Take Action!
Share YOUR 'First Sport' Story With Us and Be Featured in our social media during Water Safety Month and throughout the 2025 Water Safety Season.
There is a level of excitement and pride that comes with watching a child score the winning goal, hit a home run, score a touchdown or perform in a recital. But the #FirstSport every parent and caregiver should choose for their child is swimming.
- We want to hear from you if you chose swimming as your child’s First Sport.
- We want to see pictures and videos of your child during their swimming lessons.
- We want to know WHY you chose swimming as their First Sport.
- We want to know WHO taught your child to swim.
- And.. we want to share your First Sport stories to inspire other families to learn to swim.
Drowning is still the number one killer of children ages 1-4 in the U.S, which means learning to swim and water competency is more than just a sport; it’s a vital survival skill.
The #FirstSport campaign can and will serve as a wake-up call for many. You can make a difference simply by sharing your story to inspire other parents and caregivers to choose swimming as their child’s First Sport! Together, we can save lives and prevent the tragedy of drowning!
Click the link below to share your family’s First Sport Story.
We will feature First Sport stories on the NDPA social media channels throughout May and the 2025 Water Safety Season. Thank you.
*All submissions will also be entered into a random drawing for an Amazon gift card
‘First Sport’ PSA Videos For Download
For the best download experience, please download from your desktop computer.
Printables
All of the Water Safety Season printable posters, checklists, and cards are in PDF format, making them easy to download directly onto your computer. Share these printable pieces in local spaces in your community to get the word out about water safety and drowning prevention this summer!
Social Frames
Advocate for Water Safety With These Social Frames!
Download your social profile frame designs and add them to your social media accounts using the instructions below.
How to Download & Use Your Profile Frames:
- Click the “Download Profile Frames” button above to access the premade social profile frames in Canva. (If you don’t have Canva.com account you can create an account for free).
- In the new browser window that opens click the purple USE TEMPLATE button at the bottom.
- Log into your existing Canva.com account or create a new account for free to access the template.
- Scroll to the page of the profile frame design you want to use.
- From the menu on the left-hand side, click on UPLOADS, then click the UPLOAD MEDIA button. Choose your profile/headshot photo from your computer and click OPEN.
- Once uploaded, click your picture to insert the photo into the template.
- Hover your mouse over your photo in the design area. Right-mouse click on your photo and from the fly-out menu select SEND BACKWARD.
- Click and drag on the corners of your photo to resize your photo so it fills the frame. Click and drag the inside of your photo to move it around and center it.
(Note: It’s ok that the background shows beyond the frame, this will not be visible once uploaded to your social profile.) - Once satisfied with your profile frame, go to the top right-hand corner and click DOWNLOAD.
- From the dropdown select the FILE TYPE dropdown and choose JPEG, your size should be set to 1, which means the photo is 800 x 800 pixels. Your quality level should be set to 80 or LARGE.
- From the SELECT PAGES dropdown check only the profile frame designs that you want to download and click DONE.
- From there click the DOWNLOAD button to save your new profile frame image to the downloads folder on your computer.
- Log in to your LinkedIn, FaceBook, and Instagram accounts to replace your existing profile image with your new frame!
Add Your Profile Frame to Facebook:
- Log into your FaceBook account and hover your mouse over your existing profile picture so the UPDATE PROFILE PICTURE button appears.
- Click the UPDATE PROFILE PICTURE button.
- Select UPLOAD PHOTO.
- Select the Profile Frame Image you just downloaded from Canva, and click OPEN.
- When you’re happy with the positioning, click USE AS PROFILE PICTURE.
Add Your Profile Frame to Instagram:
- Log into your Instagram account and go to your profile page.
- Click on your current profile photo.
- In the new window, click UPLOAD PHOTO.
- Select the Profile Frame Image you just downloaded from Canva, and click OPEN.
Add Your Profile Frame to LinkedIn:
- Log into your LinkedIn account and go to your profile page.
- Click on your current profile photo.
- In the pop-up window at the bottom click ADD PHOTO.
- In the new window click UPLOAD PHOTO.
- Select the Profile Frame Image you just downloaded from Canva, and click OPEN.
- Crop and adjust the photo using the ZOOM feature.
- Click SAVE PHOTO.
Press & Media Toolkit
Download NDPA’s Press & Media Toolkit for a full description of what topics NDPA can provide input on for the news media.
For local coalitions or other associations unsure where to start, download the press release templates with focused water safety and drowning prevention discussions to prompt your community to take action.
It’s Time to Kick Off the Water Safety Season