Water is one of the most effective ways to stay cool when the mercury surges. For kids, water activities also offer a chance to mix fun and exercise. However, it’s extremely important to protect ...

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 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 ...

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, ...

FALL RIVER — Summer fun goes better with water — but what if kids can’t swim? The state Department of Conservation and Recreation can fix that for free. The DCR is offering free swimming lessons for ...

When Joey Roberts was 8 years old, he nearly drowned at a party. “I was pulled from the pool and was unconscious,” he said, As executive director of the West St. Tammany YMCA, he’s made it his mission ...

Swim season will start early this year in Palo Alto, but it will come at a higher cost. Starting in April, the city will work with Team Sheeper Inc., an aquatics and management company, to double its ...

Swim season will start early this year in Palo Alto, but it will come at a higher cost. Starting in April, the city will work with Team Sheeper Inc., an aquatics and management company, to double its ...