Why Drown Initiative - Keeping Everyone Safe Around the Water
About this race
Why Drown Initiative - Keeping Everyone Safe in the Water
Life Skills For Kids
Why Drown Initiative—a water safety initiative that nurtures a love for swimming and water safety knowledge in children who might otherwise may not have the opportunity to learn. Why Drown Initiative offers free swim lessons, water safety instruction, and CPR training to youth in our community.
The Why Drown Initiative exists to empower families with water safety education, CPR instruction, trauma awareness, and swim readiness skills. We provide children with life jackets, families with rescue tools, and communities with knowledge that saves lives.
Our vision is a community where every family has the confidence, tools, and knowledge to prevent drowning, protect loved ones, and enjoy the water safely. Through education, resources, and collaboration, the Why Drown Initiative strives to create a future with fewer tragedies and stronger, safer families.
Sign-in starting at 5:30pm - Program starts at 6pm!
If your child already has a life jacket, please bring it with you to the event. We will make sure it fits properly, and if your child has outgrown it, we will replace it with a new one.
We are also accepting donations of new or gently used life jackets.
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Swimming
Why Drown Initiative 5 - 7 yrs
Why Drown Initiative 8 - 11 yrs
Why Drown Initiative 12 - 18 yrs
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Ebensburg, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:57 AM and sets at 8:25 PM local time (EDT) in Ebensburg on May 16, 2026 — 14h 28m of daylight.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 8 Ebensburg events
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