State Rules SwimRVA Camp Should Have Been Licensed | Richmond News

Richmond News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 28, 2026 · 1m

A tragic drowning of nine-year-old King Overton at SwimRVA’s summer program has sparked outrage after Virginia officials ruled the camp should have been licensed — not exempt — because it functioned more like a full-day camp than a swim clinic. Despite advertising only two hours of swim lessons daily, the program ran nine hours a day, five days a week, with kickball and relay races filling the rest of the time. The state denied SwimRVA’s exemption request, citing missing staff training and background checks. King’s mother had warned staff he couldn’t swim — yet he drowned during free swim…