The Lifesaving Society says most drownings occur within 15 metres of a floatation device or shallow water. While there is no ...

Learning to swim isn't just a childhood milestone—it's a life-saving skill, a confidence booster, and a path to lifelong health and joy. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that families ...

There is a list of basic life skills all parents instinctively know they must teach their children to keep them safe and healthy. It includes habits like looking both ways before you cross the street, ...

In Sacramento, where pools are part of everyday life, swimming is a basic safety skill too many kids never get.” ...

Rap songs, a children’s book and visits from local first responders. These are just a few of the tools being employed this week to teach children from The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Clubs of ...

Warm temperatures continue to climb in Rochester, and along with them, the desire to put on a swimsuit and take a dip at the pool. The uplift of COVID-19 restrictions and free admission to Rochester ...

YMCA is wrapping up its summer of teaching basic pool safety at apartment complex swimming pools throughout the metroplex. The swim lesson outreach program called Make a Splash provided free swim ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — Don’t close the pools just yet: Free YMCA swim lessons are now available for Central New York children through a state program designed to teach life-saving water safety skills. The ...

A group of 5- and 6-year-olds used all their strength and skills to splash their beloved swim instructor, Cheryl Waites, as she laughed and teased the kids to splash harder. Waites was one of the ...