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, ...

Uvonne Walker and her 74-year-old mother, Brenda Sharpe, aren't swimmers. It's on Walker's bucket list to learn, she said, but she's not sure when or if that will happen. "I don't get in it," Walker ...

We’re wrapping up Swim Week on NBC 5 Today, NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen teams with the local YMCA to help prevent childhood drowning deaths this summer. But it's not just kids. According to the Red Cross, ...

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 ...

Soaking wet and smiling as they stood poolside at the Walter Graham Aquatic Center in Vacaville, mother and daughter Maria Alvarez and Sue Ortiz shared more than just their participation in the Adult ...

THOMASVILLE- The Thomasville Junior Service League has a longstanding history of providing donations to ensure every pre-k student is provided with swim lessons by the YMCA. On Thursday, the JSL ...

MONTICELLO — Camp Courageous will begin registration for its American Red Cross Learn-To-Swim lessons starting Tuesday at 8 a.m. The first swim lessons session is scheduled to begin on March 7 in the ...

Recreation & Wellness offers group lessons to those aged six months and older. All participants will learn to master the skills necessary to promote safe practices around the water. Learn-to-Swim ...

BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Ravens and Government Employees Health Association are launching a new program with the Y in Central Maryland to help tackle the barriers to water safety by launching their ...

In September, Mountain Recreation hired Christina Hovater as its new aquatics supervisor. Since joining the recreation district, Hovater has worked to implement new systems, increase incentives for ...

Recreation & Wellness offers group lessons to those aged six months and older. All participants will learn to master the skills necessary to promote safe practicies around the water. Learn-to-Swim ...