Xavier Mascareñas/The Journal News; Sasha Hill of Mount Vernon, 6, right, raises her hand to participate in a water-safety exercise during "Make a Splash: Mount Vernon" at the Mount Vernon YMCA on May 26, 2012. The USA Swimming Foundation, in conjunction with Mayor Ernie Davis, the Mount Vernon YMCA and the Mount Vernon Department of Recreation held the event featuring Maritza Correia, the first African-American female to make the U.S. Olympic swim team and earn an Olympic medal in swimming.