Alarming data from a recent study conducted by the University of Memphis for USA Swimming says parent’s fear of having their children take swimming lessons is one of the reasons African American and ...

Learning to swim opens the doors to a number of activities, like water aerobics classes, snorkeling, and lap swimming. Not to mention, it can be a lifesaver (literally) in an accident. Yet, almost 40 ...

The YMCA of Greater Rochester is getting its pools ready for Splash Week. It’s an annual water safety and basic swimming skills program for those with little to no swimming ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Grand Junction Parks and Recreation kicked off its Junior Lifeguard program on June 16. The program has been in Grand Junction for over twenty years, teaching 10–15-year ...

Most Americans, 85%, say they can swim, according to survey data from the American Red Cross. But can they swim well enough to save themselves? Maybe not. The Red Cross has a list of five basic water ...

Ryker Gardner (left), 8, waits as Haylee Turner, 7, jumps in near swim instructor Alexis Fraundorfer during "Learn to Swim" lessons at Prospect Pool on Wednesday morning. Mirror photo by Linden ...

CANTON – Seven-year-old CJ Anderson wanted to take swim lessons but was nervous. His dad, Cortney Anderson, said the youngster loves water but fears it. Five weeks ago, the first grader at Frazer ...

Greta Youel loves going to swimming lessons. She greets the workers at the front desk, rolls off a big exercise ball into the deep end and shouts happily so she can hear how her voice echoes in the ...

Melissa Shields described her 3-year-old daughter, Zola, as “cautious” during the few times the toddler had been in a pool. As Saturday's free swimming lesson progressed at the Westbury High School ...