Are Trained Matters!
Warrior Mommas and Daddy's SPEAK about AFGA
How We Are Trained Matters!
AFGA Instructors are experienced swimmers, Red Cross WSI Certified and most importantly, Swim Angelfish (R) Adaptive Methodology Certified. This final piece of the puzzle allows every AFGA instructor to be able to individualize each lesson - providing exactly what your angelfish needs.
Check out SwimAngelfish.com for more about how we are trained, or follow Swim Angelfish on YouTube to access their FREE parent webinars and Swim Whisperer's Testimonials!
Swim Angelfish - YouTube Channel
Warrior Mommas and Daddy's SPEAK about AFGA
Warrior Mommas and Daddy's SPEAK about AFGA
Warrior Mommas and Daddy's SPEAK about AFGA
The best way to know about AFGA is to ask our families! We partner together to create the very best for each and every angelfish.
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No Limits TRYathlon
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AngelFishGA NEWS
WHY Adaptive Aquatics MATTERS SO VERY MUCH!
Warrior Mommas and Daddy's SPEAK about AFGA
<Special Olympics GA>
Gwinnett County and the Special Olympics GA selection committee are proud to recognzie Linda Cosby for her
selection for the
2022 Special Olympics National Games
in Orlando - June 2022.
"I am very honored to have been selected, and per my normal, I'll be the one in the water"
> COVID 19 Impact and Update
FALL/WINTER SWIMMING IS PENDED DUE TO THE DELTA VARIANT AND CONCERNS REGARDING TRANSMISSIBILITY
AFGA and Gwinnett County are following all Federal, State and CDC Guidelines and will be continuing our swimming program in January 2022.
Check out our offerings on our swimming lesson page.
Watch out for updates via Social Media OR feel free to send an email to AngelFishGA@gmail.com.
The No Limits TRYathlon!
WHY Adaptive Aquatics MATTERS SO VERY MUCH!
WHY Adaptive Aquatics MATTERS SO VERY MUCH!
Twice a year, AFGA, Gwinnett County and All About Kids Therapy Services join hands, feet and flippers to host our No Limits TRYathlon! This event is for athletes age 4 - 21 with cognitive and/or physical delays!
Won't YOU come out and TRY?
Due to the COVID19 Pandemic, ALL 2020-2021 No Limits TRYathlons have been put on HOLD. Mark you calendars for the spring of 2022 at the incredible Bethesda Park Aquatic Center in Lawrenceville GA for our next NLT!
Follow us on FB at No Limits TRYathlon or check in to the website at NoLimitsTRYathlon.com anytime for more information and for updates.
WHY Adaptive Aquatics MATTERS SO VERY MUCH!
WHY Adaptive Aquatics MATTERS SO VERY MUCH!
WHY Adaptive Aquatics MATTERS SO VERY MUCH!
SHOULDN'T WE CHAMPION THEM?
NEARLY 1 IN 5 People have a
disability in the US.,
Census Bureau Reports
Report released to coincide with the 22nd anniversary of the ADA
20% of our population will be affected by cognitive and or physical disabilities!
- That's 20% of the population!
- Drowning is among the leading causes of death of individuals with autism.
- Wandering/Elopement Roughly half, or 48%, of children with an ASD attempt to elope from a safe environment, a rate nearly four times higher than their unaffected siblings
- 62% of families of children who elope were prevented from attending/enjoying activities outside the home due to fear of wandering
Source: Interactive Autism Network Research Report: Elopement and Wandering (2011)
Source: National Autism Association, Lethal Outcomes in ASD Wandering (2012)
Swim About and Check Us Out!
AFGA Moving Forward
Fall/Winter 2021 UPDATE - DUE TO DELTA VARIANT CONCERNS, ALL SWIMMING IS PENDED UNTIL JANUARY, 2022
ONGOING TRAINING FOR OUR TEAM OF FABULOUS!
Swimming is so much more than a time for fun - it is a CRITICAL LIFE SKILL for everyone!
AFGA is committed to helping our angelfish learn safety first as they move toward their swimming proficiency and achieve
their famlies goals in the water.
ONGOING TRAINING FOR OUR TEAM OF FABULOUS!
Fall/Winter 2021 UPDATE - DUE TO DELTA VARIANT CONCERNS, ALL SWIMMING IS PENDED UNTIL JANUARY, 2022
ONGOING TRAINING FOR OUR TEAM OF FABULOUS!
AFGA is proud to be a Brand Ambassadors for Swim Angelfish (R) Adaptive Swimming Methodology. The training is life changing for every swimmer and every angelfish.
EVERY AFGA instructor is stamped and certified in this amazing training.
Cindy and Ailene and their staff have been hard at work expanding and improving their already amazing training. We are in constant communication with SAF and will continue to be ready and prepared as we move forward to re-opening.
Who is teaching YOUR adaptive swimming program? Choose NO OTHER!
Swim Angelfish (R) is THE GLOBAL LEADER!
Fall/Winter 2021 UPDATE - DUE TO DELTA VARIANT CONCERNS, ALL SWIMMING IS PENDED UNTIL JANUARY, 2022
Fall/Winter 2021 UPDATE - DUE TO DELTA VARIANT CONCERNS, ALL SWIMMING IS PENDED UNTIL JANUARY, 2022
Fall/Winter 2021 UPDATE - DUE TO DELTA VARIANT CONCERNS, ALL SWIMMING IS PENDED UNTIL JANUARY, 2022
To Infinity and BEYOND!
Spring 2022 Swimming
Warrior Mommas and Daddies are the KEY!
- Adaptive Groups of 1,2, 3, and 4 WITH PARENTS, will be offered. We want to teach YOU how to work with your angelfish.
- BUY an Adaptive Seasonal Fun Card from Gwinnett County for $65 and change - for UNLIMINTED swimming all over Gwinnett for your angelfish and one adult. Labor Day through Memorial Day!
- Special Olympica GA (SOGA) Clinics EXPANDING to 4 levels including races every other month at Bethesda and Bogan Park Aquatic Centers. We are swimming with 70 SOGA athletes next spring!
- Minnows & Mommmas for our littlest swimmers with DD's ongoing
- WWB (Water Way Babies) Play Group for our swimmers with CP and similar physical imparements ongoing.
2022 Look Ahead
- SOGA Young Athletes Races (ages 2 - 7) - lauching Spring 2022
- No Limits TRYathlons-Spring/Fall
- Special Olympics GA Summer Games - AFGA will be taking 50+ swimmers next year to Emory!
- June 2022 - Linda will be in Orlando and participating as one of the swimming coaches for the SOGA National Games! Whoop Whoop!
Just keep swimming! Just keep swimming!
AFGA's Beginnings - A labor of love.
AFGA began from a deep desire to provide as much
access and opportunity for differently abled swimmers.
Our desire was fueled by our deep love of our own sweet angelfish.
Linda Cosby and Judy Smith
We learned early on that it wasn't enough just to love - HOW we are all trained is the CRITICAL component.
Being avid swimmers and instructors of swimming, both Linda and Judy sought out and mastered the very best in
Adaptive Swimming Methodology and became the first of
AFGA's Swim Whisperers utilizing the
Swim Angelfish (R) Adaptive Swimming Methodology.
At the start, we had 12 angelfish swimming with us.
By the end of our first year, we had added three new instructors
and were working with over 100 swimmers every week!
Now, as we finish the summer of 2021, our team of 7 has worked with over 200 swimmers every week, launched new programs, expanded our SOGA program and look forward to a fall/winter with more swimmers involved and more ACCESS and OPPORTUNITY for each angelfish to achieve SAFETY, PROFICIENCY and INCLUSION in aquatics.
Safety/Proficiency/Inclusion - Access and Opportunity!
AFGA knows that our swimmers take extra special time
to be able to master the skills of swimming.
We also know we must approach EACH swimmer uniquely.
We constantly work to learn and grow in our own skills as instructors and are committed to a "Force NO child, Do NO harm philosophy".