Status checked: November 11, 2026. Dates below are editorial targets, not promises that a result will be publishable.
Current public releases
- Swim Lesson Price Pilot: 17 official-source observations across 10 locations and six states. No national, state, or metro average is publishable because the precommitted coverage gates are not met. Data and methodology.
- Swim Level Crosswalk beta: broad descriptive skill bands for six systems and 38 provider-published levels. It is not a placement tool; the receiving school must assess the swimmer. Use the crosswalk.
- Water-Safety Law Atlas pilot: verified modules for Florida, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Unverified jurisdictions remain unpublished. Law Atlas and sources.
- Swim Access Atlas foundation: a three-county data-coverage diagnostic, not an access score, risk rank or “swim desert” label. Methods and missing-data view.
- Open data and MCP reference: versioned JSON datasets and a read-only local MCP reference server. No publicly hosted MCP transport is claimed. API documentation.
Evidence-gated release calendar
| Target window | Planned release | Release gate |
|---|---|---|
| March | Annual Price Index | Publish a statistic only if the defined segment clears location, provider-type, concentration, freshness and second-review rules. |
| May | Water-safety law update | Publish only jurisdictions checked against current government or statutory sources with a review date and change log. |
| Memorial Day–July 4 | Swim Access Atlas | No county page until it clears the minimum provider/data threshold; never turn missing directory data into a community danger claim. |
| July 25 | State of Drowning Prevention update | Use current public-health sources, suppression rules and a named review owner. |
| September | Level Crosswalk update | Recheck provider descriptions, retain version history and require receiving-school assessment. |
For journalists and researchers
Every numerical release should link to its dataset, license, methodology, release date, source list and known limitations. A pilot or withheld result must not be described as a national benchmark. To request a source packet, correction, interview or advance methodology review, use the WaterWiseKids contact page and identify the dataset and deadline.
Embargoes and corrections
WaterWiseKids may share a completed release under a written embargo, but it will not preview an unverified headline. Material errors are corrected in place and recorded in the public Corrections Log. Ownership and British Swim School affiliations are disclosed under the Ownership and Advertising Disclosure.
