Austin Angelfish Artistic Swimming

The primary goal of the Austin Angelfish is to provide a safe environment for all young girls/women to nurture their development and grow their skills, both in and out of the pool (whole-person development). As an organization, we are committed to keeping the sport accessible to as many athletes as we can, in service of growing the sport.

1) Quality coaching without overspending (not easy, but necessary).

2) Focusing on diversity and inclusion.

3) Full-person focus.

4) Relentless fund-raising.

1) We have a devoted team of volunteer coaches at the top of the organization. We pay assistants, but frankly, it barely covers gas.

2) With great intention, we’ve assembled a highly diverse and inclusive team. Our athletes collectively speak eight languages and come from a range of racial and socio-economic backgrounds representing nine Austin zip codes. We maintain a robust scholarship program for families that cannot afford to participate.

3) We don't just develop athletic skills, we focus on the whole of the person, with the intention of growing these strong young women into confident, empathetic, community-focused adults (and they are great swimmers too!).

4) As a 501c3 we host as many efficient fundraising events as our organization is allowed by IRS rules. Our events are conducted to connect to the larger local community by introducing them to the sport and establishing strong relationships within that community.

As previously stated, the main problem we are trying to solve is affordability. This season we had a fundraising goal of $20K. Our first fundraising event—a Swim-a-thon—raised $14K and our upcoming silent auction is on track to get us past the overall $20k goal.