Our New Website

January 23, 2012 / by Gary Kayye / 6 Comments / Filed under Blog

We are incredibly proud of the work that has been done, on a volunteer basis, by Nkechinyere Nwoko of rAVe [Publications] here in Chapel Hill, NC. She spent two weeks both mapping out and re-programming a totally new website for the Swim for Smiles Foundation to officially launch our 2012 events.

In addition to a layout that allows us to better categorize what we do as a foundation, this new site also makes it easier to find ways to volunteer for Swim for Smiles events and planning in addition to integrating our Social Media better – like the new Facebook Friend Feed and Twitter Feed on the left – this is something that kids who participate in our races have been asking for.

Also, we added a section just for Education. We plan to post a lot more there in 2012. Right now, it houses our six-part video series on “How To Do a Triathlon” that’s been used by over 50 different kids’ triathlons across the country to educate their own participants on how to complete each part of a youth triathlon. We’ll eventually include a pre-race triathlon training schedule, a 5K primer (since we’re adding a 5K to our Events in 2012) and nutritional information on how to stay hydrated during a race and pre-race training.

Finally, we’ve added more information about our nonprofit youth triathlon team. It’s one of only two USA Triathlon sanctioned youth teams in North Carolina and has produced both top-3 national championship finishers as well as top-3 at World Triathlon Championship finishers, too. We have world-class coaches who are specifically sanctioned for coaching triathlon for kids and the team is open to kids 6-12 years old.

We hope you take a few moments to peruse the site and let us know what you think – and while you’re here, take a moment to register for our new monthly eNewsletter by clicking on the “Subscribe to Newsletter” links.