Upcoming Events
Film Screening:
When Everyone Swims
A Story of Resilience, Equity, and the Power of Water
Thursday, April 30th, 2026 at 6:00 p.m
Merrill Auditorium, Portland, ME
Join us for a special community screening of When Everyone Swims, a feature-length documentary that explores the vital, life-saving importance of water literacy. Through powerful personal narratives and insights from Olympic athletes and water safety experts, the film highlights why access to safe places to swim should be a universal right, not a privilege.
By sharing stories of triumph and resilience, When Everyone Swims celebrates the healthy, life-affirming relationship that individuals from all backgrounds can build with the water. Explore the movement to break down barriers, prevent drowning, and ensure that in our community, everyone swims.
Tickets: $10 suggested donation at the door. Your contribution directly supports local aquatic programming through Maine Community Swimming.
About the Film: 90 min | Documentary | English
To learn more about the inspiration for this film, check out Diversity in Aquatics: A network to help save lives. Diversity in Aquatics aims to educate, promote, and support swimming, water safety, and healthy aquatic activities for underserved, marginalized, and vulnerable populations. We are committed to eliminating drowning disparities and increasing representation in aquatics by creating inclusive opportunities, building community partnerships, and fostering lifelong skills that empower individuals to be safe, confident, and engaged around the water.
This event is proudly brought to you by a coalition of organizations dedicated to community health, recreation, and the arts:
Ripples of Influence: Casco Bay Currents
March 21st, 2026
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Mariner’s Church in Portland
Maine Community Swimming is pleased to launch ticket sales for this year's Ripples of Influence: Casco Bay Currents, featuring a fantastic slate of panelists whose lives intersect with Casco Bay.
Hattie Train, Senior Deputy Harbor Master, Portland
Will Everitt, Friends of Casco Bay
Nate and John Stevens, Lifelong Swimmers and Casco Bay SwimRun Participants
Kelsy Hartley and Caitlin Hopkins, Two Maine Mermaids
Thank You to Our Sponsors
The Boulos Company, Train Your Inner Athlete, Jackson & MacNichol, Passerelle, McFarlane Field Associates, New England Cancer Specialists, Landform Build, and Petruccelli, Martin and Haddow
If you would like to sponsor this event, please reach out to Brooke Teller at: brooke@mainecommunityswimming.org.
2nd Annual
Tread for Water Ed
May 2025
Our second annual Tread for Water Ed was a success! 22 people hopped in the pool to tread for one hour, and many others donated to the event helping us raise $4,000. Thank you! Stay tuned for next year’s event in Spring of 2026.
