SwimAid Foundation

changing lives through swimming

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What do we do?

SwimAid aims at collecting funds and sponsoring specialized aquatic training and aquatic therapy sessions for people of all abilities across Malta.

Our mission

To encourage people to win over their challenges and stress how effective sport is in helping to develop one's sense of purpose and gain confidence in one's abilities.

How can you help?

Sadly, due to pandemic we were not able to organize fundraising events in 2020 and 2021.
We need your help to continue providing therapy and training.

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Water is liberating

Sarah

"I wish I could stay in there forever.
Water is like my habitiat, I feel free in it."

Isaac

"Ania and SwimAid has given our daughter more confidence with challenges than we could ever hope for."

Audrey and John

Support SwimAid Foundation

help us change lives through swimming

spread the word & donate:

by cheque:

SWIM AID FOUNDATION
c/o Simon Zammit, 22 Stivala Street
Mosta MST 3203

or

by bank transfer
BOV:
40023636819

What do we do?

Over the past years SwimAid has supported many individuals in overcoming their challenges through swimming.

Our team of therapists and coaches provides regular sessions to a number of children and adults of all abilities.

Thanks to kind donations collected during SwimAid fundraising events we are able to sponsor weekly individual therapy and coaching.

Partnering with several swimming-pools across Malta allows our swimmers to benefit from aquatic activities at discounted prices.

Isaac started therapy in the pool about 5 years ago to strengthen his muscles and improve his breathing, since his condition affects mostly these. I knew that this type of therapy was not only going to be beneficial physically, but also psychologically as he loves water.
In the past years he has also started diving and swimming under water. This scared me at first, but I trusted his coach/therapist as she explained to me exactly how she was ensuring that he is safe. She knew what she was doing. Isaac has really increased his lung capacity and his coughs have improved as well as his posture. He always looks forward to his sessions and the biggest problem is getting him out of the water.

Swim Aid has helped so many children have access to this kind of therapy and supported their families.

Karen

Swim Aid was launched in 2011 via its first initiative, Swim to See; a 37km swim around Gozo to help the Malta Guide Dog for the Blind Foundation.
Enough funds were collected to buy two specialised dogs from abroad and have them trained.

In 2012, Swim Aid once again swam around Gozo to help Joseph Bugeja, who had lost three limbs in a work-related incident. Funds collected allowed for a special prosthetic arm to be purchased as well as an electric car to further help him with his mobility.

Swim Aid 2015 and 2017 were two fantastic swimming challenges that helped secure funds for SilverLining swimming club and SwimAid therapy sessions for people of all abilities.

During the past 6 years SwimAid has provided hundereds of hours of individual coaching and therapy to babies, children, teenagers and adults with various challenges and disabilities.

Brain and heart
behind it all

Simon Zammit - privately a businessman, who in his free time, set up and runs SwimAid.

This is what I want to see happen: have more persons take up swimming as a sport and make them realize that they can overcome their challenges in more ways than one.
I tend to focus on their abilities.