Every year, about 900 children die from accidental drowning in the United States. This is largely in part due to lack of access to swimming lessons, living far from bodies of water and lack of ...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- In an airy indoor pool with fish cutouts on the walls, a group of small children bobbed, floated and tentatively flutter-kicked. It was what it looked like, a starter swimming ...
Every child should learn to swim. However, there are barriers we must overcome to make that happen. They are alarming: Factors that determine children’s safety in water include economic status, ...
If you have plans for summer vacation or are headed to the pool, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is urging parents, grandparents and caregivers to get kids into swimming lessons to help ...
Since I found out I was having a baby I knew I wanted to sign her up for swim lessons. My daughter started lessons when she was 6 months old. It can be so hard to enroll in and manage lessons that it ...
Swimming lessons are doing far more than teaching children a life-saving skill, says new research from Swim England’s #LoveSwimming campaign, with the latest wave of the campaign aiming to encourage ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Lawmakers are trying to tackle an issue plaguing children in Florida – drownings. According to the CDC, more children in Florida, ages 1 to 4, are killed by an unintentional ...
A viral video of a toddler’s swim lesson has sparked a major debate among parents online. The clip, posted by TikTok user Brandon Pennington, shows his 18-month-old son passing his swimming test — a ...
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Rhys Pearson, 7, and his sister, Kiyomi Pearson, stand in front of Parkwood Pool after completing their swimming lesson Tuesday. They are two of around 200 Kansas City, Kansas, elementary students ...
The risk of drowning has skyrocketed for young Australians after millions of swimming lessons were missed during the COVID-19 ...