Private lessons
Up to 12 weeks of private lessons at Swim Otters.
Denver-area swim lessons for every age and stageView open classes
Swimming SimplyFinancial assistance
Cost shouldn’t be a barrier to water safety.
Swimming Simply partners with Hope Floats Foundation to help children access consistent, high-quality swim lessons.
Apply for a scholarshipHow to apply
A clear path to assistance
Hope Floats reviews applications based on financial need and available funding.
- Step 1
Gather one document
Provide either your 1040 tax form or documentation of current SNAP benefits.
- Step 2
Complete one application
You can include multiple children from your family in the same application.
- Step 3
Join the waitlist
The current wait is approximately three to six months. Applications are reviewed in the order received.
- Step 4
Plan the right lessons
After approval, Lauren Stewart will help enroll each child in the appropriate program.
Keep swimming
Scholarships can be renewed.
Families may apply more than once. Submit a new application 30 days before your current scholarship ends to help avoid a break in lessons.
Our partner
About Hope Floats
Hope Floats partners with swim schools to make lessons possible for children who might not otherwise be able to afford them. Donations and fundraising support Swimming Simply’s scholarship fund, and Hope Floats reviews applications and provides tuition assistance directly.
The 500 for 500 challenge
Your team raises $500.
We swim a 500.
Help the next 500 children learn to swim.
We’ve already taught 5,000 children. Now we’re bringing our community together to help 500 more through Swimming Simply’s scholarship fund with Hope Floats Foundation.
Great swimmers aren’t born.They’re taught.
Make a team
Gather friends, family or coworkers. Choose a team name and one adult representative, then sign up here.
Give or raise $500 together
Make your gift through Hope Floats’ Swimming Simply donation page. This form records your team’s goal; it does not process a payment.
We swim. You get a shout-out.
For every $500 raised, Angie and the team swim a 500. Opt in below so we can thank your team by name when we swim, including on social media.
Every gift makes a difference.
$5, $50, $500 or more. You don’t need a team to support a child’s swim lessons.
Donate through Hope Floats Opens Hope Floats’ secure Swimming Simply fundraising page.One team. One shared goal.
Give your team
a name.
Register your group for the $500 challenge. One adult can sign up for the whole team.
Ready to apply?