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, ...

Nearly three out of four kids in Chicago had no swimming lessons in summer of 2022, with significant racial and ethnic differences, according to a parent survey from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s ...

NEW YORK -- Every summer, children drown at local pools, beaches and rivers. That's why CBS2 is dedicating this week to water safety. We begin our weeklong series with the troubling history around ...

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 ...

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.

Are you a parent who wants to keep your kids safe this summer? The best thing you can do is teach them to swim. I say this as a nonalarmist mom dedicated to actual safety, instead of security theater ...

CINCINNATI (WLWT) — A Northern Kentucky swim company is launching an annual scholarship to pay for autistic and nonverbal children to learn to swim. The idea started after seeing WLWT’s coverage of a ...

When Hailey Arthur took her seven-year-old daughter Zoey to the Kensington Community Centre pool in East Vancouver last month, the pair were eager to get in the water. Arthur, 35, wanted Zoey, whom ...

CLOSTER, New Jersey (WABC) -- Sadly, we cover backyard pool tragedies all the time. As a reminder, you are required to have a fence around your pool for safety. There are all sorts of door locks and ...

Young swimmers in Glasgow are being offered the chance to have their creativity celebrated by elite athletes. To mark the 10th anniversary of the successful Learn to Swim scheme, a competition has ...