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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

MARIETTA – Marietta resident Jamie McCombs wants her twin 4-year-old daughters to learn to swim so they can feel safe and secure in a pool. Adele and Maevry McCombs just want to swim without flotation ...

Swim lessons aren't just for kids. According to the American Red Cross, one in five adults in the United States can't swim. In fact, while 80 percent of Americans in one survey said they could swim, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

REED REPORTS, THE GOAL IS TO KEEP KIDS ACTIVE AND SAFE. >> THERE YOU GO. >> THERE’S LIMITED SPACE AND AMOUNT OF BODIES OF WATER WHERE FOLKS CAN ACTUALLY GO TO SWIM. SO, WHEN YOU GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO ...