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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WHY Adaptive Aquatics MATTERS SO VERY MUCH!
Warrior Mommas and Daddy's SPEAK about AFGA
AWESOME KIDS INC
Launced by AFGA Warrior Momma Samantha Snow of Blue Spring Soccer, Awesome Kids Inc is working to bring an
ADAPTIVE COMMUNITY CENTER
to Walton County!
AFGA is proud to announce that this location will be a future HOME of AFGA in Walton County with Phase 1 to include our own swimming pool!
> COVID 19 Impact and Update
AFGA and Gwinnett County are following all Federal, State and CDC Guidelines as we all navigate out of this pandemic.
Check out our offerings on our
swimming lesson page.
Watch out for updates via
Social Media OR 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, All About Kids Therapy Services and Freedom Concept 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?
Mark you calendars - MAY 7,2022
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!
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I have no words except those of thanks. AFGA has always been God's program and I work to listen and move forward often not knowing the HOW.
SPRING/SUMMER 2022
- AFGA is back swimming this spring with over 130 angelfish every week.
- SOGA Clinics are back with over 50 swimmers.
- Special groups are back from our littlest minnows with their mommas to our WWB Playgroup for swimmers with CP.
- Our instructors bench is EXPLODING! 5 new instructors are currently in training - We could teach 400/swimmers every week this summer!
- In July, I'll be spending a few weeks near Nashville to teach one special angelfish how to swim. Hannah Grace of Paperdolls Photography - I'm coming to you!
AWESOME KIDS INC (501c3)
AFGA will be partnering with Awesome Kids Inc to build an ADAPTIVE COMMUNITY FACILITY THAT WILL INCLUDE A POOL/COMMUNITY CENTER/CLASSROOMS IN PHASE 1.
Rock climbing, adaptive playground and community garden in phase 2.
We could have room for our own Hippo Program!
Walton County GA - the future home base for AFGA as we continue to expand.
ONGOING TRAINING FOR AFGA's Team Fantastic!
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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 and are recognized as Swim Whisperers (R)
Cindy Miller Freedman and Ailene Tiser, founders of Swim Angelfish (R) Adaptive Swimming Methodology have been hard at work expanding and improving their already amazing training.
We are in constant communication with SAF and look forward to seeing them in person in 2022.
Who is teaching YOUR adaptive swimming program?
Choose NO OTHER!
Swim Angelfish (R) is
THE GLOBAL LEADER!
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 goals in the water.
AILENE AND CINDY ARE COMING BACK TO GA TO WORK WITH OUR TEAM FANTASTIC IN WHAT IS BECOMING AN ANNUAL TRADITION! They will be joining us at the
Adaptive Family Swim Party
AND offering their incredible
Totally Treatment OT/PT Aquatic Therapy Course this summer.
OTs and PTs from all over the nation come to GA to learn from THE GLOBAL LEADERS IN ADAPTIVE AQUATICS.
SITTING ATOP GOD'S WATER SLIDE
To Infinity and BEYOND!
Spring/Summer 2022 Swimming
- Private/Semi-Private Lessons restarted 1/8/2022 and will be ongoing.
- Summer Swimming Schedules will OPEN mid-March for June/July this year.
- 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 OR Memorial Day through Labor Day.
- Special Olympica GA (SOGA) Clinics EXPANDING to 4 levels of ability. We are swimming with 50 SOGA athletes this spring!
- Minnows & Mommmas for our littlest swimmers with DD's ongoing will be back this summer.
- WWB (Water Way Babies) Play Group for our swimmers with CP and similar physical imparements ongoing SPRING/SUMMER.
2022 Look Ahead
- SOGA Young Athletes Races (ages 2 - 7)
- No Limits TRYathlons-Spring and Fall - SAVE THE DATE FOR THE NEXT 2 NLTs - 5/7/2022 and 9/24/2022
- Special Olympics GA Summer Games - AFGA will be taking a team to this years games in May 2022.
- Annual Adaptive Family Swim Party in partnership with Gwinnett County Aquatics and Spectrum Autism Support - 300 of our closest friends are invited to swim and play at Colins Hill Park Aquatic Center in Lawrenceville on June 17th from 6:30pm - 8:30pm.
ZERO COST FOR OUR INCREDIBLE FAMILIES.
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".