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💧 Eradicating Global Drowning through Education 📚
🏊🏾‍♂️ One Million New Swimmers Every Year. 🌏

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Believe in the power of your dreams. 💫

The journey to success begins with a single step of self-belief.
If you can envision it, you're already on your way to achieving it.

Embrace your ambitions, and let's turn those dreams into reality 🚀

#DreamBig #BelieveInYourself #InstaSuccess #DreamsToReality #EmpowerYourDreams #HashtagGoals #UnlockYourPotential by @swim.up.hill

Everyone has a swim story.
We give them their “I Learned to Swim” story

At Swim Up Hill Foundation, we’re on a mission to make swim education accessible to everyone, regardless of background or ability. Our program empowers individuals of all ages and ethnicities to conquer the water, opening doors to safety, confidence, and a lifetime of possibilities.

For those who believe in a world where every child has the chance to learn to swim, we invite you to support our cause. Your contribution can help us reach thousands more, providing the tools and education they need to swim to new horizons.

Join us in creating more than just swimmers—let’s create stories of triumph, resilience, and unity. Whether you’re looking to dive into the water, support life-changing programs, or find products that enhance your swim experience, Swim Up Hill is here to guide your journey.

Thank you to our amazing film partners @crewsforacause , the talented @maria_corso our fearless director, and the outpour of skilled support from our completely volunteer crew:

Director: @maria_corso
Director of Photography: @robwoodwhitaker
Additional Filming: @kyleberkompas
Underwater Filming: @brendazirena
Assistant Camera: @j.vre6
Lifeguard: @gutter_baby_
Sound Mixer: Brian Reeder
Production Assistant: @its.emma.nelson
Production Assistant: @alp_alagoz
Production Assistant: @photos_of_max_silber
Editor: Brandon Alexander Villareal
Post Sound Mixer: @bobpepek
Graphics: @swierwille
Colorist: @joshpetok
Music: @vanacoremusic
Additional Scoring: @danmehta_

#LearnToSwim #WaterSafety #SwimmingForAll #SwimEducation #DiversityInSwimming #InclusiveSports #SwimLife #EmpowerThroughSwimming #WaterConfidence #SwimFoundation #GrantSupport #DonorImpact #SwimJourney #SwimInspiration #makewaves by @swim.up.hill

📣 @swim.up.hill is HIRING! 🏊‍♀️

Help kids build confidence and lifesaving water safety skills!

💰 Program Captains: $30/hour

💰 Assistant Instructors: $22/hour

📍 Los Palmas Pool, National City

📅 Weekdays, October–December 2026

📧 Interested? Send your experience, certifications, and availability to communications@swimuphill.com

#SwimInstructors #NowHiring #AquaticsJobs #NationalCity #SanDiegoJobs by @swim.up.hill

🌊💦 WEEK ONE IN THE POOL: DONE! WEEK TWO: LET’S GO! 💙🏊‍♀️

We’ve officially wrapped up our first week in the pool and just kicked off Week 2, Day 1 of the SoCal Swim Project! 🎉

Today brought a little rain and some chilly weather, but that didn’t stop these amazing second graders from showing up with big smiles, determination, and a whole lot of motivation! ☔️💪 The weather might be cold, but the excitement for learning is ALWAYS shining through! ☀️

We’re so proud to continue bringing swim lessons directly to the second graders of National City, helping them build confidence, develop life-saving skills, and discover the joy of being in the water. 💙

One week down, more lessons to go, and so many more milestones ahead! 🏊‍♂️🌊

#SwimUpHill #SoCalSwimProject #NationalCity by @swim.up.hill

🌍🏊‍♀️ 1 MILLION SWIMMERS — SOUTH AFRICA! 🇿🇦

The Swim Up Hill Foundation is proud to bring our 1 Million Swimmers movement to South Africa in partnership with Soweto Swim School! 💙

Together, we’re working to expand access to swim education, build confidence in and around the water, and create more opportunities for communities to learn, grow, and thrive.

From Soweto to communities around the world, we believe swimming is a right, not a privilege. 🌊

This is just the beginning. One swimmer. One community. One million swimmers. 🏊‍♂️🌍

Let’s make waves together! 🇺🇸🤝🇿🇦

#SwimUpHill #1MillionSwimmers #SowetoSwimSchool #SouthAfrica by @swim.up.hill

INGLEWOOD × SOWETO 🇺🇸 × 🇿🇦

Jamal Hill welcomes us to South Africa and gives us a look at what’s ahead as One Million Swimmers Africa begins in Soweto.

Water safety. Inclusion. Opportunity. Cultural exchange through sport.

Viva LA × Soweto
Celebrate LA, Every Day.

With @JamalHill + tag the official accounts for Soweto Swim School, Local Action Marketing, Swim Up Hill Foundation and Special Olympics South Africa. #VivaLA #OneMillionSwimmers #InglewoodXSoweto #Soweto #SowetoSwimSchool SwimSafety AquaticInclusion SpecialOlympicsSouthAfrica LocalActionMarketing SwimUpHill by @swim.up.hill

🌊🇿🇦 A MOVEMENT IS MAKING WAVES IN SOUTH AFRICA!

Soweto Swim School had the incredible pleasure of hosting Jamal Hill and the SwimUpHill Foundation as we proudly launched the 1 Million Swimmers Movement right here in South Africa.
Jamal is a two-time Paralympian, Tokyo 2020 bronze medalist, and founder of SwimUpHill. Diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease at age 10, he faced a journey that challenged his relationship with swimming—but transformed those challenges into a purpose: helping make swimming and water safety accessible to millions. They said he’d never swim. Now he’s teaching one million people how. One swimmer’s comeback became a method for millions. The mission is bigger than any one person.

Now, together with Soweto Swim School, that purpose is reaching South Africa—using swimming not only as a sport, but as a life skill, a pathway to confidence, and a tool for water safety and opportunity.

This is more than a partnership. It’s the beginning of a movement. 🌍🏊🏾‍♂️
Follow Soweto Swim School and @swim.up.hill to follow the journey, support the mission, and help us make waves across Africa. 🌊
🇿🇦 1 Million Swimmers Africa — every stroke counts.

#sowetoswimschool #swimuphill #soweto #1millionswimmers by @swim.up.hill

🌍🏊‍♀️ 1 MILLION SWIMMERS. ONE BIG MOVEMENT.

Swim Up Hill is proud to join the pledge to help teach 1 million people to swim across South Africa! 🇿🇦💙

Join us this Tuesday, September 22 in Soweto as we celebrate the power of sport, the champions who inspire us, and the incredible impact we can make when we come together. 🙌🏽

This is more than swimming, it’s about access, opportunity, confidence, and creating a future where more people have the chance to learn to swim.

📍 Soweto, South Africa
📅 Tuesday, September 22
🎟️ Join us — RSVP through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1997878951726?aff=oddtdtcreator

Let’s make waves together! 🌊🏊🏾‍♂️
1 Million Swimmers starts with us. 🇿🇦💙

#SwimUpHill #1MillionSwimmers #SouthAfrica by @swim.up.hill

🏊‍♀️ WE’RE BACK, NATIONAL CITY! 🌊💙

We’re so excited to kick off another round of our SoCal Swim Project in National City, San Diego! 🎉

This week, we’re visiting 10 elementary schools throughout the National City School District to get our second graders ready for what’s next… 🥁

🏊‍♂️ SWIM LESSONS START NEXT WEEK! 🏊‍♀️

Over the next few weeks, these students will get the chance to jump in, learn new skills, build confidence, and experience the joy of being in the water. 💦✨

We can’t wait to see the smiles, the breakthroughs, the brave first tries, and ALL the poolside fun! 😍

10 schools. One community. So many little swimmers ready to make a splash. 🌊

Let’s get swimming, National City! 💙
#SwimUpHill #SoCalSwimProject #NationalCity #SanDiego #LearnToSwim by @swim.up.hill

🌍🏊🏾‍♀️ 1 MILLION SWIMMERS. ONE BIGGER MOVEMENT. 🇿🇦

The Swim Up Hill Foundation is excited to announce the launch of 1 Million Swimmers Africa in Soweto, South Africa! 🇿🇦

In partnership with Soweto Swim School, we’re coming together to expand access to swimming, water safety, and aquatic opportunities across Africa—and work toward a bold goal: teaching 1 million people to swim.

This is about more than swimming. It’s about sport, inclusion, opportunity, and building safer, stronger communities through the water. 🌊

We’re incredibly proud to have the support of leaders and organizations across the South African sports community, and we can’t wait to see where this movement takes us.

From Southern California to South Africa, we’re just getting started. 🌎💙

🇿🇦🏊🏾‍♂️ 1 Million Swimmers Africa 🏊🏾let’s make waves. RSVP through Eventbrite for September 22 and click our GOFUND ME link in our bio 🔗 by @swim.up.hill

📍Join us on September 22nd at 3:00pm to be a part of the movement to teach 1 million people how to swim!! 💜Launching in South Africa, you won’t want to miss the celebration of the power of sport.🏊🏾 Help promote the aquatic inclusion across Africa ❕❕ Interested in attending? Please RSVP through the link in our bio 🔗 #powerofsport #learntoswim #fyp by @swim.up.hill

Summer technically isn’t over yet but we are still reminiscing about all the fun we had! ☀️We loved every moment 💙School is back in session and we can’t wait to see how the Swim Up Hill Foundation splashes into community!!💦 Thanks to everyone who made this summer great 💜 by @swim.up.hill