A critical window for the Colorado Aquatic Center: Help advance our $3.2M Phase 1 goal by October 31. Support the Project

Colorado Aquatics Foundation community aquatic programs
Reference photos of comparable aquatic programs and facilities

Water Safety.
Aquatic Access.
Stronger Communities.

Colorado Aquatics Foundation is working to expand access to aquatics, advance water safety and drowning prevention, support the advancement of aquatic sports, and develop the aquatic infrastructure Colorado communities need to thrive.

Colorado Aquatics Foundation

Building a Safer, More Accessible Aquatic Future for Colorado.

Aquatics can change lives.

Learning to swim is a life-saving skill. Pools create opportunities for health, recreation, competition, rehabilitation and connection. Yet access to high-quality aquatic facilities and programming remains limited for many Colorado communities.

Colorado Aquatics Foundation exists to help close those gaps.

We bring together water-safety advocacy, community partnerships, aquatic programming and infrastructure development to create lasting opportunities in and around the water.

Colorado Aquatics Foundation swimmers and coaches celebrating together in the pool
Our Mission in Action

Three Areas. One Purpose.

We believe stronger aquatic communities require more than pools alone. They require education, access, programming, partnerships and places designed to serve people for generations.

01

Water Safety & Drowning Prevention

We advocate for water-safety education and drowning-prevention efforts that help children, families and communities build the knowledge and skills to be safer around water.

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02

Aquatic Access & Sport

We work to expand opportunities for people of different ages, abilities and backgrounds to participate in swimming, recreation, training and other aquatic activities, while supporting the advancement of aquatic sports.

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03

Aquatic Infrastructure

Colorado needs aquatic facilities capable of supporting today's communities and tomorrow's opportunities. We help advance projects and partnerships that can expand regional aquatic capacity and impact.

Colorado Aquatic Center
Colorado Aquatic Center at Zebulon building rendering and competition pool reference photo

Conceptual building rendering; pool photo shows a comparable facility outside Colorado

Our Flagship Initiative

The Colorado Aquatic Center

Colorado Aquatics Foundation is advancing plans for a major new community aquatic center in Douglas County.

The Colorado Aquatic Center is envisioned as part of the proposed Zebulon Regional Sports Complex and designed to serve a broad range of community needs, from learn-to-swim and water safety to recreation, training, competition and regional events.

This project represents something larger than a pool. It is an opportunity to create lasting aquatic infrastructure capable of serving Colorado families, organizations and athletes for generations.

One Facility. Many Ways to Serve.

Swim instructor leaning in to talk with young children during an indoor swim lesson

Learn & Be Safe

Two swimmers launching backstroke starts over the lanes of an indoor competition pool

Train & Compete

Senior women laughing together during a water aerobics class in an indoor pool

Health & Wellness

Swim team huddled together celebrating in the pool

Community

From a child's first swim lesson to competition, rehabilitation, recreation and public-safety training, aquatic space can serve a community in countless ways.

Images are illustrative of the range of aquatic programs and community uses.

Join the Effort

Help Build Colorado's Aquatic Future.

Transformational community projects happen when people, organizations and ideas come together. Whether you want to support water safety, explore a community partnership, help advance the Colorado Aquatic Center or simply follow our progress, we would like to connect with you.

October 31 is a critical Phase 1 milestone.

Support now helps keep the Colorado Aquatic Center moving forward during this important design and development window.

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Colorado Aquatics Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to the advancement of water safety and drowning prevention, aquatic access, and aquatic sports across Colorado. The Foundation is also developing the Colorado Aquatic Center, envisioned as part of the proposed Zebulon Regional Sports Complex in Douglas County, to facilitate this mission.

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