At a swim meet just outside St. Louis, heads turned when a team of young swimmers walked through the rec center with their parents in tow. A supportive mom kept her eye on the clock while the Makos ...
Swimming ability is declining in Australia, and experts say knowing the right age to enrol your children in lessons — as well ...
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 ...
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more than 4,000 people drown every year in the United States. The CDC reports that the number of people who die by ...
As he sits next to an old and empty pool at 91st Street on the city's Southeast Side, Olympic gold medalist Cullen Jones ...
Kids in Prince George’s County, Maryland, can apply for a chance to learn how to swim or to train to become a junior lifeguard for free. The Aquatics for All scholarship competition, through Prince ...
Trish Miller nearly drowned at 19, and she’s been on a mission ever since to make sure no other young person has a similar experience. She even quit her job last year, hoping to reverse some grim ...
LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - Gina Hester has been teaching swim lessons for over 20 years, but five years ago, she decided she needed to step up to help prevent the all-to-familiar summer headlines.
More children ages 1 to 4 die from drowning than from any other cause of death. And drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury death for kids ages 5 through 14. Swim for Charlie is a ...
Warmer weather is finally here in the Northern Hemisphere, and with it, many pools and beaches are opening for the summer. That’s great for families who want to spend time by the water, but it’s also ...
School’s out, summer is here and so returns the splish splashing of kids who took part Thursday in the big swimming lesson at South Bay Shores Water Park at Santa Clara’s Great America. Related ...