The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) announced the recipients of this year’s NRPA Innovation Awards, Spotlight Awards and Scholarships and Fellowships.

Five in six U.S. adults agree access to indoor and outdoor recreation is vital to lead a healthy lifestyle, according to the latest National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Park Pulse poll.

The Every Child a Swimmer Program, a division of the International Swimming Hall of Fame, provides low to no-cost scholarships to swim schools to fund lessons for low-income families and also advocates for life saving legislation. The program awarded $550,000 in 2022 toward those swim lessons.

The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) announced the 2022 Paper of the Year for each of ACSM’s five highly acclaimed journals.

The American Red Cross announced a plan to double the size of its groundbreaking Aquatics Centennial Campaign by the end of 2023.

The NCAA released survey results that show many young adults are wagering on sports, often despite age or geographic restrictions on legal sports betting. 

GEHA (Government Employees Health Association, Inc., pronounced G.E.H.A.) and The Hunt Family Foundation announced they will jointly fund swimming lessons for children in the hometown of legendary Kansas City Chiefs running back Joe Delaney.

A break from school doesn’t mean there has to be a break from being active. UFC GYM, the first major brand extension of UFC, will offer youth summer camps at select UFC GYM and UFC FIT locations across the U.S. in partnership with the UFC Foundation.

The state of Alabama has taken a significant step toward ensuring the safety and well-being of its amusement park visitors with the passage of new ride safety legislation.

The Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Coalition commended the Senate markup of America’s Outdoor Recreation Act (AORA) and the inclusion of the Outdoors for All Act in the package.