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iCan Swim Camp offers a swim camp that focuses on swimming lessons for individuals with disabilities. The program is part of the broader iCan Swim program, which is based on adapting swimming lessons to each child through a patient understanding of each swimmer and a well-thought-out plan for how lessons can be adapted. Teaching people with disabilities to swim is described by the organization as essential, and this idea is the foundation of the iCan Swim program.
• Schedule: Five-day programs running August 18th – 22nd, 2025
iCan Swim Camp is run by iCan Shine, a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization. iCan Shine’s mission is to provide quality learning opportunities in recreational activities for individuals with disabilities and to create an environment where each person is empowered to maximize their individual abilities. The organization began in 2007 with its iCan Bike program and introduced the iCan Swim and iCan Dance programs in 2015 as additions to the flagship bike program. iCan Shine collaborates with local organizations and individuals, called program hosts, to conduct approximately 100 five-day iCan programs in 35 states and Canada each year, serving nearly 3,000 people with disabilities.
Since 2007, iCan Shine has successfully taught approximately 30,000 people with disabilities to ride a conventional two-wheel bicycle through its iCan Bike program. Approximately 80% of participants in the iCan Bike program learn to ride a conventional two-wheel bicycle independently for at least 75 feet with no assistance by the end of the five-day program, while attending for only 75 minutes each day, and the remaining 20% make progress toward this goal and leave with family members trained as spotters.
Parent and host feedback about iCan Shine programs includes comments that staff were approachable with parents and campers, energetic, organized, and responsive to emails and pre-camp phone calls. One parent from Taylors, SC, reported that the program accomplished in five days what their family had not been able to do in ten years, and described their child now riding a bike unassisted on two wheels and enjoying it. Other comments describe staff as cheerful and professional and mention the joy seen on participants’ faces, including while riding a tandem bike.
Last updated January 8, 2026.
• Schedule: Five-day programs running August 18th – 22nd, 2025
iCan Swim Camp is run by iCan Shine, a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization. iCan Shine’s mission is to provide quality learning opportunities in recreational activities for individuals with disabilities and to create an environment where each person is empowered to maximize their individual abilities. The organization began in 2007 with its iCan Bike program and introduced the iCan Swim and iCan Dance programs in 2015 as additions to the flagship bike program. iCan Shine collaborates with local organizations and individuals, called program hosts, to conduct approximately 100 five-day iCan programs in 35 states and Canada each year, serving nearly 3,000 people with disabilities.
Since 2007, iCan Shine has successfully taught approximately 30,000 people with disabilities to ride a conventional two-wheel bicycle through its iCan Bike program. Approximately 80% of participants in the iCan Bike program learn to ride a conventional two-wheel bicycle independently for at least 75 feet with no assistance by the end of the five-day program, while attending for only 75 minutes each day, and the remaining 20% make progress toward this goal and leave with family members trained as spotters.
Parent and host feedback about iCan Shine programs includes comments that staff were approachable with parents and campers, energetic, organized, and responsive to emails and pre-camp phone calls. One parent from Taylors, SC, reported that the program accomplished in five days what their family had not been able to do in ten years, and described their child now riding a bike unassisted on two wheels and enjoying it. Other comments describe staff as cheerful and professional and mention the joy seen on participants’ faces, including while riding a tandem bike.
Last updated January 8, 2026.
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