Successfully Swimming Smiling

16/05/2026

Calling all women doing amazing work in the blue & green worlds! 🌊🌿 Want to present, host a workshop, or be a vendor at International Women in Conservation 2026 in beautiful Belize? Two days of hands-on fun and with women led panels, keynotes, field trips, and tons of networking. 🌺🎤🛶

Portal closes June 30 and speakers contacted in July. Don’t miss your chance! ✨ Apply now at internationalwomeninconservation.org

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08/04/2026

Sargassum artwork is hereeee. We're turning this seaweed into art you can hang in your homes. Enjoy a piece of the ocean without that smell!

Help us continue to turn sargassum into solutions and support our project. DM to learn more or get involved!

03/04/2026

During the last funding call for the we put in a concept letter to collect sargassum and turn it into sustainable products, but we didn’t get funded.

With our partners we still started a small pilot and have successfully collected 5,000 pounds of sargassum with our local team and launched two products for testing.

Just imagine if we had the support from the people who say they want to help community organizations instead we have we this natural resource turning to waste!

We will continue our work, but we need support. Send a DM to get involved with

21/03/2026

11/07/2025

Come out for the closing celebration and documentary screening for our program tomorrow!!
Black In Marine Science Placencia Village Council PVC Strong Coasts CoPe

30/06/2025

We are happy to announce we are back teaching this summer with our partners Black In Marine Science(BIMS) which is an empowering experience that opens doors to marine education right here in Placencia, Belize! 🇧🇿
We’re teaching 25 amazing kids to learn how to swim, a foundational skill that opens doors to marine education, environmental careers, and water safety.

We’re hoping to partner with a hotel who would love to sponsor rooms for 10 of the participants from Belize City during the program. Your support will give them a safe and comfortable place to stay while they gain confidence in the water. They also will get to explore the ocean and learn about marine science from global experts in the field. 🌍✨

🏨 If you are a hotel owner who wants to make a meaningful impact, please reach out! We’d love to spotlight your business as a proud sponsor of the next generation of marine stewards.
📥 Contact us via DM or email: [email protected]) or Whatsapp Andria Villanueva +501 602 2148
📍 Location: Placencia Village
📅 Dates: July 8th – July 12th 2025
Together, we can create waves of opportunity.

26/11/2024

Catch the one and only Ras Indio live this Sunday December 1st in San Diego, California to kick off BIMS WEEK!!!! Black In Marine Science You don't want to miss it!!

05/11/2024

What are you waiting on?! There is still time to register!! From December 1st to the 7th we’ll be heading to BIMS Week! All happening at San Diego, California🏖️, Come Join us!!!! We are participating in the Joyful Leader Worshop and taking a break from warm Belize waters☀️🌊for a cold California scuba dive!!!🤿 Black In Marine Science

22/09/2024

Happy Independence Day Belize!

I hope we can continue to uplift our country so we see another 43 years. We are trying to do our part here at Successfully Swimming Smiling by teaching our youth to swim and giving them skills and hope for the future so they can dream big and use their talents to change the world.

Here is to another 43 years of being brilliant, bold and better in Belize!!

11/09/2024

Here are pictures from our 2nd swim session, in August 2024! 🌊Us here at Successfully Swimming and Smiling are beyond proud of everyone who participated! There is nothing like seeing the smile on their faces! You are all superstars⭐️ we took our participants to Belize’s very own national park Laughing Bird Caye, where the rangers gave them a short briefing about rules and regulation and history of the caye. We are looking forward to our next set of swimmers!🏊‍♀️. My Team, you all were awesome,great Team work. Big Thanks,.

08/09/2024