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Protecting Children Around Water Starts Here

One mission. Three ways to take action to help prevent childhood drowning.Mission statement

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Programs

Build confidence, self-rescue skills, and water awareness through survival-based swim lessons designed for real-world safety.

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Every donation helps provide water safety education, survival swim access, and lifesaving resources to families who need them most.

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Water Safety Resources

Learn the layers of protection—from water watchers and barriers to CPR and emergency preparedness.

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Because preventing drowning starts with informed parents

Empowering families to protect what matters most.

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The Kendall Bug Mission

Exists to raise awareness, educate families, and prevent drowning through proactive water safety education. Our mission is rooted in love, remembrance, and action, ensuring families have the knowledge they need before an emergency ever happens.

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Private Swim & Water Safety Lessons in North County San Diego

Aquatic safety is the foundation of every program we offer.

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Private Infant & Toddler
Survival Swim

~6 months – 3 years
Private • One-on-One • Developmentally Appropriate

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Children ~6 months old and crawling through age 3 learn essential water survival skills including surfacing, rolling onto their back, and maintaining an independent float.

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Private Child Swim & Stroke Development

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3 years +
Safety First • Skill Progression • Confidence Building

Children over age 3 learn foundational swim skills, breathing techniques, and progressively more advanced arm pulls and productive kicks — always emphasizing safety and confidence in the water.

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Adaptive
Swim

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8 months – 3 years
Private • One-on-One • Developmentally Appropriate

A gentle, individualized approach for children of all abilities. Our lessons prioritize trust, comfort, and safety—especially for children with neurodiverse needs, anxiety, or previous water-related experiences. ADD ANXIETY PIECE

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CPR & First Aid Training for Families

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We offer American Red Cross CPR & First Aid/AED training to empower families with life-saving skills — because prevention doesn’t stop at the pool.

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Make an Impact Today

$12,000 Goal. 20 Children. Life-Saving Skills.

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Student with coach during swim lesson

Each donation helps provide foundational survival swim lessons, building confidence, awareness, and self-rescue abilities.

What families are saying

about their experience with Kendall Bug Mission


I would not have trusted many people with my child in a pool, but felt completely at ease with her being in the water with Katrina. Katrina remains calm and is genuinely kind and caring with children and it makes a big difference. My child loves her and loved learning from her.

— Brian and Jarilyn C.


Katrina was amazing. We were really really happy with our experience.

Katrina Blanc is a wonderful survival swim teacher! My daughter loves her and was always excited to go to her swim lesson!

Parent 2


1 am very impressed with this method so far and amazed at how quickly my little is learning new skills. The daily repetition helps with their muscle memory and helps them pick it up quickly. He still is crying during the lessons which is hard to watch but seeing him progress so quickly and floating on his own and rolling back on his own is showing me that this is all worth it for his safety!

Parent 1

Serving North County San Diego’s Local Communities

South Oceanside

 

Carlsbad

 

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