Swim Up Hill, Diversity in Aquatics, and City of Inglewood Host Community Movie Night Celebrating Aquatic Equity and Culture
New partnership highlights “When Everybody Swims” and launches path toward 2026 Swim Up Hill Lite Program
Inglewood, California — This July, Edward Vincent Park will come alive with purpose as the City of Inglewood hosts a free outdoor screening of When Everybody Swims, a documentary amplifying water equity, cultural identity, and community healing. The event is co-hosted by Swim Up Hill Foundation and Diversity in Aquatics, and proudly sponsored by Blue Shield of California.
Edward Vincent Jr. Park in Inglewood hosted the first Swim Up Hill and City of Inglewood community movie night.
Attendees can expect an evening of film, live entertainment, local vendors, and a panel discussion on the power of storytelling to shift systems. But more than a celebration, this marks a milestone: the first formal partnership between Swim Up Hill and the City of Inglewood, laying the groundwork for lasting municipal collaboration.
“As an Inglewood native and Paralympic athlete, bringing this message home is personal,” said Swim Up Hill founder Jamal Hill. “We believe everyone deserves to feel powerful in water, and this event is the beginning of that transformation.”
The event is expected to draw over 300 residents, with dozens of youth and families actively engaging in aquatic advocacy. That night, the City of Inglewood will also announce its intent to pilot the Swim Up Hill Lite Program in 2026, a city-supported model designed to create local aquatics jobs, youth training pipelines, and scalable water safety education. The film and its surrounding programming demonstrate a public-private partnership that unites health equity, media, and government action.
“When Everybody Swims is about healing through visibility,” said a representative from Diversity in Aquatics. “It’s about showing people they belong in every space, including the water.”
The evening will include a screening of When Everybody Swims, a live panel featuring Swim Up Hill and Diversity in Aquatics leaders, and a full community showcase of food, music, and culture. The announcement of the 2026 Swim Up Hill Lite pilot signals more than a local win; it is a blueprint for what community-first legacy work can look like on the road to LA28.
The feature film “When Everybody Swims” amplifies stories of water equity, culture, and healing.
Supporters can get involved now by sponsoring future screenings or Swim Up Hill Lite rollout efforts, advocating for city contracts that fund long-term aquatics jobs, or hosting a community screening of When Everybody Swims to keep the momentum alive.
This is more than a movie night. It’s the start of a movement. By bringing together culture, community, and policy, Swim Up Hill and its partners are shaping a legacy that will continue long after the event and well beyond the water.
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